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Properties and events in Kirklees 2018

Properties and events in Kirklees 2018

Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries at www.heritageopendays.org.uk for last-minute changes.

Heritage Open Days 2018 will be 6-9 & 13-16 September.

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Discover Historic Almondbury walk

Sure Start Children's Centre Car Park, Fairfield Road, Almondbury, West Yorkshire, HD5 8TD

Join Viv Uff for a village centre stroll looking at important buildings described in her recent Amazon (digital and paperback) ‘Picture Walking…

Discover the history of historic Almondbury with a walk round the village centre, looking at some of the significant buildings.

Opening Times

  • Sun 16 Sept: 14.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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All Saints Parish Church, Batley

Stocks Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8PA

It may be possible for visitors to ascend the 200 (approx.) steps to the top of the bell tower at certain times during the day. Light refreshments…

This Grade 1 historical building will be open from 10.00-16.00. Leaflets indicating the main architectural and historical aspects of the church will be available. We hope to have archived registers of baptism and marriages.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 10.00-16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Bagshaw Museum - A Victorian Cornucopia

Wilton Park, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AS

Bagshaw Museum is a Victorian Gothic mansion housing eclectic collection of objects from around the world, from ancient Egypt to South Asia via…

Learn more about the everyday life of the Victorians by watching cooking demonstrations and trying foods they ate, seeing the clothes they wore and handling original Victorian objects.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 12noon - 5pm
  • Sun 16 Sept: 12noon - 5pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Batley 150 at Batley Town Hall

Kirklees Metropolitan Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5DE

Come and share your ideas as we launch Batley 150 at Batley Town Hall. Enjoy exhibitions; displays; heritage tours and refreshments. We will start…

Join the Batley 150 celebrations
We're launching events to celebrate the 150th anniversary since the foundation of Batley Borough Council in 1868. We'd love you to join us on Saturday 8th September (10am-3pm) at Batley Town Hall.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 10am-3pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Bleak House Family & Local History Open Day and Taster Event

200 Ealand Road, Wilton Estate, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8JL

Have you an interest in tracing your ancestors? Beginners and those already building their family tree, BLEAK HOUSE offers both free facilities…

A taster session to help you research your Family History. We have access to Ancestry, Findmypast and other major facilities.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Fri 7 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Sat 8 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Sun 9 Sept: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Oakwell Hall & Country Park

Oakwell Hall, Nova Lane, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9LG

A stunning Elizabethan manor house with Civil War connections. Now furnished as the Batt family home of the 17th Century, it featured as Fieldhead…

Enjoy free entry into the Hall over this national weekend celebrating Britain’s rich and diverse heritage. Sunday will also feature traditional craft activities with the Friends of Oakwell Hall.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1200-1600
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1200-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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St Saviour’s Church, Brownhill, Batley

Brookroyd Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 OBU

Grade II listed building 1871, has unique Victoria and Albert stained glass window (verified by V & A Museum) commemorating Queen Victoria's…

Leaflets and a file containing documents and photographs of items in the church will be displayed. DVDs featuring the church and other local churches will be shown during the day. Feature on World War I letters.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1100-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Cleckheaton Library

Cleckheaton Library, Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3DX

Find out about Extraordinary Women at an extraordinary library! Cleckheaton Library is a beautiful building donated to the town in 1930 by the…

Visit a serene Grade II listed library.
The event features; Women in Wartime - a talk by military historian, Tim Lynch, and a display featuring local Extraordinary Women.There are also Secret Tours of the library, and a Children's Treasure Hunt.



Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000 - 1500 Secret Tours at 1030 and 1330. Women in Wartime talk at 1130. Treasure hunt from 1030 till 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Gomersal Moravian Church

Gomersal Moravian Church, Quarry Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 4JB

See the Grade II listed Church, first built in 1751 and altered in the 1860s. The building was extensively repaired between 2005 and 2009 with…

Grade II listed Church, built in 1751 and altered in the 1860s. Displays about the church history, Bronte links and Moravian traditions. Gomersal and the Great War display. Hymn singing. Refreshments and children's activities.

