A large area of Tinsley was demolished to make way for the viaduct which carries the M1 over Sheffield.
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Completed in 1968 the two tier, steel viaduct was the first motorway structure of its kind in Britain.
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Tinsley Rolling Mills Co Ltd existed on the same site from around 1838 - 1962.
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Loved by many, hated by some, these landmark structures were synonymous with arriving home to Sheffield.
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Tinsley Marshalling Yard opened in 1965 and with its state-of-the-art computerised wagon control system handled around 3000 wagons a day.
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W.T. Flather Ltd moved from Love Street to their new Standard Steel Works on Sheffield Road, Tinsley, in 1911
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There have been a series of masterplanning documents recognising the potential transformative effect of national and regional infrastructure projects to the Don Valley area.
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A 1980 Souvenir Brochure describing the Tinsley Marshalling Yard.
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