KELVIN FLATS — Sheffield Archive Heavy Cotton T-Shirt
Black / S
£29.99
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KELVIN FLATS — Sheffield Archive Heavy Cotton T-Shirt
£29.99
KELVIN FLATS — Sheffield Archive #4
A tribute to Kelvin Flats and Sheffield’s lost streets in the sky. This black heavy cotton T-shirt carries the Sheffield Archive crest on the front left chest and a large distressed Kelvin Flats composition across the back—remembering the connected concrete blocks, elevated walkways, roadside wall and the community that lived there from 1967 to 1995.
The wall graffiti is retained as part of the documented scene rather than presented as a slogan: a fragment of place, time and lived memory preserved within the artwork.
Part of the Council Estate Tat Sheffield Archive: preserving the city’s lost landmarks, stories and shared memories in a bold, wearable form.
DETAILS
• Black Gildan 5000 Heavy Cotton T-shirt
• Sheffield Archive crest on the front left chest
• Large KELVIN FLATS artwork across the back
• Classic unisex fit
• Medium-weight 180 g/m² fabric
• 100% cotton
• Ribbed crew neck with shoulder taping
• Tear-away label
• Sizes S–5XL
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width, in | 18.00 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 24.00 | 26.00 | 28.00 | 30.00 | 32.00 |
| Length, in | 28.00 | 29.00 | 30.00 | 31.00 | 32.00 | 33.00 | 34.00 | 35.00 |
| Sleeve length (from center back), in | 15.10 | 16.50 | 18.00 | 19.50 | 21.00 | 22.40 | 23.70 | 25.00 |
| Size tolerance, in | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
CARE
Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Tumble dry on low. Do not iron directly over the printed artwork. Do not dry clean.
The Sheffield story behind the design
Kelvin Flats stood on Infirmary Road from 1967 to 1995. Bill Stephenson’s 1991 photographs record residents’ lives inside the flats and along the walkways. This design remembers Sheffield’s lost council housing and the people whose everyday lives gave those concrete streets their meaning.
Historical source: Bill Stephenson’s photographs and account of Kelvin Flats.
Read more about Kelvin Flats in our Sheffield history guide, or explore the Sheffield Archive collection.