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GENUKI: Handsworth (468 words) |
 | "HANDSWORTH, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberties of St. Peter and Hallamshire; 4½ miles SE. |
| Handsworth is situated upon an eminence, on the turnpike road from Sheffield to Worksop, from which are commanded extensive and beautiful views of the surrounding country. |
| Not far from the church yard stands the village school, a respectable stone building, erected by subscription in the year 1800, for the education of a certain number of poor children, to be elected pursuant to the Will of Dr. Lockier, formerly rector of this parish, who, with the Hon. |
| HECNet - Handsworth - From Past to Present (2876 words) |
| Today, Handsworth is part of the City of Sheffield - the City world famous and long renoun for its cutlers and steelmakers - in 1380, the medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer also referred in his "Canterbury Tails" to a knife from Sheffield. |
| Whilst in Handsworth, he developed the process whereby it became possible to melt down raw or "blister" steel and produce cast ingots of steel. |
| It seems probable that Hunstman moved to Handsworth because he was aware of the nearby glassworks in Catcliffe where vessels were used in which the materials were melted at very high temperatures. |
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