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…
Upcoming meetings for South Leeds Archaeology
Information from York Archaeology Volunteers: “The Summer Intake for York Archaeology Volunteers is now open. A variety of positions are available for anyone wishing to meet new people, share their passion for history or archaeology, or…
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May, over a hundred windmills and watermills will open their doors as part of National Mills Weekend, the annual celebration of the heritage and history of mills, and the…
South Leeds Archaeology at Temple Newsam. Are you visiting Temple Newsam on Thursday 25th April, Saturday 27th April, or Sunday 28th April? South Leeds Archaeology are conducting a Resistivity Survey on those days. Anyone who…
Excellent news to learn that Waterton’s wall has been granted Grade ll listed status, recognising its historical and architectural merit. More information: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1488667?section=official-list-entry The parkland has also been added to the Register of Parks and Gardens…
A new Historic England Heritage Assets Guide to textile mills is available. It provides a general history of textile mills, the development of the buildings themselves, and how they were powered. It considers changes as…
From their January newsletter – some information about events organised by the charity, and updates on progress: Following the ecological appraisal there have been several site meetings to ensure that any work we undertake has…
Buildings at Risk Register 2023 published Historic England has recently published its annual regional reports on Buildings at Risk in 2023. The lists include not only listed buildings, but also Places of Worship, Archaeological Sites,…