Guide to historical buildings in Wakefield
This brief guide provides information about many of the existing historical buildings and streets in Wakefield, and is accompanied by drawings that Henry Clarke made at the end of the 19th century.
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Wakefield Historical Publications
Wakefield Historical Publications has covered a wide range of topics since its inauguration in 1977. Some of these are still available to buy. Others are now out of stock, but may be available in Wakefield Local Studies Library, through the inter-library loan scheme or from second-hand bookshops.
Please consult our full list of publications: Wakefield Historical Publications
Wakefield Historical Society Journals
From 1974 a series of journals has been published containing articles describing research carried out by the members of the Society. Some journals may still be available to purchase from the Society, others may be found in the Local Studies Library.
Please contact us for information: info@WakefieldHistoricalSociety.org.uk
Volume 1 1974 The Journal was inaugurated for the 50th Year of the Society
At St Helen’s Church Sandal | Brenda Andrassy |
A Harrison Letter | Eric S Whittle |
Medieval Livery Collars | Richard Knowles |
A Gentlewoman: Mary Pilkington 1826- 1909 | Mary Ingham |
Pipes: Clay Pipes from Wrenthorpe | H Waddington |
The Pindar Far Afield | J. V. Gough |
The Tammy Hall at Wakefield | John Goodchild |
The Westgate Fountain | R. G. Pearson |
The Changing City | |
The Funeral of the Duke of York | E. Wright |
Medieval Church Locker | G. F. Blakeley |
Volume 2 1975
The Story of Clayton Hospital | Will Read |
The Calder Soap Works, a Monster Chimney | Sam Baines |
Richard III Memorial Window, Fotheringhay | George F Blakeley |
European Architectural Heritage Year, 1975. A Preliminary List of Buildings of Industrial Interest in the Wakefield District | John Goodchild |
Re-identification of a Harewood Alabaster | Richard Knowles |
The Benedictine Burials in Kirkthorpe Churchyard | Eric S Whittle |
Surveyor of the Highways | J Bulwer |
Volume 3 1976
The Life of a Working Man 1882-1926 | Mary Ingham |
A Yorkshire Export | Richard Thickett |
A Story of Old Thornes Lane or Bolton’s Donkey | W.S. Longley |
An Elizabethan Date Stone | George G. Blakeley |
The Petersons: An American Mercantile in Wakefield | John Goodchild |
Public Transport: ‘A Penny One Please’ The Wakefield and District Omnibus Company Ltd 1890-1905 The Tramways of Wakefield and District |
Volume 4 1977
Drawings of Wakefield by Henry Clarke |
Volume 5 1978
Transcriptions with Introductions of: The Hearth Tax Returns of 1672 for the Wakefield Metropolitan district A Wakefield Census 1723 |
John Goodchild |
Volume 6 1979
A 16th century Funeral Account | Richard Knowles |
Brick Making in the Wakefield District | John Goodchild |
Wakefield Mechanics’ Institute | Clifford Brook |
To Scarborough for the Weekend 1845 | Peter I. Wood |
Another Wakefield Worthy: H.S. Goodyear | R. G. Pearson |
At Number Eight: some Family Recollections | Eric L Raper |
Volume 7 1980
George Gissing and Wakefield | Clifford Brook |
Volume 8 1981
Wakefield and Wool | John Goodchild |
Volume 9 1982
Holy Wells in and around Leeds, Bradford and Pontefract. | Andrea N Smith |
Lewis Twigge and Son of Wakefield | Eric Raper |
The State of Zion: the 1851 Religious Census | John F Wilkinson |
Volume 10 1983
The Chain Bridge: Denby Dale Road | Eric Raper |
James Milnes, an Eighteenth Century Wakefield Merchant Prince | John Goodchild |
Extracts from the Diary of Edward Simpson of Walton, 1864 | ed by Mary Ingham |
There is a gap of 15 years between Volume 10 and 11 of the Society’s Journal Members of the Society contributed many articles to 3 volumes of Aspects of Wakefield, Discovering Local History, edited by Kate Taylor, published by Wharncliffe Publishing, 1998, 1999, 2001.
Volume 11 1998 Some aspects of Wakefield in the 20th Century
Slum clearance and municipal housing in Wakefield: a preliminary note | John Goodchild |
Arthur Dixon: Tram Conductor | Peter Wood |
A Park Lodge Lane Childhood | Eric Raper |
Musical Meanderings: early 20th century memories | Ronald G Pearson |
Entertainment, Recreation and Leisure in twentieth century Wakefield | Kate Taylor |
Volume 12 2001
The Changing Shape of Wakefield Cathedral | Richard Nicholls |
Clara’s Wardrobe Opened: from Clara Clarkson’s journals 1831- 1876 | Christine Ellis |
The Corn Exchange in Wakefield | John Goodchild |
Flights of Fancy: Wakefield and flying: 18th to 20th century | Peter Wood |
Forty Years On: some Wakefield businesses in the 19th and 20th Centuries | Eric Raper |
Churches and Chapels of Wakefield in the 20th century | Stella Hutching |
Volume 13 2004
The Constables and Town Officials of Wakefield before the Town Council of 1848 | John Goodchild |
The Black Bull or Great Bull Inn of Wakefield | Sandra Hargreaves |
The Beginnings of Pigeon Fancying in the Wakefield Area | John Goodchild |
How the Assizes came to Leeds | Kate Taylor |
Great Crowds and Cordial greetings: the Royal Visit to Wakefield, July 1912. | Deborah Scriven |
Another John Carr. | John Goodchild |
Volume 14 2005
Wakefield and the Second World War | Peter Wood |
Volume 15 2008
Wakefield’s Navy: Wakefield’s contribution to the Second World War Navy | Phil Judkins |
Working for the Railway: the Wakefield locomotive sheds and their work people | John Goodchild |
Fire! A Westgate inn in the eighteenth century. | Lesley Taylor |
West Riding County General Hospital: memories of a worker. | Alan Bellinger |
Sutcliffe’s Drawing Office | Bob Sykes |
Volume 16 2012
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Wakefield welcomes the Suffragette Pilgrimage of 1913 | Deborah Scriven |
The Cabinet Makers’ Society | Lesley Taylor |
Weighing in Wakefield | Kate Taylor |
Railway Promotions to the North of Wakefield | John Goodchild |
An Inspector Calls: William Ranger’s Public Health Inquiry in Ossett | David Scriven |