Routes and Ways – Fairbank’s Sheffield at the Sheffield City Archives

Drop in to Sheffield Archives for a lunchtime, look at some of Sheffield’s oldest archive maps and have a tour of our strongroom which has over 800 years of Sheffield History.

The Fairbank family worked as surveyors from 1736 to 1848. They mapped the growth of Sheffield from a small town to a large industrial city, leaving behind about 4,600 hand-drawn plans covering Sheffield and beyond.

Drop in for a look at some of these very early plans.

Dr James Shaw of Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at Sheffield University’s History will be on hand with Sally Rodgers, Archives Engagement Officer to answer questions.

This is also an opportunity to have a guided tour of our strongroom which is not open to the public.

Free event – no need to book.

52 Shoreham Street
Sheffield
S1 4SP