3 EXCELLENT SHEFFIELD CUTLERY MANUFACTURERS
Wednesday, April 16 · 7 – 9pm GMT+1. Doors at 6:45pm For our second lecture of the season, we are on “home territory,” learning more about Sheffield’s cutlery heritage through a…
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Program of talks at Portland works
Please find below our varied program of talks at Portland works Tickets appear on Eventbrite three weeks before the event Wed 16 th April* Nick Duggan Three Sheffield Cutlery companies…
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SIX YEARS OF PUTTING THE SHEAF BACK INTO SHEFFIELD (AND THE PORTER BROOK!)
SIX YEARS OF PUTTING THE SHEAF BACK INTO SHEFFIELD (AND THE PORTER BROOK!) Simon Ogden will tell us about the murky history of the two rivers and the work being…
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‘It’s a vital part of Sheffield’s history’
For 145 years, Sheffield’s red-brick Portland Works has been a focus for craftspeople in the city. The rambling complex of Victorian workshops, which opened in 1879, was once home to…
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great to see us on look north
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Portland works first members newsletter 2025
Welcome to the first Members’ Newsletter of 2025 January is often seen as a chance for reflection on the past year as well as a chance to look ahead to…
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Kelham Island
Was a great couple of days at Kelham island and the lucky winner of the Baileys bracelet was finally announced raising over £300 for the friends
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Date for your diary Nov 30th until the First of December the Victorian Market at Kelham Island
Portland works are at the Victorian Market with some lovely Christmas Gifts Why not pop down to Kelham Island on the 30th of Nov to the 1st of December to…
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Sheffield the home of football talk
A must see talk about Sheffield the home of football in an iconic building what more could you want Wednesday, 16 October 7pm till Portland Works, Randal Street (on street…
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MEMBER VISIT TO THUNDERCLIFFE GRANGE Friday, 20 September Members only
Thundercliffe Grange is a long established “Co-Housing” scheme, a system more common on the continent, which gives the benefits of co-operative ownership but safeguards the individual’s property rights. We will…
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