Working Lives: Educating the Workers

The Tech is an iconic Grade II listed building, which makes a major contribution to the look and life of the town centre. It was built in 1894 and run by local business people as part of the UK’s investment in skilling-up its population in the late Victorian era.

The open day will celebrate its early years and will include a pop-up exhibition, archive displays, guided tours, hands-on activities and quiz celebrating working-class learning and local heritage. It will also include a presentation describing the creation of the Holmfirth Technical Institute and its part in educating Holmfirth’s workers. The other activities and quiz will recreate and celebrate life at the Tech in the late Victorian era to bring alive our heritage.

After years in the ownership of educational authorities, in 2017 a group of local people formed a community benefit society to recover the Tech, bring it back into local ownership and give it a new future.

Timings & Tours

Monday 15 September:

Open Day: 1000-1600

Saturday 20 September:

Heritage Quiz Night: 1900-2100

Location & directions

Holmfirth Tech, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 3AR

Directions:

Parking is available at the rear of the Tech

Contact on day:

Manager Holmfirth Tech

Telephone number:

+441484686305

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Parking is available to the rear of the Tech.

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