‘LEEDS IN YOUR LUNCH HOUR’ RETURNS Dr Kevin Grady will be returning for the 19th year to present four lunchtime lectures at Leeds Minster. Starting at 1pm on each Wednesday in February, the lectures address the…
The Palm Sunday Campaign and the Battle of Towton 1461: from Ferrybridge to Tadcaster A One-day Symposium looking at the Sites of Conflict Saturday 21 March 2026 Please note the venue has changed to WX,…
On Tuesday 13th January, the Chair of South Leeds Archaeology, Mike Turpin, is doing a Fireside Chat Zoom talk on our work at Temple Newsam for CBA Yorkshire. Anybody can join and watch, here are…
We are fortunate in Wakefield to have our wonderful Cathedral, and historic chapels such as Westgate Chapel. But many of our chapels have been demolished or repurposed for housing. The fabric of many historic churches…
Members of our society join the Community Archives Network Group meetings organised by Anna Carter of West Yorkshire Archives which provide the opportunity for community archives throughout West Yorkshire to meet and share updates on…
Earlier this year we were asked to support an oral history project which AgeUK were conducting. They are holding a meeting on Thursday 6th November in Normanton. If you have memories or information to contribute,…
Sale of the Old Grammar School building (recently also known as the Elizabethan Gallery) The Old Grammar School building on the west side of Brook Street has been listed for sale by its owners, Wakefield…
Information from the YAHS: The next YAHS lectures of the new season are due to take place this coming Saturday, 11th October, with a Family History lecture in the morning at 11.00 am and a Medieval lecture…
A new booklet has been published by Wakefield Historical Publications: ‘Discovering Wakefield’s Early Railways’ by Anthony Dawson FSAScot Written to coincide with national Railway200 celebrations, this concise booklet (22pp) explores the first century or so…
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…