100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. Philip Walker, guest at the 50th Anniversary Dinner, in 1974, presented to the Society the querns on p.18 of his father’s book. The querns were passed to the Museum.
Information from South Leeds Archaeology: Our Next Meeting is this coming Thursday, 18th July. Time 7pm at the Rothwell Hub, Marsh Street, Rothwell, LS260AE Magna 2024, talk by Doug Whiteley This is a 5 year…
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. The Gissing House opened in 1990, the first Chair, our President, Douglas Hallam. A delightful small museum surely worth saving for the City.
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. In 1977 the Society published “The Drawings of Henry Clarke” as the Journal. These were successful and provided a financial springboard for WHP to be formed. Copies are held…
Talk: Playmakers – Horbury’s sports specialists Wednesday 10 July 2.30pm – 3.30pm Wakefield Museum Learning Zone Free – booking required. For 100 years, Horbury was a centre of high tech, high quality sports manufacturing. This…
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. In 1979 WHP with The Holland Press published this truly splendid volume co-authored by Heather Lawrence, who became President of the Society.
Talk ‘180 Years of Eastmoor: its people and their houses’ Wakefield Historical Society member, Dr Joanne Harrison gave a talk on Monday 24 June about the project to the Local and Family History Group which…
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. Recall visiting Clarke Hall? In 1957 the Society published an illustrated history of the Hall written by its then owner H.C. Haldane, a former President of our Society. @WakefieldCivicS…
Summary of the event commemorating the Tricentenary of John Smeaton at St Mary’s Whitkirk. John Smeaton was the engineer for the Upper Calder Navigation from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge 1760-1763. On 8th June 1724 John…
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. Wakefield’s other castle, Lowe Hill. In 1953 the Society was involved in a “dig” there with Brian Hope-Taylor and published a Report on the findings in the same year.…