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Guided Tours

Sun 10 Mar 2019

Guided Tours

Free guided tours of the stunning Victorian Gothic building will take place at 1pm and 2.30pm. Learning more about the house that was built as a family home by mill owner Gorge Sheard in 1875. ‘The Woodlands’, as it w.....Read more

Guided Tours

Sun 03 Feb 2019

Guided Tours

Free guided tours of the stunning Victorian Gothic building will take place at 1pm and 2.30pm. Learn more about the house that was built as a family home by mill owner Gorge Sheard in 1875. ‘The Woodlands’, as it was .....Read more

Guided Walk of Huddersfield’s Significant Buildings

Thu 20 Jun 2019

Guided Walk of Huddersfield’s Significant Buildings

What do Huddersfield’s town centre buildings tell us about its history? Chris Marsden, architectural historian and author of ‘Huddersfield in 50 Buildings’ will lead a guided walk on Thursday 20 June at 7.00pm. B.....Read more

Sculptures, Statues and Mosaics Revealed on Town Centre Walk

Thu 18 Jul 2019

Sculptures, Statues and Mosaics Revealed on Town Centre Walk

An evening guided walk around the centre of Huddersfield will highlight the often overlooked wealth of sculptural and other public art in the town. Led by Chris Marsden, former chairman of Huddersfield Civic Society a.....Read more

Revealing the Highlights of Hidden Highfields

Thu 25 Jul 2019

Revealing the Highlights of Hidden Highfields

An evening guided walk to discover the hidden highlights of Highfields will reveal the history and many impressive buildings of an area that is often overlooked and rarely visited. Led by local historian David Griffit.....Read more

Huddersfield’s Classical Architecture

Sun 11 Aug 2019

Huddersfield’s Classical Architecture

In 1963 John Betjeman said of Huddersfield, ‘A sort of Athens on the steep slopes of the River Colne.' Had he had a drink too many or was there something about the town’s architecture that led to this remark? To disco.....Read more

Magnifying Glasses at the Ready for Building Stones Walk

Thu 22 Aug 2019

Magnifying Glasses at the Ready for Building Stones Walk

Although Huddersfield may be best known for its buildings constructed of local sandstone, from the mid C19th a great variety of rocks were used to embellish and decorate buildings around the town. To discover the vari.....Read more

Friends of Greenhead Park History Hour - Beyond the Park Gates

Wed 04 Sep 2019

Friends of Greenhead Park History Hour - Beyond the Park Gates

This month’s Friends of Greenhead Park History Hour talk goes beyond the Park gates with a virtual tour of the neighbourhood in the 19th century. When Greenhead Park opened in 1884, the surrounding area was already rich .....Read more

A walk in the park with Thomas Denham!

Sun 22 Sep 2019

A walk in the park with Thomas Denham!

Greenhead Park opened in 1884 but Alderman Thomas Denham had come up with his vision for it way back in 1869. On the 150th anniversary of a letter to the Huddersfield Examiner spelling this out, ‘Thomas’ returns to tell .....Read more

Lindley: Old and New

Sat 22 Jun 2019

Lindley: Old and New

A guided exploration of the hidden history of Lindley. Bring an adult on our Lindley trail and share stories of the past on our doorstep. A Kirklees family storywalk in partnership with Lindley Library community grou.....Read more

Diana Osmolska: My View

Sat 21 to Tue 24 Mar 2015 (4 days)

Diana Osmolska: My View

Diana Osmolska: My View An exhibition of the paintings of Dewsbury based artist, Diana Osmolska. Diana’s will be displaying large scale paintings that express her freedom; and allow to work with her whole body. He.....Read more

Bill Clarke’s Hertford

Tue 18 May to Sun 18 Jul 2021 (2 months)

Bill Clarke’s Hertford

From 18th May 2021. Now extended until October 2021! Watercolours by local artist and musician Bill Clarke, taking a quirky look at some of Hertford’s most iconic buildings. Prints and original watercolours will be ava.....Read more

Chroma City

Thu 08 Aug to Sun 15 Sep 2019 (1 month)

Chroma City

Paintings by Debbie Ayles Ceramics by Michele Connell Debbie Ayles presents a painterly exploration of the myriad patterns found in architectural landscapes. Her paintings include all the shadows, reflections, sunbur.....Read more

Time. Traces and Transformation

Fri 19 May to Sun 25 Jun 2023 (1 month)

Time. Traces and Transformation

This intriguing exhibition of printmaking is enjoyable and also excites the imagination. It explores the theme of time, memory and evolution, ranging from the metamorphosis happening in the parks and gardens around us to.....Read more

China East-West Exhibition

Sat 30 Jan to Sat 23 Apr 2016 (3 months)

China East-West Exhibition

Explore urban design in China through this fascinating exhibition of photographs, drawings, architectural models, maps and films. This exhibition provides a ‘window’ into the dramatic changes taking place in Chinese urba.....Read more

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