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RAVENSCRAIG STORIES – 30 YEARS ON
EXHIBITION
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RAVENSCRAIG STORIES – 30 YEARS ON
EXHIBITION
Journal

EXHIBITION COUNTDOWN

Multimedia Exhibition by Chris Leslie at the North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell, on the
September 5th – November 2nd 2026

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Filming this morning on location for my new short

Filming this morning on location for my new short film ‘Scars’ with former Ravenscraig worker, poet and writer Martin Brown.

The film will be premiered at @the_lastfoundations exhibition in September via @northlanarkshire arts

Project supported by @creativescots, NLArts , @wilfiamgrantfoundation

#ravenscraig

“This natural regeneration—slow, unplanned, and re

“This natural regeneration—slow, unplanned, and resilient—embodies a cycle of destruction and renewal. It is both powerful and necessary.”

BETWEEN RECLAIMING AND RENEWAL

The Last Foundations - Ravenscraig 30 Years After Demolition

A visual arts project by Chris Leslie

https://www.thelastfoundations.com/portfolio-item/between-reclaiming-and-renewal/

Seasons change... #ravenscraig

Seasons change...

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The Last Foundations - Today’s Birds Eye view… #

The Last Foundations - Today’s Birds Eye view…

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THE LAST PUB STANDING.... Peter Reilly, landlord

THE LAST PUB STANDING....

Peter Reilly, landlord of the King Lud pub in Craigneuk, has spent much of his life in the pub trade. Over the years, he has watched the community change dramatically since the closure of the Ravenscraig steelworks....

https://lnkd.in/e4Pwma4k

@the_lastfoundations Portraits of Ravenscraig -

@the_lastfoundations

Portraits of Ravenscraig - 30 years after Demolition

POLITICS AND MOVING ON

Frank Roy’s journey from steelworker to Member of Parliament reflects the story of Ravenscraig itself — a place shaped by heavy industry, political struggle, and eventual transformation.

Roy began working at the Ravenscraig steelworks at the age of nineteen. “It took me three years and sixteen applications to get in,” he recalled, demonstrating the determination shared by many young men in the area who saw the plant as a chance for stable employment and a job for life......

https://lnkd.in/eeYYJ3hx

TRACING RAVENSCRAIG So, how do you begin a visua

TRACING RAVENSCRAIG

So, how do you begin a visual arts project documenting something that is no longer there?

https://www.thelastfoundations.com/portfolio-item/tracing-ravenscraig/

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THE LAST FOUNDATIONS - HOW IT BEGAN... In the sum

THE LAST FOUNDATIONS - HOW IT BEGAN...

In the summer of 2025, I signed up for an Artwalk and outdoor film screening at the site as part of Archfringe. I knew that, being an Architecture Fringe event, it would be something special — something thoughtful, and likely something that wouldn’t be repeated in quite the same way...

https://www.thelastfoundations.com/the-last-foundations-how-it-began/

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©2026 The Last Foundations / Chris Leslie

CHRIS LESLIE

chris@chrisleslie.co.uk

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