In 1815, the collier and landowner, the Duke of Norfolk persuaded the Sheffield Canal Company to route their new canal past Tinsley Park and the Manor to transport coal into what is now known as Victoria Quays. By 1869, the Manor Colliery was in disrepair and closed. No longer used as a trade route into the heart of the city, the canal remains as a physical link between two historic sites: the former orchards of Sheffield Castle (the canal basin) to the Manor estate.
This project re-activates this waterway as an act of memory and activism: the collective future of Sheffield depends upon all areas of the city to thrive. Over the last 3 months, 7 young people have been meeting every Saturday at the Manor Maker workshop with artist Christopher Jarratt, designer Paul Reardon (Peter & Paul) and carpenter Tom Collier to build their very own land and water-going vessel. On Saturday 10th December 2016, goods now produced on the manor (honey and wild-flower seeds) were hauled and ‘portaged’ by the team to their temporary home at Site Gallery, Sheffield. In January, the vessel will be handed back to the Manor community so that they can continue to use it for future journeys and adventures.
The journey took place on the 10.12.2016
The exhibition was held from 10.12.2016 to 14.01.2017 at:
Site Gallery, 1 Brown Street, Sheffield, S1 2BS
The project has been documented in film and in a print publication (edition of 100).
This work was supported by the Sheffield Culture Consortium through Year of Making 2016, Making Ways and Arts Council England Ambition for Excellence.
