Working Lives: Educating the Workers.

The Tech is an iconic building, now Grade 2 listed, which makes a major contribution to the look and life of Holmfirth. It was built in 1894 and run by local businesspeople 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 and 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. A 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:

10.00 – 16.00 Open day and activities

Saturday 20 September:

19.00 – 21.00 Heritage Quiz Night

Location & directions

Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 3AR

Contact on day:

Manager Holmfirth Tech

Telephone number:

+441484686305

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Car parking is available to the rear of the building. This has a steep slope. Assess lift from the car park

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