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1300-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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How Spenborough Grew and Prospered

R J Donnan Hearing Care , 1B Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3RS

Come and discover the history of Spenborough, how people's way of life changed as industry flourished. Old photographs, documents and maps…

A fascinating exhibition showing how the Spen Valley changed from an agricultural to an industrial landscape. See the development of local firms and the homes and lives of Spen residents.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 1000 - 1600
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Open day for St John’s Church, Cleckheaton

Church Street, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3RN

Our building is built in the Gothic style and as beautiful Victorian stained glass windows on all sides. Restoration work was carried out in…

St John’s Church, Cleckheaton has been a place of worship since 1832 and is celebrating our 186th Anniversary. We are a town centre parish, endeavouring to meet the needs of the town’s people.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 0900 - 1800
  • Sun 16 Sept: Church Service 1100 - 1230

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Whitechapel Church, Cleckheaton

Whitechapel Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 6HR

Whitechapel is an historic place of the area and has been a place of worship since Norman times. The present church was built in 1821 and replaced…

Whitechapel Church has a Norman font, an Ellacombe system of bells, which you can try, the only Bronte grave in Kirklees, three WW1 graves including one for two brothers and stained glass window memorials .

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000 to 1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1400 to 1630
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000 to 1600
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1400 to 1630

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Dewsbury Arts Group ARTSPACE

Dewsbury Arts Group, Lower Peel Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2ED

Dewsbury Arts Group runs a thriving theatrical and visual arts group in our own premises which is an old Quaker Meeting House. The former Dewsbury…

We are opening up our building -an old Quaker meeting house - for you to come and see. We'll have our coffee and cake shop, members in theatrical costume and a tour of our space which is now the home of our theatrical group - Dewsbury Arts Group.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 12.30 til 4pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Thornhill Parish Church Open Weekend

Church Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0JZ

Medieval church with rebuilt nave in the 19th century by street. Church beautifully restored 2000-2017. Extensive collection of monuments largely…

The special exhibition Dewsbury Greats will be on during the Open Weekend 7-9th September.
In addition the normal things to see in the church will be available- the restored monuments and the stained glass.

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: Launch event and talk 1900
  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1030-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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St Peter’s Church, Hartshead with Hightown

St Peter's Church, Church Lane, Hartshead, West Yorkshire, WF15 8EU

St Peter's Church is thought to be more than 1100 years old. The two Norman Arches date to just under 1000 years ago. It is said that the Saxon…

Visitors will be able to examine old registers and local memorabilia in the wonderful setting of St Peter's Church in Hartshead. Reverend Patrick Bronte served here as curate in charge. There are also links with the Luddites and Robin Hood!

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 10.00-16.00
  • Sun 16 Sept: Service 11.00 Open 12.30-16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Holmfirth Blue Plaque Walk

Holmfirth Methodist Church, School Street, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 7EQ

On an event that takes up to two hours,local historian, David Cockman, will lead a tour around Holmfirth, starting at School Street, of the twelve…

Join local historian David Cockman on a guided tour of the twelve Blue Plaques in and around Holmfirth town centre. Learn more than the basic information on the plaques themselves and gain an insight into the history of this small Yorkshiret town.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1200

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Holmfirth Holy Trinity Church History Weekend

6A Towngate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1HA

The Church will have an exhibition surrounding its history and a new book recently written by Pamela Cooksey, a local historian, which covers the…

The Church will be celebrating is rich history with a variety of exhibitions and displays and will be supported in this by Huddersfield & District Family History Society who will offer family history research to visitors.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 1100-1600
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1100-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Lydgate Unitarian Chapel

Lydgate House, Holmfirth Road, New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 7LF

Guided tour of the chapel available and grounds available, including the upper balcony and organ loft-though steep steps to them. Visitors will be…

Visitors can see the one of the oldest chapels in West Yorkshire, and its grounds. The Chapel is Grade II listed.
Founded 1695. Has early 18th Century pews with pew rent markers. Guided tour and help with family history available.

