Several Wakefield Historical Society members enjoyed an excellent talk: ‘A Lupset Farmer: Matthew Tomlinson’ at Horbury and District Historical Society on Wednesday 1st October. David Scriven who gave the talk is the editor of a…
Our Society was contacted by Gosberton and District History Society as they were researching members of the Women’s Land Army in their area, many of whom came from Yorkshire, including Wakefield and Ossett. They are…
Theatre Royal Wakefield are hosting Heritage Open Day Tours this Saturday! Join them for a whistle stop tour of the theatre’s rich 13- year history, learning about the building’s opening in 1894, it’s time as…
Nearly September and, as always, Heritage Open Days in our area are offering a wide selection of events, with many venues opening especially. Walks are available around Stanley Royd Hospital, Wakefield Parks, the bridges at…
Project at Thornes Bowling Club Keith Hawes and members of Thornes Bowling Club are researching the history of crown green bowling clubs in the Wakefield area. Their own club has received a grant from Wakefield…
Writers Like George Gissing Paint Pictures with Words Much of his novel, ‘A Life’s Morning’, is set in Dunfield, a town which bears a remarkable similarity to his childhood home of Wakefield, and he describes…
Heritage Open Days 12th – 21st September Although the Heritage Open Days are well over a month away, it is worth seeing what is available so far, and book the visits that particularly interest you.…
In the last ten years our Society has received a number of enquiries about the Lofthouse Park Internment Camp and we have referred the enquirers to Professor Claudia Sternberg at the University of Leeds who…
Wakefield Historical Society was one of the partners with Wakefield Civic Society and Wakefield Council when the Gissing Trust was set up in 1978 and the Gissing Centre in Thompson’s Yard Westgate, was established in…
Exhibition opens Monday 30 June at Wakefield Museum Free – no booking required Information from Wakefield Museum: Celebrate the life and work of local artist Cynthia Kenny (1929-2021) and explore our changing city through her…