Posts by Marco Foley

Over 300 visitors enjoy the Heritage Open Day

12 September 2017

The Heritage Open Day on 10th September drew over 300 visitors, many of them first-timers to Portland Works. It was a great day, and the tenants who opened up reported huge interest and plenty of business too! Around 25 volunteers…

Volunteers Celebrate Newly Restored Windows and Brickwork

15 February 2017

Volunteers on the “Tuesday gang” have just completed a winter working outdoors. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, seven windows and the surrounding brickwork which were previously in awful condition have been returned to good order. Surprisingly the woodwork…

Portland Works Tenant Michael May Featured in The Guardian

3 November 2016

We are delighted to share that Portland Works tenant Michael May has recently been featured in The Guardian. A recent new tenant at the Works, Michael uses a small restored workshop high up on the second floor and is a…

500 People Attend “Open Up” Event

30 April 2016

Almost 500 people came through our gates on Saturday and had a great time! The ‘Open Up’ and “Art Sheffield’ boosted numbers of course, but the 18 open workshops and studios, the forge demonstrations and the fabulous Whirlow barbie all…

Portland Works in the Sheffield Telegraph

27 April 2016

The recent success of Portland Works is a “shining example” of heritage renewal according to Brian Holmshaw, steering committee chair of Sheffield’s first-ever heritage conference. You can read his full comments in this excellent Sheffield Telegraph article. As luck would…

Review of Florian Hecker’s Sound Work

25 April 2016

There’s another mention for Portland Works today with The Quietus magazine reviewing Florian Hecker’s extraordinary sound-work installation in our newly-completed art space. You can read the full article here.

Portland Works Featured in Yorkshire Post

23 April 2016

We were delighted and very proud to see a triple-page article on Portland Works in today’s edition of the Yorkshire Post. It’s a great testament to the hard work of all our volunteers and supporters so thanks again. Read the…

Portland Works Featured in The Guardian

31 March 2016

Pick up a copy of The Guardian today to read about the future of ‪steel‬ and how quality is replacing quantity for our artisan craftspeople. Our own resident knife maker Stuart Mitchell is interviewed on page nine. You can read…

Sheffield’s Master Cutler Attends Opening of “The Mosley Room”

23 March 2016

We’ve completed the first stage of a cutlery museum here at Portland Works. At a special event in March, Master and Mistress Cutler, Craig and Karen McKay, were welcomed as our first guests. Also there were Irene Davy, Naomi Brent, John…

The Campaign to Save Portland Works

16 January 2016

January – December 2009, early days By Julia Udall Architectural Researcher Portland Works is a place that captures people’s imagination. Throughout the campaign I have had the pleasure of inviting numerous people to the Works- and each one leaves wanting…