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: 10.00- 16.00
  • Sat 8 Sept: 10.00-16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Meltham Blue Plaque Trail

Carlile Institute Car Park, Huddersfield Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 4AE

The Blue Plaque Trail was the first Meltham Walk. Themed walk covers the philanthropists of Meltham, namely the Brooks, Carliles & Hirsts who…

This walk will be approximately 7 miles and take 3.5 hours. Covering Helme Church and Wilshaw Church

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Meltham Olde Ale Trail

Carlile Institute Car Park, Huddersfield Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 4AE

The walk will take you round the sites where these Alehouses were, some buildings are still visible whereas some are long gone. There Alehouses…

The Olde Ale Trail was recently launched by Meltham Walkers. There were originally 36 Alehouses and Pubs in Meltham and surrounding areas but only 6 remain.

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1000-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Th’Owd Towser

Daisy Lane, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1HS

Perhaps the oldest building in Holmfirth dating from around 1595. In its long history it has served as a jail (for which it was built), a fire…

Visit this old jail and hear the story of its most famous occupant.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Wooldale Quaker Meeting House

Religious Society of Friends Quakers, Friends Meeting House, Pell Lane, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1QL

The Quaker [Friends] Meeting House at Wooldale is primarily a building of 1783 but incorporating late 17th century parts being partially…

A chance to visit this early Quaker Meeting House.
View an exhibition commemorating 'Quaker Service'. A history of relief work from the mid 1800s, through the two World Wars and up to the present.
Felting demonstrations/workshops.

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: 1100-1600
  • Sat 8 Sept: 1100-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1300-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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“A Painted Veil” a film about Edgar Wood

Huddersfield Art Gallery, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 2SU

"The Painted Veil" is a new film which traces the life and work of the Manchester architect Edgar Wood (1860-1935). Wood started his career in the…

A film directed by Anthony Dolan about the innovative architect Edgar Wood, whose many buildings in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cheshire are still admired and loved today.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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All Hallows’ Church, Kirkburton

Shelley Lane, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

All Hallows is considered to be the most complete example of a 13th century church in West Yorkshire. It has been at the centre of the community…

Explore a Major Parish Church with a history stretching back to the 12th century.
Climb up our bell tower and meet our Bellringers.
Discover our 'Squint' - and learn what it is.........

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 1100-1600
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1100-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Aspire St Johns, Birkby

St John the Evangelist Church, St John’s Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 5EA

St John’s lies at the heart of Birkby, half a mile from Huddersfield town centre. The building was designed by William Butterfield and…

Take a tour around our historic church, visit the newly cultivated Birkby ROOTS heritage community garden. Open-day picnic with complimentary tea and cake and join in with family friendly creative activities run by our Aspire community group.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 13 Sept: 10-12
  • Fri 14 Sept: 1100-1500
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1530-1730

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Banney Royd

Banney Royd, Halifax Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3BJ

Banney Royd is recognised as being one of the most important private houses of its decade. It was admired abroad and was described in detail in…

Banney Royd Tour - For the first time on Heritage Weekend, we offer a tour of the Grade 1 listed building, formal rooms and gardens. Architect Edgar Wood - 1902

Opening Times

  • Sun 16 Sept: Tour 10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 15:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Beaumont Park Heritage Walk

The Visitor Centre, Beaumont Park, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 7AY

Beaumont Park covering 23 acres with ornate features, cascades, grottos, steep cliffs and picturesque woodland walks for all the family. Welcome…

Visit our lovely Victorian Heritage Park which has been restored by the Friends of Beaumont Park in partnership with Kirklees Council. Learn about how the park came into being, its formal opening and how it looked 135 years ago.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 14.30
  • Sun 16 Sept: 14.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Briarcourt, Lindley, Huddersfield

Briarcourt, Occupation Road, Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3EE

Guided tours of a fine Jacobean style Arts and Crafts house designed by the Manchester architect Edgar Wood in 1895, the first of many commissions…

Guided tours of a fine Jacobean style Arts and Crafts house designed by the Manchester architect Edgar Wood in 1895, the first of many commissions that he carried out in the Huddersfield area.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000, 1100, 1200, 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Christ Church, Linthwaite, Huddersfield

4 Church Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5TA

Our church is the first of the six Waterloo churches built in Huddersfield between 1828 and 1832. The beautiful Chancel was added in 1895. It…

Have a look around the first 'Waterloo church' built in Huddersfield in the early 19th century. The church is rich in local history.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Emmanuel Church Shelley

Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 8LH

150th Anniversary year www.emmanuelchurchshelley.co.uk Morning coffee and Lunches served Entertainment, including singing, stories with a…

Grade II listed church, with beautiful windows.
Children’s activities and games with a Victorian theme, church yard nature trail. Visit the bell tower and try bell ringing
Exhibition celebrating the Church and Shelley from 1868

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 10.30am - 3.00 pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Exploding Huddersfield walk

St George's Square (Harold Wilson Statue), Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 1LA

Take a look at Huddersfield’s history from another angle – a walking tour of sites of explosions from 1840 to 1992. Boilers, chemicals,…

Experience Huddersfield’s history as you haven’t experienced it before – death and destruction all around! Visit sites of explosions caused by gunpowder, gas, chemicals, fireworks etc. Join Chris Marsden for a look back at Huddersfield's violent past

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 14.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Explore the History of Greenhead Park

Greenhead Park, Trinity Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4DN

Greenhead Park is an attractive Grade II listed Victorian town park which has been restored to its former glory thanks to a multi-million pound…

Take a walk and hear about the history of Greenhead Park which opened to the public on 27 September 1884. This Grade II listed park boasts many original features which have been lovingly restored with the aid of a Heritage Lottery grant.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: Walk 1800

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Extraordinary Women of the Huddersfield Borough

Kirklees Council, Huddersfield Library, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 2SU

The Borough of Huddersfield was established in 1868 and quickly grew to be recognised, having provided excellent infrastructure for the growing…

Huddersfield Local Studies Library launch a new display featuring influential women in the history of Huddersfield, with talks from local experts on the day.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 11.00 to 12.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

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Floors 2,3 and 5 Folly Hall Mill, Huddersfield

Britannia Rescue, Folly Hall Mills, St. Thomas Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3LT

Visitors will be able to take a guided tour round some of the floors of the old mill which has now been turned into office space. Photography will…

A chance to visit a renovated old mill that is now used as office space.

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: 12.00-12.30 16.00-16.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Greenhead College

Greenhead College, Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4ES

There has been a school or college on the site ever since it first opened its doors to 236 pupils as The Huddersfield Municipal High School for…

The present site has been a Sixth Form College since 1973. Both old and new parts of the College will be open to visitors, and guides will give a tour of the site.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 13 Sept: 17.00-19.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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High Flatts Quaker Meeting House

Firth Lane, High Flatts, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 8XU

Very early Quaker meeting house, c. 1653. Situated in a hamlet which was, until recently, exclusively Quaker owned. The building is built in local…

Apricate the history and setting of the 350 year old High Flatts Quaker Meeting House which is a grade 2 listed building along with its surroundings and panoramic views to the East.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 1000-1700
  • Fri 7 Sept: 1000-1700
  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1700
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1200-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 4DT

Holy Trinity Church was built 1816-19 by Benjamin Haigh Allen, of nearby Greenhead Hall. Allen, the founder of the Huddersfield Bank and local JP…

Church will be open to view with displays and refreshments available. Trips into the crypt are available on request.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 19.00-21.00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10.30-13.00
  • Sun 16 Sept: 13.00-16.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Huddersfield Library - behind the scenes

Kirklees Council, Huddersfield Library, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 2SU

Huddersfield Library was designed by Edward H. Ashburner and opened to the public on 15 April 1940. This tour will allow visitors to see parts of…

90 minute tours of the Library, including West Yorkshire Archives and areas (and material) usually closed to the public.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 1100 & 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Huddersfield Parish Church of St Peter

Huddersfield Parish Church, Byram Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 1BU

The Church will be open and hosted on the Heritage Open Days between 10am and 2pm. There are several interesting features including an Elizabethan…

A Grade 2* Church building with several interesting features open for the days of the HODS events and hosted by the parishioners.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 10.00-14.00
  • Fri 7 Sept: 10.00-14.00
  • Sat 8 Sept: 10.00-14.00
  • Sun 9 Sept: 08.00-160.00
  • Thurs 13 Sept: 10.00-14.00
  • Fri 14 Sept: 10.00-14.00
  • Sat 15 Sept: 10.00-14.00
  • Sun 16 Sept: 18.00-16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Huddersfield Town Hall Tours

Huddersfield Town Hall, Corporation Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 2ET

Huddersfield Town Hall was designed by John H Abbey and was built in two stages between 1875 and 1881. The basement floor housed the Borough…

Huddersfield gained its Royal Charter as a Borough in 1868, with the first meeting of the new Corporation held on 7 September 1868. Join us for an extensive & interesting tour to see parts of the building that are not usually seen by the public.

