| Kelham Island Museum |
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The Kelham Island Museum is an industrial museum in The City Of Sheffield , England . It occupies the site of a former Steelworks beside the River Don . The museum houses exhibitions on science and Sheffield industry, including examples of reconstructed Little Mesters' workshops and England's only surviving Bessemer Converter . The museum gives tours to local schools and has regular demonstrations of the 1905 River Don Engine , a 12,000 horsepower (9 MW) steam engine, which originally powered a local armour plate Rolling Mill . The engine is remarkable for its ability to change direction very quickly, a facet that was necessary for the efficient rolling of steel. The museum is operated by the Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust . The Kelham Island Museum is situated next to the famous Fat Cat Public House , which is one of two public houses owned by the independent Kelham Island Brewery . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |
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