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Harmony Works at Canada House

Canada House, 11 Commercial Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2AT

  • Multiple dates available
  • | In person
  • | Pre-booking required
  • | Site opening

Guided tour of the Victorian grandeur of Canada House, once the headquarters of the Sheffield United Gas Light Company. Learn about its history: its role in the second world war; its reincarnation as an 80s nightclub & as an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Harmony Works is thrilled to open Grade II* listed Canada House to the public before we close for major renovations later in the year. Come along to hear about its fascinating history and learn more about its exciting future as a new home for youth music in the region.

On display will be an exhibition capturing the quirks of the building as it is now by 1st Year Photography Students at Sheffield Hallam University, information about some of the previous working lives that have inhabited the building, and a chance to view our plans for the future.

Our tours will take visitors to the old first floor offices - including the stunning painted boardroom - and the ground floor main hall where visitors will marvel at the beautiful domed ceiling.

Bring your stories of Canada House to share with our team over a cuppa! Paying your gas bill, dancing at the night club, eating at the Chinese buffet, or working in an office with a view - we would love to hear from anyone with memories of Canada House at our Memory Cafés.

For full details of dates and times and to pre-book tours, please visit our website.

Timings

Friday 11 September:
14:00-14:45 Guided Tour, 16:00-16:45 Guided Tour
Saturday 12 September:
12:00-16:30 Drop in Memory Café ,
Sunday 13 September:
12:00-12:45 Guided Tour, 13:30-14:15 Guided Tour
Tuesday 15 September:
12:00-16:30 Drop in Memory Café
Wednesday 16 September:
12:00-12:45 Guided Tour – Ground Floor only accessible tour, 13:30-14:15 Guided Tour
Friday 18 September:
12:00-12:45 Guided Tour
Saturday 19 September:
12:00-16:30 Drop in Memory Café, 12:00-12:45 Guided Tour, 13:30-14:15 Guided Tour

Location & directions

Canada House, 11 Commercial Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2AT

Directions:
There is no parking on site. The venue is on both a bus and a tram route. The nearest tram stop is Fitzalan Square, it is a five-minute walk from central the bus station, and a ten-minute walk from the central train station.
Contact on day:
Ellie Eagle-Skinner, [email protected]
Telephone number:
+447864991149

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Limited to 20 people per tour. Tours must be prebooked on Eventbrite. Regular tour 45 minutes; Memory Café is a drop in event where people can share their experiences of the building and add to our social history archive.
Booking website:
https://harmonyworks.org.uk/events/

Accessibility details

The ground floor of Canada House is accessible to wheelchair users and pushchairs, and there is an accessible toilet on this level. Assistance dogs are welcome. Part of the regular tour and the architectural tour will go up two flights of stairs to the first floor, and there are currently no working lifts in the building. We will be offering one tour that just includes the exterior of the building and the ground floor.

Additional information

Max number of people:
20
Estimated duration:
45 hour(s)

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