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: Tours at 1.30pm & 3pm
  • Sat 8 Sept: Tours at 10am & 11.30am

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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In the Family Way- a unique look at the Lawrence Batley Theatre

Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 2SP

Fallen women, wayward girls, whores and ner' do wells. These are just a few of the names given to describe young women who would find themselves…

See another side of the Lawrence Batley Theatre. Once home to a Methodist Mission, the building gave refuge to unwed, pregnant young women cast out by their families. Explore the building and discover clues and stories created by local young people.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: Drop in 10:00-17:00
  • Fri 7 Sept: Drop in 10:00-17:00
  • Sat 8 Sept: Drop in 10:00-15:00
  • Sun 9 Sept: Closed
  • Thurs 13 Sept: Drop in 10:00-17:00
  • Fri 14 Sept: Drop in 10:00-17:00
  • Sat 15 Sept: Drop in 10:00-15:00
  • Sun 16 Sept: Closed

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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King James’s School

King James's School, St. Helens Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6SG

The present school site has had a school on it since 1547. The present oldest part of the site dates to about 1750 when the school house was…

Welcome to King James's School, the oldest school in Kirklees.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 10.00 to 14.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Lindley Clock Tower

Lindley Clock Tower, Lidget Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3EQ

Lindley Clock Tower was erected in 1902 by James Nield Sykes and designed in the Art Nouveau style by Manchester-based architect Edgar…

Lindley Clock Tower
A Grade II* Listed Building in Lindley, Huddersfield.

Historic Art Nouveau–era clock tower & prominent town monument with Gothic–style exterior details in Lindley.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 10am - 2pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Lindley Methodist Church open morning

Lindley Methodist Church, East Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3ND

Church members will show visitors around or give the choice of looking round independently. The church building is 150 years old this year and…

Open from 10am-1pm on Saturday 15 September, with short guided tours and the chance to look round independently. Notable features include the chancel and altar table designed by Edgar Wood and Victorian stained glass . Light refreshments

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000-1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Oastler Building Tours

Oastler Building , University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3DH

The University of Huddersfield's Oastler Building opened in 2017 and is the home of the History, English and Law departments. Designed by AHR,…

Join Colin Blair from the University of Huddersfield for this exclusive tour of the Oastler Building. As Director of Estates and Facilities for the University, Colin will provide the inside story of how this iconic building was constructed.


Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1100-1200 and 1230-1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Open Day at Heath House Mill

Green Building Store, Unit 6, Heath House Mill, Heath House Lane, Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 4JW

Visit Heath House Mill to look around original features of the former woollen mill, as well as learning about ways to retrofit and refurbish…

Visit the former woollen mill at Bolster Moor and meet its current occupants Green Building Store to find out sustainable building techniques for older buildings.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 10.30-16.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Roebuck Memorial Homes site (Grounds and Chapel only) Wakefield Road, Huddersfield

1 Roebucks Homes, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 9XL

The buildings are fronted by terraced Italianate-style gardens

Grade 2 Listed - View the site with 8 almshouse/cottages and a small chapel constructed 1932. Although the homes are of modest scale the whole site has grandeur resulting from the classical detailing.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: Opening Times 10.30am to 1.00pm
  • Sun 9 Sept: Opening Times 10.30am to 1.00pm
  • Sat 15 Sept: Opening Times 10.30 am to 1.00pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre

6 Queen Street, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 9DU

This small textile heritage centre comprises a "one-up-one down" former weaver's cottage. The downstairs family living-quarters have been…

Guided visits of a "one-up-one-down" former weaver's cottage - a Skelmanthorpe jewel!
Daily loom demonstrations.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 13 Sept: 1200-1700;Loom demonstration 1300-1600
  • Fri 14 Sept: 1200-1700; Loom demonstration 1300-1600
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000-1600: Loom demonstration 1300-1600
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1000-1600; Loom demonstration 1300-1600

