On Saturday, September 17th, Empath will meet with members of the public and help them creatively respond to historical fact files about some of Upper Westgate’s most interesting characters, including discovering a lady on Drury…
West Yorkshire History Centre 28th September, Friends of Waterton’s Wall As part of this month’s Artwalk Wakefield, Helen Riddle will be presenting a work-in-progress of her forthcoming exhibition, A Stitch in Time, at the West…
Lunchtime Talks: ‘Astounding Inventions’ lunchtime talks. Inventing the Future Stories behind significant and strange inventions through history, from Dolly the sheep to the humble ring pull, and the part Leeds Libraries have played in the…
Westgate HAZ day at West Yorkshire History Centre for Heritage Open Days on Thursday 15 Sept WHS are holding this Open Day jointly with West Yorkshire Archive Service, aimed at showing what information our Research…
WHS member Lorraine Simpson will be giving a talk to the Wakefield Quakers about the diaries of John Edward Bowman which she has transcribed and we have published. John Bowman was a lifelong and committed…
The group have sent a progress report on their activities. Their first AGM has been held, and they mounted a display when Barbara Phipps gave a talk about Waterton in May. A local textile artist,…
Some interesting talks to fit in with a visit to Leeds. Lunchtime Talks A Do at Leeds Town Hall Posh dinners at the Town Hall were held quite frequently in nineteenth-century Leeds. Join us for…
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…