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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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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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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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december news letter
WE WANT YOUR OLD CUTLERY! Friends had a very successful and fun time at the Kelham Island Christmas Fair, raising over £700.00. Much of the income is earned from donations…
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WELCOME TO OUR FIRST MEMBERS’ NEWSLETTER Member’s visit to Wortley Top Forge on 1st November Introduction The Friends membership scheme was re-launched at Portland Works on 29th July and we…
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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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