Darnall Works opened in 1835 and is a former steelworks site, which has been extended and adapted to meet the amount of space, needed throughout the years. Still occupying the site are The Crucible Steel shops and the main building. In 1912, a new company, Kayser Ellison and Co, took on the site and established new steelworks consisting of electric arc furnaces, however they left the site unused by the end of the 20th century. Darnall Works became largely derelict in the years that it was vacant but in 2010, an investment was made to contribute to the restoration of the southeast and south crucible workshops in order to enable new businesses to make use of the sites buildings. Some of the buildings on the site are Grade II/Grade II* listed and part of the site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Darnall Works is located close by to the unique Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park - a site commissioned to carry a tangible legacy from the London 2012 Olympic Games through sports, education and research facilities, built on the footprint of Don Valley Stadium in Attercliffe. Also being located within close proximity to Sheffield’s city centre, Rotherham, Attercliffe and Darnall and providing excellent access to the M1 motorway network.
