Article about the Melsonby Hoard from the BBC: The Melsonby Hoard Further information from Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society: Many of you will have seen the news about the Melsonby Hoard reported recently. Indeed, a…
Information from Wakefield District Heritage Network: Roman Castleford Uncovered An exciting new digital heritage project has been launched in Castleford as part of the Our Stories project. One To One Development Trust are working with…
The Grade 1 Edwardian market hall in Leeds has been renovated and restored with the first of the inappropriate shop fronts removed and replaced. Kirkgate market is said to the largest covered market in Europe…
Information from YAHS: We have recently been advised that arrangements have been made by the University of Leeds to replace a damaged area of flooring in one of the areas (Stack 2) used by the…
Information from Calderdale Industrial Museum Halifax: The talk on 19th March will be by one of our volunteers talking about her life and work at Crossleys, and her current job in the same field of…
Information from Wakefield Museums and Castles: Volunteer Talk: Thomas of Lancaster – saint or sinner? (16+) Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, WF8 1QH Sunday 23rd March 2025 Thomas of Lancaster has often been viewed as a venerated…
Saturday 5th April 2025 from 9.30 am to 4.45 pm. The Auditorium, Creative Arts Centre, York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York, YO31 7EX. Information from the YAHS: In recent years there has been…
English Heritage has announced that it is reviewing its structure, with a series of proposals designed to enable the charity to meet the opportunities and challenges of the next few years. The restructuring proposals will…
Information from South Leeds Archaeology: On Sunday 12th Jan. at 2pm there will be a Memorial Service for the Gosforth Pit Disaster at Middleton Colliery at St. Mary’s Church, Town Street, Middleton. Twenty Five men…
Information from Wakefield Socialist History Group: REMEMBERING THE MINERS’ STRIKE 1pm to 4pm, Satruday 7 December at the Red Shed, 18 Vicarage St S, Wakefield WF1 1QX Forty years on, we have three speakers who…