Archaeological Excavation at Nos. 77-81, Sidney Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OASIS ID: archaeol5-308139)

Archaeological Research Services Ltd. was commissioned by Elmsdale Estates Ltd to carry out a multi-phase programme of archaeological works on land at Nos. 77-81 Sidney Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (NGR SK 35416 86575). The works included a strip, map and sample excavation, as well as evaluation trenching. The aims and objectives of this project were to identify and record any 19-20th century industrial workshops and/ or domestic remains in the proposed development area, to produce dating and phasing for archaeological deposits recorded on the site and to establish the character and extent of archaeological deposits in order to define functional areas of the site (e.g. industrial and domestic). Excavations revealed the remains of workers housing, as well as structural elements of the buildings which pre-date the construction of Sidney Street. Furthermore, the remains of cellars, paths and successive drainage were discovered to be associated with the workers housing. Stone built and brick built structures, relating to the earliest phases of industrial activity on the site were also discovered. The archaeological works at 77-81 Sidney Street revealed a sequence of structures that span the use of the site as agricultural land, its incorporation into an urban setting and through to the present day.