Not far from Sheffield United's stadium is an old, rambling brick-built factory called the Portland Works. To look at it you wouldn't believe it was in any way remarkable, but it was here that the words 'stainless steel' were first coined and it was here that the alloy was first shaped into cutlery. It is said that more people today eat with stainless steel implements than can speak English, making it one of Britain's most successful exports. Just inside the archway where horse-drawn wagons would once have arrived is this wall of mailboxes for the factory's current occupiers. The few remaining 'little masters' work cheek-by-jowl with 21st century artist and musicians.
Tuesday 6 April 2010
Portland Mailboxes
Not far from Sheffield United's stadium is an old, rambling brick-built factory called the Portland Works. To look at it you wouldn't believe it was in any way remarkable, but it was here that the words 'stainless steel' were first coined and it was here that the alloy was first shaped into cutlery. It is said that more people today eat with stainless steel implements than can speak English, making it one of Britain's most successful exports. Just inside the archway where horse-drawn wagons would once have arrived is this wall of mailboxes for the factory's current occupiers. The few remaining 'little masters' work cheek-by-jowl with 21st century artist and musicians.
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