‘Fit For A King – A Short History of Yorkshire’s Wool Industry and Trade, by Revel Barker (ISBN: 978-1-907841-18-7, RRP £11.99)’. The blurb says; ‘There is evidence of weaving in Yorkshire dating back to the Bronze Age…
Wakefield Historical Society are providing an hour of short talks about Westgate on Saturday 11 September at Unity Hall Westgate, 1.30 – 2.30 pm. There will also be a display by the Society about the…
William Kendall was a member of Wakefield Historical Society. A blue plaque has recently been unveiled in Ossett to commemorate the life and work of local architect William Arthur Kendall (1857-1936). He was responsible for…
South Leeds Archaeology are proposing to start monthly Zoom meetings, just to keep in touch. The first Zoom meeting will be on Wednesday 18th August, starting at 7.30 pm. The objectives for the chat will…
Join Cyril Pearce for his walk entitled – Huddersfield’s Radical Heritage. 15th August. Meet in St George’s Square (Harold Wilson Statue) at 2.30pm. The walk should take approx 1.5-2 hours and is about 1.5 miles…