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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The Last of the Little Mesters? Sep 18, 2024 at 07:00 PM
We look forward to welcoming Peter Machan back to Portland Works following his Loxley Valley lecture last year. Peter is a well-known speaker and author on topics of Sheffield’s local…
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A Saucy Tale. The history of Henderson’s Relish
A Saucy Tale. The history of Henderson’s Relish Food and Drink historian Mark Dawson will take us through the history of one of Sheffield’s most famous products https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/a-saucy-tale-the-history… Mark is…
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Exploring two and half centuries of a Georgian Mansion: Meersbrook Hall June 19th
We are delighted to welcome Ken Dash, a retired Archaeologist with a keen interest in his home area – Meersbrook. His lecture covering two and a half centuries of Meersbrook…
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SOCIAL FOR FRIENDS OF PORTLAND WORKS MEMBERS: WED 22 MAY AT 6.30PM
Tickets are now available for our first member social at Portland Works on Wednesday 22nd May from 1830. To see our action packed programme and book your FREE tickets please…
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Julie Banham tells the Story of Wentworth Woodhouse: discovering a northern powerhouse May the 15th
Julie Banham is our guest speaker. She explains: ” In 1974, Sir Roy Strong’s exhibition The Destruction of the Country House at the V&A showed that since 1875, over 1900 country houses…
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A year in the Peak District
Date and time Wednesday, April 17 · 7 – 9pm GMT+1 Location Portland Works Randall Street Makerspace lecture room Highfield S2 4SJ We look forward to welcoming…
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Who invented Stainless Steel? 25th of October at the works
We are pleased to announce that our final speaker this year is Dr Peter Morgan who with Dr David Dulieu has compiled fascinating review of the development of Stainless Steel.…
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