A submission has been made to Historic England for listing of the Flockton Wagonway Viaduct. The submission notes that ‘Flockton Wagonway Viaduct is potentially the earliest multi-span railway bridge or viaduct in the world’. Although…
South Leeds Archaeology has drawn our attention to the fact that Thwaite Mill may be under threat. Easy to access by public transport from Wakefield, it is one of the best working water mills in…
South Leeds Archaeology have informed us of a change of dates for their meetings in January: “Unfortunately we can’t use the Rothwell Hub on Thu. January 18th and February 15th! So after a quick consultation…
On 22nd November two tours of the Westgate Heritage Action Zone are available at 10am and 2pm. You can learn about the research that members of Wakefield Historical Society conducted on the history of the…
Wakefield has had two Victorian railway stations, so this series of seven talks about Victorian railways may be of interest. Hosted by the Victorian Society which at present is involved in actions to save Liverpool…
South Leeds Archaeology are holding meetings again, the first will be on 21st September 7pm at the Rothwell Hub, Marsh Street Rothwell. Future meetings are also on this poster:
As Wakefield Historical Society is affiliated to the YAHS, members of our Society are able to take advantage of this offer. Information from YAHS: Roman archaeology books for sale
Information from South Leeds Archaeological Society There was a a meeting on 20th July to discuss reviving South Leeds Archaeology (SLA) as a functioning group, after the hiatus of the COVID years. The meeting was…
If you have an interest in the heritage aspects of coal in our area, this Zoom talk provided by the 20th Century Society may be of interest. Professor Gary Boyd, Professor of Architecture at Queen’s…
In 2013 Wakefield Historical Society embarked on a major project to discover the history of Wakefield Waterfront. We learnt about the importance of the Calder and Hebble Navigation to the development of the Waterfront and…