Video by Historic England about the Upper Westgate Heritage Action Zone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH3xoVJ8U_Q It is inspiring to hear four people who were involved with the Westgate HAZ project talk so enthusiastically about different aspects of the…
On 22nd November two tours of the Westgate Heritage Action Zone are available at 10am and 2pm. You can learn about the research that members of Wakefield Historical Society conducted on the history of the…
The Gissing Centre was open for the January 25th Artwalk with a preview of the Westgate booklets which have been researched, written and produced by Wakefield Historical Society Research Group as part of their contribution to…
Westgate HAZ day at West Yorkshire History Centre for Heritage Open Days on Thursday 15 Sept WHS are holding this Open Day jointly with West Yorkshire Archive Service, aimed at showing what information our Research…
Ekaterina Sheath’s stunning artwork will be installed ahead of the 23rd May Artwalk. Representing the history of buildings in Westgate, the artwork includes the Gissing Centre and Unity Hall. The art by Ekaterina Sheath is…
Wakefield Historical Society are providing an hour of short talks about Westgate on Saturday 11 September at Unity Hall Westgate, 1.30 – 2.30 pm. There will also be a display by the Society about the…
The Westgate Research Group met today via Zoom to discuss our progress. Pam Judkins, our President, was able to update us about the Heritage Action Zone, and suggest ways in which our group could…