Historic HQ to re-open after refurb

A GEORGIAN building which was home to an historic ironworks and the famous Izal brand is to re-open as modern office space.

Mountcity Group is refurbishing Thorncliffe Hall, part of Sheffield’s Thorncliffe Business Park.

The building was originally the headquarters of Newton, Chambers and Company which began extracting coal and ironstone from the Thorncliffe valley in the 1790s.

The company later introduced its Izal disinfectant – made from distilled coal tar – during the 1890s.

The refurbishment work will see new features at the 23,824 sq ft building including open plan floor plates, a new entrance and a combined heating and cooling system.

Rebecca Schofield, partner at the Sheffield office of Knight Frank, the agents marketing the site, said: “The new-look building will have all the features of a modern building while retaining much of the character.

“The modern and new-look interior will offer office space in a corporate style building, but Thorncliffe’s impressive heritage provides office space that is steeped in the region’s industrial history but offers modern benefits such as open plan floor space and extensive on-site car parking.”

The property is based at the established Thorncliffe Business Park, which is home to more than 75 companies, including Balfour Beatty, The National Farmers Union, G.E. Energy and S.I.G.

Thorncliffe Hall was home to Yorkshire Water for the last 16 years and, prior to that, was British Coal’s base for a decade.

The works are expected to start later this year.