In 2019 Society members and members from the Civic Society visited the Anderton Boat Lift near Northwich which carries about 3000 boats each year between the Trent & Mersey Canal and the River Weaver Navigation.…
Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group 50th anniversary on 21 November The YVBSG celebrated its 50th anniversary at Wakefield Town Hall on 21st November. A talk summing up their achievements was followed by lunch. After lunch…
It was an encouraging event at Westgate Chapel when a group of young people were presented with certificates to acknowledge the work that they had done and the skills that they had learnt in restoration…
This year’s York Archaeology Conference, organised by York Archaeological Forum, will be a hybrid event, in person at the City Council’s West Offices in York & live streamed via the City Council’s YouTube channel. Please…
Meeting Programme October 2022 – April 2023 Meetings are held at Swarthmore Education Centre, 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds LS3 1AD, on Saturday’s at 11:00 am unless otherwise indicated and visitors are always welcome. All…
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,…
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…
A group was formed to investigate what could be done to protect the wall that Charles Waterton built round his estate at Walton Hall. They are now ‘going public’ with a launch event on Tuesday…
A short video about the Viking carvings on a stone at Skipwith Church – they raise the question as to the reason they were carved, and who they were carved by. https://vimeo.com/662603824