History

Sheffield’s Music Hall links, a lecture by Chris Reece

15 Jan 2026

An Investigation into the links between Cutlery/Metal-trades and the Music Hall. Specially devised for Portland Works, taking its base from Chris’s West Bar Music Hall tours. Music-hall was Entertainment for…

great to see us on look north

20 Jan 2025

Friends' News, History, Makers, news letters

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Sheffield the home of football talk

7 Oct 2024

Events, History, Uncategorized

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…

A Saucy Tale. The history of Henderson’s Relish

10 Jul 2024

Events, History

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…

The Yorkshire Post on our 10th Anniversary

4 Aug 2023

Events, History

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“It’s magic, it really is”: Portland Works celebrates ten years of community ownership

27 Feb 2023

History, Makers

“It’s magic, it really is”: Portland Works celebrates ten years of community ownership Saved from redevelopment by the community, the unique and historic Sheffield complex continues to thrive as a…