Latest News from Portland Works
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Open Letter to Sheffield City Council on Proposed Heritage Staff Changes
Sheffield council has recently announced plans that could greatly damage its planning department by removing specialist heritage staff from their team. In response to this, the chair of Portland Works’ board of directors has submitted the following open letter. …
Read More Joint plaques unvelied with Sheffield United to celebrate Portland Works and Harry Brearley
Two stainless steel plaques celebrating the contribution of Harry Brearley and Portland Works to the city of Sheffield were unveiled this week by Kevin McCabe, chairman and joint owner of Sheffield United Football Club. Other attendees at the small ceremony…
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Joe Scarborough – Life in the Big Village
Museums Sheffield recently announced the following event from the creator of our commemorative Portland Works painting, Joe Scarborough. We still have a few of these prints remaining and you can order here. The announcement follows: A brand-new exhibition celebrating Joe…
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“Sheffield landmark captured by city legend, Joe Scarborough” – Sheffield Star
Following the successful auction of limited edition #1 of 200 at this weekend’s Open Day, prints of the new Portland Works painting, created by Yorkshire artist Joe Scarborough, are now available to purchase online. The Sheffield Star today published a…
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Video: Open Day at Portland Works
The Sheffield Star newspaper has posted a video interview with Stella Howe, our outreach and education officer, ahead of this Saturday’s Portland Works open day. You can view the video online here and we hope to see you on Saturday!…
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Portland Works Ale Marks 140 Years of History
Volunteers at Portland Works, Sheffield, take a break to toast the 140th anniversary of the opening of the famous cutlery factory on Randall Street where the first stainless steel products were manufactured in 1914. A special ‘Anniversary Ale’ has been…
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Thomas Tietzsch-Tyler Featured in Huck Magazine
Our resident guitar maker, Thomas Tietzsch-Tyler, has been featured in the Huck magazine this week. This youth culture channel is dedicated to celebrating independent culture and Thom was one of four craftspeople highlighted as amongst the country’s most interesting small…
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BBC Radio Sheffield Broadcasts from Portland Works
On Sunday 17 February, the popular Rob Rouse show was broadcast on BBC Radio Sheffield and was recorded entirely on-site at Portland Works. The two-hour show featured a brief history of the works followed by interviews with a number of…
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200 People Attend Inaugural Portland Works makers market
Portland Works held its first ever Makers Market recently with a couple of hundred people braving the December weather to attend. Thanks to our volunteers’ hard work the previous weekend, festive decorations adorned the Maker Space where the stall holder…
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