The Alfred Beckett and Sons Ltd building awkwardly straddles one end of the Ball Street Bridge in the Kelham Island Quarter. I love the original signage painted on the white washed wall. The Ball Street bridge was built in 1856 and is grade II listed. It’s quite impressive. I usually work from a photograph but I couldn’t find one of this scene that I was happy with so it’s a composite from several views. It’s part of a series of 8 drawings of the Kelham Island Quarter in Sheffield. Kelham Island was at the heart of the industrial revolution in Sheffield but today it’s a centre for tourism. I visited the area a lot before the pandemic as my son was a chef in one of the many great restaurants in the area. I started the series drawing my son’s restaurant The Milestone but there are so many interesting buildings in the area I just carried on. I highly recommend a visit.
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