Ice Age Art Now In partnership with the British Museum 21 June- 14 Sep 2025 Cliffe Castle Keighley This visually stunning exhibition shows how artistic creativity existed thousands of years before traditional art histories suggest…
Our Society belongs to the West Yorkshire Archives Community Archive Network which meets about three times a year. The purpose of the network group is to offer guidance, support and training for community archives across…
All those years ago. the handover in 1973, with both a new President and Hon. Secretary taking the helm saw the drawing to a close the first 50 years of our history Pleased to say…
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society The early years. Here from 1929/30 are the names of those influential in the Society’s activities during those years between the wars. Anyone we know?
In 1977 the bold decision was made to publish the Clarke Drawings. We borrowed £1500 from the late West Yorkshire County Council (soon repaid) and we never looked back. It laid the foundations for WHWakefield…
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. In 1973 to mark the end of the Sandal Castle excavations, 90 members in costume attended a dinner at Bolton Castle prepared by our member Peter Brears. A great…
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. In 1979 WHP with The Holland Press published this truly splendid volume co-authored by Heather Lawrence, who became President of the Society.
100 Years of Wakefield Historical Society. Wakefield’s other castle, Lowe Hill. In 1953 the Society was involved in a “dig” there with Brian Hope-Taylor and published a Report on the findings in the same year.…
Wakefield Historical Society was shocked to learn recently that an application had been made to demolish the Old Vicarage on Zetland Street without any research or architectural survey. It is potentially the oldest building in…
Wakefield Historical Society has sent £500, as agreed at the AGM, to the V&A for the fundraising to keep this sculpture in the UK, together with £1,000 donated by two Society members. We have also…