A submission has been made to Historic England for listing of the Flockton Wagonway Viaduct. The submission notes that ‘Flockton Wagonway Viaduct is potentially the earliest multi-span railway bridge or viaduct in the world’. Although…
We have been contacted by Ian Suddaby who has supplied images of a Bradley and Craven catalogue dating between 1910 and 1920. Wakefield Historical Society thanks him for letting us share this interesting catalogue of…
South Leeds Archaeology has drawn our attention to the fact that Thwaite Mill may be under threat. Easy to access by public transport from Wakefield, it is one of the best working water mills in…
South Leeds Archaeology have informed us of a change of dates for their meetings in January: “Unfortunately we can’t use the Rothwell Hub on Thu. January 18th and February 15th! So after a quick consultation…
A visit to Spen Valley Historical Society. Two members of Wakefield Historical Society, Lesley Taylor and Shirley Levon, gave a talk on ‘Smeaton and the Calder Navigation’ to the Spen Valley Historical Society on 11th…
Yorkshire Society Launches ‘2023/24 Harry Gration History Prize’ The Yorkshire Society have announced the launch of the Harry Gration History Prize 2023/24, a celebration of Yorkshire’s vibrant history and a tribute to the much-loved broadcaster,…
Treason! The Battle of Newland – a rollercoaster tale of riots, conspiracies, kings and knights. Wakefield Historical Society collaborated with West Yorkshire Archives and Wakefield Libraries to discover the truth about ‘The Battle of Newland’…
Posters with information about two talks at Calderdale Industrial Museum have been added: ‘Some Calderdale Scientists, Engineers and Inventors‘ on 18th October, and ‘Through the Eye of the Shuttle’ on 29th November..
South Leeds Archaeology are holding meetings again, the first will be on 21st September 7pm at the Rothwell Hub, Marsh Street Rothwell. Future meetings are also on this poster:
Meetings are held at Swarthmore Education Centre, 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds LS3 1AD, on Saturdays at 11:00 am unless otherwise indicated and visitors are always welcome. Wherever possible talks will be hybrid In-Person/Online and…