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1916 House

Continuing Display

Kelham Island Museum

From the cobbled path of the Little Mesters Street, take a step back in time into the 1916 terraced house. Explore interactive and sensory displays which transport you over 100 years into the city’s past to consider what 'home' really means.

 

Accompanied by a First World War timeline, you’ll experience what life was like on the home front in Sheffield through the eyes of its residents.

Listen to the stories of the 1916 Sheffield Zeppelin raid, which saw 24 people lose their lives. You’ll also hear accounts of those who have come to make Sheffield their home over the last century and more and discover why it’s known as a City of Sanctuary.

Younger visitors can discover what it was like growing up as a child through the war years, chalking up a game of hopscotch under the washing line and playing in the 1916 House communal backyard, complete with an original loo.

Free Entry | Please Donate

Opening Times

Tue-Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 11am-4pm

Sheffield School Holidays & Bank Holidays

Mon-Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 11am-4pm

See the River Don Engine in steam

12pm & 2pm, Thu-Sun

The museum will be closed for events on

Wed 19 – Sat 22 Oct

Sat 5 Nov, Sat 12 Nov, Sat 26 Nov

Thu 1 Dec, Fri 2 Dec, Tue 6 Dec, Thu 22 Dec

Also closed 25 Dec – 2 Jan for the festive period

Victorian Christmas Market

Sat 3 & Sun 4 Dec, ticketed entry to the museum only

Kelham Island Museum

Alma Street

Sheffield

S3 8RY

1916 House

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