“Their Finest Hour” Project, is a nationwide digital history project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and run by the University of Oxford. Their aim is to digitally preserve the stories and physical heritage…
The poem below has been sent to Wakefield Historical Society by Suzanne Webb and has been transcribed. Her mother worked for Yorkshire Water, and she believes that the poem may date from an anniversary of…
On 22nd November two tours of the Westgate Heritage Action Zone are available at 10am and 2pm. You can learn about the research that members of Wakefield Historical Society conducted on the history of the…
Wakefield Historical Society is delighted to hear that George Gissing will be commemorated on a blue plaque in Exeter. A contact from Exeter Civic Society writes: “I know that George Gissing is already commemorated with…