The creative community has expressed its sadness at the news that One Thorsby Street has closed its doors for the first time in 14 years. The artist studios on Thoresby Street, off Newark Street in Sneinton, have been more than just a workspace but had become a community hub in recent years.
The closure is marked by the addition of a large print outside the building that announced the closure and acknowledged the contribution of the space to the city. It read: "In Loving Memory: One Thoresby Street: 2008 to 2022. A workspace, a gallery, a party zone, and beloved home to over 125 local artists, makers and creators. Let us go forward in peace."
Freddy Griffiths, co-director of One Thoresby, said: "We have indications that this site was going to be redeveloped for a number of years so it didn't come as a shock. We knew there wasn't much security here but we didn't really know how long we had. When myself and the other co-directors Sophie Mackfall and Ellen Angus were appointed, we were thinking about the building in terms of repairs that needed doing."
