Matilda Centre
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The Matilda Centre was a grassroots developed social and community centre in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
. It was housed in the derelict former Sydney Works
(the centre took the name of the street on which the building can still be found) building until June 2006 when, following the outcome of a court case ruling that they should be evicted, the collectives running the centre left.
The anarchist collectives which ran the centre worked to promote various creative activities in the centre, including live music and art, political activities, open source software and also worked to maintain the building.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was housed in the derelict former Sydney Works
Sydney Works
Sydney Works or Sidney Works is a building on Matilda Street in Sheffield, England. It has seen a variety of uses, and occupies a prominent site beside the Porter Brook, surrounded by car parks.The site was originally occupied by the City Saw Mills...
(the centre took the name of the street on which the building can still be found) building until June 2006 when, following the outcome of a court case ruling that they should be evicted, the collectives running the centre left.
The anarchist collectives which ran the centre worked to promote various creative activities in the centre, including live music and art, political activities, open source software and also worked to maintain the building.