Celebrating Wakefield’s Railway Heritage and Blue Plaque Unveiling 2nd October at WX, Wakefield Wakefield Historical Society was delighted to attend the event hosted by Wakefield Civic Society at WX yesterday evening, part of the Railway200…
Several Wakefield Historical Society members enjoyed an excellent talk: ‘A Lupset Farmer: Matthew Tomlinson’ at Horbury and District Historical Society on Wednesday 1st October. David Scriven who gave the talk is the editor of a…
Our Society was contacted by Gosberton and District History Society as they were researching members of the Women’s Land Army in their area, many of whom came from Yorkshire, including Wakefield and Ossett. They are…
Theatre Royal Wakefield are hosting Heritage Open Day Tours this Saturday! Join them for a whistle stop tour of the theatre’s rich 13- year history, learning about the building’s opening in 1894, it’s time as…
2025-2026 New Venue – St George’s Centre. As in previous years, meetings will take place at 11:00 am on Saturday mornings. We have a new meeting venue, St George’s Centre, 60 Great George Street, Leeds…
Nearly September and, as always, Heritage Open Days in our area are offering a wide selection of events, with many venues opening especially. Walks are available around Stanley Royd Hospital, Wakefield Parks, the bridges at…
Project at Thornes Bowling Club Keith Hawes and members of Thornes Bowling Club are researching the history of crown green bowling clubs in the Wakefield area. Their own club has received a grant from Wakefield…
Information from Yorks Festival of Ideas: If you didn’t get a chance to join any of York Festival of Ideas‘ online history events this year, or were unable to attend as they took place in-person in York,…
Do you enjoy looking round churches? The National Churches Trust is running a series of online talks: ‘Knowledge Drop: Decoding Sacred Symbols with Richard Taylor’. More information from the Trust: Exploring churches is always a…
Writers Like George Gissing Paint Pictures with Words Much of his novel, ‘A Life’s Morning’, is set in Dunfield, a town which bears a remarkable similarity to his childhood home of Wakefield, and he describes…