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St Bartholomew’s Church, Marsden, Huddersfield

Church Lane, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 6DJ

Church tours available throughout the day. Normally archived material on display, including some graveyard records for our family historians!…

A large church built in the Victorian Gothic Revival style, with fine stained glass windows and mosaic floors.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1130-1600
  • Fri 14 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1100-1600

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St Josephs’ Catholic Church

St. Joseph RC Church, Somerset Road, Aspley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 9AU

Originally a 1915 Anglican church designed by Oswald White was sold to St Joseph’s parish in 1953. The interior has an elaborate roof…

Originally a 1915 Anglican church designed by Oswald White. It was bought by St Joseph's Parish in 1953 replacing the original St Joseph's Church on Commercial Street.

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1300-1600

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St Stephen’s Church, Lindley

St Stephen's Church, Lidget Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3JB

Built in 1829 through Commissioners' funds to bring religion to the expanding urban population, then expanded in the later 19th century, St…

St Stephen's is a Grade II listed building designed by the renowned local architect, John Oates, and built in 1829 by Joseph Kaye, known as the 'Builder of Huddersfield'. Discover the heritage of St Stephen's and the community it serves.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1300-1600

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St Thomas’s Church

St. Thomas's Church & Community Centre, Manchester Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3HU

Grade II* Victorian Gothic Revival church designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and consecrated in 1859 as a memorial to the Starkey family, local…

St Thomas's Church was built by famous Victorian architect Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-78) for the Starkey family, one of the largest employers in Huddersfield at the time, whose mill once stood opposite on the Manchester Road.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 0900-1900
  • Fri 7 Sept: 0900-1900
  • Sat 8 Sept: 0900-1900
  • Sun 9 Sept: 0900-1900

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Tea for Two or More!

Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 4PY

The newly restored row of weavers' cottages which houses the Colne Valley Museum is now fully open, with a complete weaver's cottage, a new…

Step back in time to see how a Colne Valley handloom weaver and his family lived and worked in the 1850s. Taste a freshly baked scone made in our Victorian kitchen and explore the hidden well.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1400-1700
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1400-1700

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The Media Centre & Mechanics Institution Huddersfield

The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 1RL

Hear how three historic properties were re-purposed and a new environmentally friendly building constructed to support business growth, employment…

Seize the chance for a rare behind scenes look at the creative industries quarter in Huddersfield town centre.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 1030
  • Fri 14 Sept: 1430

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Tolson Museum Motorbike Show

Tolson Museum, Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8DJ

In Tolson Museum, world class collections paint a vivid and intriguing picture of the local area and people. You will find amazing objects…

With a wide range of new and classic bikes on show in the park, it's a real opportunity to network 'motorbike.' Enjoy a variety of stalls and refreshments, organised by the Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle.

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 11am - 4pm

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Victoria Tower, Castle Hill

Victoria Tower, Hillside, Lumb Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6TA

The history of human activity on the Castle Hill goes back over 4000 years. The site was developed as an iron age hill fort, surrounded by…

The spectacular Grade II listed building Victoria Tower offers the visitor spectacular views of five counties and the beautiful countryside that surrounds Huddersfield and the Kirklees district.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1200-1630
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1200-1630

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Walking with Women’s Suffrage in the Colne Valley

St George's Square (Harold Wilson Statue), Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 1LA

Join suffrage historian Jill Liddington for a 5 mile walk in the footsteps of local suffragists and suffragettes. The linear route passes the…

Celebrate Women’s Suffrage with a 5 mile walk along the Colne Valley and find out more about local suffragettes and suffragists.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 11.30am

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St Mary’s Community Heritage Site Mirfield

38 Church Lane, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9HX

Grade ll* listed church (architect - Sir George Gilbert Scott) Tours to the top of the tower and bell ringing room Nature trail walks around the…

St Mary's Grade II* listed church. Tours to the top of the church tower and bell ringing room. Archaeological pottery finds and artefacts on show. Nine acre heritage site - remains of Castle Hall Hill a medieval motte and bailey castle.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1030-1500; Organ recital at 1500
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1030-1530

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