Talk on John Brearley: an eighteenth-century textiles worker’s view of Wakefield by David Scriven. 14th October 2020 Members were able to enjoy the talk on Zoom that had to be cancelled in April. John Brearley’s…
Influenza in the early 19th Century Excerpts from Matthew Tomlinson’s Diaries. He lived at Doghouse Farm near Lupset. Wakefield Local Studies Library hold three of his detailed and interesting diaries. Spelling and punctuation as in…
An interesting showcase of films about Wakefield heritage, compiled by Wakefield Civic Society. It includes a film about George Gissing and the Gissing Centre describing his life there and his future renown as a novelist:…
The Yorkshire resort of Scarborough has always been popular with Wakefield people, with visits to the Spa for health reasons common in the early 19th century. Wakefield Local Studies Library holds three diaries from this…
It is great news that this historic document has been acquired by YAHS – a precious and unique record of the fulling and wool trade in Wakefield in the 18th century. The Yorkshire Archaeological and…
See www.yorkshirediplomat.com to read the memoirs of Oliver Kemp, Wakefield born son of a miner, who rose to become a senior diplomat in the Cold War. Born in Stanley in 1916 he served from the…