December 2018
The Road To Recovery
200years of mental health care in the West Riding. Exhibition stepping away from the stigma surrounding historic mental health treatment to discover the daily lives of patients and staff of the Stanley Royd Hospital. Admission: Free.
Find out more »Remembrance
A display that reflects of how commemoration of those close to us in the past has changed since the Victorian era and features contributions from people in contemporary Leeds. Please note: Mondays: Closed (Open Bank Holiday Mondays, 10:00 - 17:00). Tuesday - Friday & Sundays: 10:00 - 17:00. Last admission 16:30. Saturday: 12:00 - 17:00.
Find out more »Queens of industry
Exhibition revealing untold stories of working class women elected to represent some of Britain’s greatest industries from coal to cotton. Queens of Industry were a 20th century phenomenon; the first Railway Queens elected in the 1920s and the last Coal Queen crowned in the 1980s. Free with museum admission. Please note Mondays: Closed (Open Bank Holiday Mondays, 10:00 - 17:00) Tuesday - Saturday & 10:00 - 17:00 Last admission 16:00 Sunday 13:00 - 17:00
Find out more »January 2019
Wakefield Artist Louisa Fennel
Local & Family History Network for beginners. Admission: Free.
Find out more »Ossett Pubs
Talk by Ruth Nettleton to Ossett Historical Society. Admission: Non-Members £2.
Find out more »February 2019
Victorian and Edwardian Church and Chapel Life
A talk by Ian Dewhirst to Wakefield Family History Society. Doors open 9.30am.
Find out more »Local Schools
Local & Family History Network. Admission: Free.
Find out more »The Cragg Vale Coiners
A talk by David Glover to Horbury Historical Society. Visitors £2.50.
Find out more »The King of Scotland born in Leeds
Talk by the Leeds Waits. Free with refreshments.
Find out more »A Favourite Ancestor
Local & Family History Network for beginners. Admission: Free.
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