Bradford

Properties and events in Bradford

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Bradford Industrial Museum

Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3HP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Inspired by 'Made by Many Hands' - an exhibition exploring Heritage crafts. Join us for a day featuring a variety of heritage crafts.

Celebrating Bradford's Cycling Heritage

Darley Street Market, 16 - 24 Darley St, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1RD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Join us at Darley Street Market to explore the history of cycling in Bradford - from the heritage of traditional bicycle frame making to notable figures from the District.

Dean Brothers - three generations of Ilkley builders

The Station, 2 Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8HA
In person
Pre-booking required

A guided walk in the centre of Ilkley looking at the work of these local builders from 1860s to 1940s. We shall be able to go inside All Saints Church and see other public buildings houses and shops that they worked on.

Dobson Locks Blacksmith Forge, Apperley Bridge

Dobson Locks, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 0PY
In person
Pre-booking required

Did you know that on the canal banks of Apperley Bridge you will find an original, 200 year old blacksmith's forge? Take this chance to step back in time and observe a traditional craftsman at work as we open our forge to the public.

East Riddlesden Hall

East Riddlesden Hall, Bradford Road, Riddlesden, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 5EL
In person
Book on day

Visit East Riddlesden Hall for free and discover some of the different chapters of our history through the lives of the people who lived here.

Everyday Histories: "From the Broad Ford to City of Culture and Beyond!"

Bradford Cathedral, 1 Stott Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 4EH
In person
Pre-booking required

We're celebrating the ordinary and extraordinary lives of those associated with Bradford's most historic building and site through the ages. There will be adult tours and talks, and family activities including dressing up in historical costume.

Hoyle Court Masonic Hall

Hoyle Court, Otley Road, Baildon, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 6JS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Historic Masonic Hall and gardens opened for public viewing

Low Moor Munitions Explosion Walk

Victoria Park Oakenshaw, Cleckheaton Road, Low Moor, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD12 7AT
In person
Pre-booking not required

In 1916 there was a huge explosion at the Low Moor Munitions Factory which manufactured picric acid and 40 people, including 6 firemen were killed. The site is now under landfill. The walk visits places affected.

Manningham Walk

Manningham Mills, Lilycroft Road, Manningham, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 5AB
In person
Pre-booking not required

An in-person guided walk around the Manningham area of Bradford, its people and buildings.

Saltaire Victoria Hall: Three Historical Slideshows

Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 3JS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Learn about Victoria Hall's history through short slideshows on *Victoria Hall's backstory, *The Hall's Conversaziones, and *The Founding of Saltaire.

St Clements Open Day

294A Barkerend Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 9DF
In person
Pre-booking not required

St Clement's Church on Barkerend Road is a Victorian delight built in 1892 and consecrated in 1894. Now a Grade II* Listed Building. This splendid building has many objects of art and craft many pieces of furniture and wonderful stained glass windows.

Undercliffe Cemetery: Everyday Histories of Bradford Folk

The Undercliffe Cemetery Charity, The Lodge, Undercliffe Cemetery, Undercliffe Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 0DW
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Join our researchers as they take you on a tour of this historic, still working, cemetery and explore the lives of ordinary (and sometimes extraordinary) folk whose final resting place Undercliffe Cemetery is.

Victorian life at the Old Castle

Manor House Art Gallery & Museum, Castle Yard, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9DT
In person
Pre-booking preferred

The Old Castle was a Fifteenth Century house of high status. By Victorian times it was divided up into five tenanted cottages. This is an exhibition and guided tour exploring what life was like here. The current Manor House is Grade 1 Listed.