LECTURES & WALKS 2008-2009
All lectures take place on Saturday mornings at the Society's headquarters, 'Claremont', 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds, LS2 9NZ (tel: 0113 2457910) and start at 11am with tea/coffee available from 10.30am. Note earlier start time for AGM
| 11 October 2008 | DAYS AT THE FACTORIES Professor David Perrett For two or more centuries the workplace has been illustrated and studied by many writers, artists and publishers. This will be a version of Professor Perrett’s Presidential address to the Newcomen Society focussing on Yorkshire |
| 8 November 2008 | THE USE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN MAPPING PAST INDUSTRIAL
& MILITARY SITES Dave McLeod The speaker is from English Heritage’s Aerial Survey & Investigation Branch and will describe how mapping from aerial photography allows the re-discovery of details of industrial & military landscapes that no longer exist. |
| 6 December 2008 | LEEDS TRANSPORT – OLD LEEDS IN A NEW FORMAT Ian Dougill A brief overview of public road transport in Leeds until the demise of Leeds City Transport |
| 10 January 2009 | LIME BURNING IN THE GRITSTONE PENNINES David Johnson An investigation into the ways of obtaining limestone for burning into lime, with particular reference to the Aire and Wharfe valleys |
| 7 February 2009 | THE RISE & FALL OF THE RAILWAYS OF NIDDERDALE Chris Henderson A brief history of the NER Nidd Valley Branch and the various industrial and light railways of Upper Nidderdale |
| 14 March 2009 | LEAD MINING & SMELTING IN THE GRASSINGTON AREA Brian Mason The origins & occurrence of vein minerals in the Yorkshire Dales with special reference to the Grassington area and the archaeological relics to be seen there. |
| 4 April 2009 | AGM & MEMBERS’ SESSION - Start time 10.30am
To be followed at 2pm by an industrial history walk in Leeds |
| 10 May 2009 | DISCOVERING HUDDERSFIELD: An industrial history walk |