Meetings Programme 2023-2024
The meetings will be held at The Bradford Club, Piece Hall Yard, Bradford, BD1 1PJ (tel 01274 727036) at 10.30am on the second Wednesday of the month.
In order to avoid a rise in the annual membership fees there will be an entry charge at each lecture of £2 for members and £5 for non-members.
| September 13th 2023 | Bradford's Warship, HMS Aurora Phil Judkin - Visiting fellow at the University of Leeds |
| October 11th 2023 AGM | The Temperance Movement in Bradford Corinne McDonald - Member of Halifax Antiquarian Society |
| November 8th 2023 | The Use and Misuse of Factory Children Chris Nickson - Historical crime writer |
| December 13th 2023 |
"Nowt but Puddin" - Prophet Wroe of Bowling Dr Simon Ross Valentine - Freelance writer, lecturer, and journalist |
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| January 10th 2024 |
The History of Low Moor Motive Power Depot and its effect on the City of Bradford Granville Dobson - Former locomotive fireman |
| February 14th 2024 | The Early Georgian Era (1714-62) George Ludwig to George Augustus Peter Palmer - Amateur historian with a particular interest in military history |
| March 13th 2024 | Witchcraft in 16th and 17th Century Yorkshire Dave Weldrake - Archaeologist and Educator |
| April 10th 2024 | "The Ghost" - Sir Marmaduke Langdale, Yorkshire Cavalier General David Glover - Halifax historian, Heritage walks guide and Senior Guide at Halifax minster. |
| May 8th 2024 | Bradford South Asian Communities Tish Lawson - Former archivist with West Yorkshire Archive Service. |
| June 12th 2024 | 10.30am. Guided visit around Halifax Minster followed at 1.45pm by a guided visit of Halifax Piece Hall. Please contact Janet Senior for booking details (£13) - janetsenior@googlemail.com - tel 201274 258404 (by Monday 3rd June) |
| July 10th 2024 | 10.30am. A walk in the Baildon area with Mike and Tish Lawson. No booking required. Meet at the Potted Meat Stick in the centre of Baildon at 10.30 am. |
| August 14th 2024 | 10.30 am. "Pepper and Ginger" - a walk with Ben Stables. around the Pepper Hill district of Shelf, including the Unitarian chapel. The distance is approximately one mile and is mainly on hard surfaces. Meet at the Unitarian Chapel, Cross Lane, HX3 7TH by 10.30am, or if you are coming by bus, lifts will be available at Stone Chair roundabout, Shelf at 10.15am. (Please note there is a Cross Lane near the roundabout, but it is not the same one as where the chapel is situated!) |