Sheffield Portland Works

[Dave Martell]

Dave, I agree, but I am looking at the girls and you Are probably looking at the machine of which I don't even know what it is...

Stefan

LOL

[steeley]

Sort of like Save Our Heritage here in the states.

[TB_London]

Stuart Mitchell is still making kitchen knives from the works, there is a petition to try and save it and all signatures count

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/43409.html

[PierreRodrigue]

Signed

[sachem allison]

Signed

me too!

[add]

This.

If it hasn't already- should win a big frikken art/photography/historical architecture- composition award.

[GLE1952]

Signed

[WillC]

Here is the Portland Works site. It seems they have fought off the developers and are trying to get enough investment to buy the buildings between a group of parties and shareholders in order to keep the place alive for the creative and engineering businesses now using it. Lots of info here.
http://www.portlandworks.co.uk/

[Crothcipt]

nice shares for a 100 lbs. I as-sum-e that is reasonable in England. May have to budget for a donation.