Our Tenants – South Square Centre

Address:

Thornton Road, Bradford, BD13 3LD

Phone

01274 834747

Our Tenants, Trustees & Staff

Plenty
at the Square

Plenty at the Square is South Square’s fantastic vegetarian cafe with a commitment to seasonal food, reducing food waste and supporting small scale producers.

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The Watchmaker

The Watchmaker is an informal tasting room offering a strong selection of craft ales, wines and artisan gins. The bar has taken on this name to acknowledge the building’s heritage as in 1916 the space was a watchmakers workshop.

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Unit 9

Unit 9 are a local artist collective who coordinate and exhibit work for the meeting room space at South Square. Exhibitions change over every month and can include everything from photography and textiles to painting and print.

Thornton Antiquarian Society Archive

TAS’ local history archive is publicly accessible at South Square Centre. It is open every Wednesday morning and by appointment. To arrange a visit please email antiquarians (at) southsquarecentre.co.uk

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June Russell

June Russell is a painter and fine art printmaker using processes including dry point and collagraph.

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Diane Jones

Artist and textile designer Diane Jones who works with devore and monoprinting techniques.

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Bev Morton

Bev Morton helps to support people and organisations in transition, creating spaces for individuals and organisations to help them think and plan for what’s next.

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Patricia Calver

Patricia Calver is an artist and painter and is a longstanding South Square volunteer.

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Life Education

Life Education run the mobile classrooms across the Bradford district

Bradford Community Cinemas

Bradford Community Cinemas help places across the district host community film screenings

Community Cinemas

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Rushworths Fine Art Framing

Rushworth’s Fine Art Framing provides quality bespoke framing services to artists, museums and the general public across the North of England.

Morwenna
Catt

Morwenna Catt creates extravagant, costumes, public art works, interior decor and commissions. She also works with communities to make their ideas and events come to life.

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Carole Griffiths

Carole Griffiths is a visual artist currently studying for her practice based PHD. She also leads the BA visual arts at Bradford College.

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Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart is an established writer and educator.

Ben Holden

Ben Holden is an artist, designer and musician. He also has a risograph printing studio at South Square.

Salma Patel

Salma Patel is sculptor using traditional materials and techniques. She also runs a range of workshops at South Square and across Yorkshire.

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Trustees

Mike Finkill

Rosie Freeman

Adam
Roe

Dom
Sheard

Kirsty
Young

Tim Spencer

Stephen Angus

Steve McCabe

Staff

Yvonne
Carmichael

Alice
Withers

Daniel Butterfield

Jackie
De Angelis

Contact Information

Address: Thornton Road, Bradford, BD13 3LD

Phone: 01274 834747

Email: info@southsquarecentre.co.uk

South Square is a collection of 19th Century workers cottages, in the old Yorkshire village of Thornton, famous for its Brontë connections and its impressive 20-arch viaduct.

Renovated as a community arts centre in 1982, South Square Centre is now home to ten studio spaces for a variety of artists, as well as a gallery, community spaces, archive, fine art framers, bar and a cafe.

The centre hosts community events and activities for all ages, including an ongoing workshop programme and provides community spaces available to hire.

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