One hundred years ago, 1922 saw the passing through Parliament of the ‘Law of Property Act’ which brought to an end the last meaningful function of manorial courts through the abolition of the form of…
Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group 50th anniversary on 21 November The YVBSG celebrated its 50th anniversary at Wakefield Town Hall on 21st November. A talk summing up their achievements was followed by lunch. After lunch…
“From Morley Boy to Westminster Knight”, talk by Sir Rodney Brooke Wednesday 7 December, 7.30pm West Yorkshire History Centre, Kirkgate. Non-members welcome, but please email us as space is limited: info@WakefieldHistoricalSociety.org.uk Secrets of the hunt…
It was an encouraging event at Westgate Chapel when a group of young people were presented with certificates to acknowledge the work that they had done and the skills that they had learnt in restoration…
Wakefield Historical Society members Lesley Taylor and Shirley Levon have been invited to talk about John Smeaton and the Calder Navigation at the joint meeting of the South Yorkshire branch of the Newcomen Society and…
This year’s York Archaeology Conference, organised by York Archaeological Forum, will be a hybrid event, in person at the City Council’s West Offices in York & live streamed via the City Council’s YouTube channel. Please…
Wakefield Historical Society members, are you willing to help? Before Covid we used to share excursions with Wakefield Civic Society. They were a mixture of full day coach excursions monthly from May to September, and…
Information about a series of free public lectures hosted by the School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences at the University of Bradford.can be found on the link below. The next lecture will be on the…
If you are interested in church monuments, the Church Monuments Society are providing a series of free lectures for the season of All Hallows. Church Monuments Society lectures
Seeking information about a WWll casualty. Frank Abell was a wireless operator and air gunner in WW2 who is buried at Bergen in the Netherlands. A member of the Dutch voluntary organisation which is researching…