YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY SUMMER LECTURE SERIES AUGUST 2022 The Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society (YAHS) have arranged a short series of summer lectures to be held online via Zoom during August as part…
If your are interested in Canal and Navigation history the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society are commemorating the final closure of the Bradford canal in1922.They will be opening their heritage boat Kennet to the public…
An enquiry to our Society led to the interesting story of a Wakefield man, William Walton, and his link to the famous marble production site of Carrara in Italy. Born in 1796 in Wakefield, in…
Our Society received an enquiry from the school historian at the Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth, asking if we could clarify where ‘Old Hall’ Sandal was. Jane Wilson the mother of Edith Ann…
The ‘Sponsor a Box’ is now up and running, to help the John Goodchild Collection housed at the West Yorkshire History Centre be catalogued and preserved for the future. Information from the West Yorkshire Archives:…
Information from Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society: ‘TRANSCRIPTS AND OBSERVATIONS TOUCHING THE MANOR OF WAKEFIELD’ For more than six centuries from before the Norman Conquest the huge Yorkshire manor of Wakefield was owned either by the…
WYAS Kirklees Closure The West Yorkshire Archive Service Kirklees office will be closing to the public on 1 July 2022 to carry out essential work to prepare the irreplaceable archive collections to move into a…
If you are a member of Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society please note: Information from the Acting General Secretary Dr David Buck: Having considered the number of members who have registered to attend the Annual General…
Wakefield Library’s most recent blog post is about John Harrison and the Marine Chronometer, part of WordFest. Previous blogs as ‘Scientist of the Week’ are about Edward Green, and Dame Marjory Williamson, all Wakefield people.…
Ekaterina Sheath’s stunning artwork will be installed ahead of the 23rd May Artwalk. Representing the history of buildings in Westgate, the artwork includes the Gissing Centre and Unity Hall. The art by Ekaterina Sheath is…