LECTURES & WALKS 2010-2011
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
| 16 October 2010 | GRITSTONE THROUGH THE AGES Geoff Boswell An outline of how stone was formed and its uses from earliest times to the 20th century with the focus on the Todmorden area |
| 20 November 2010 | REPAIRING DARLEY MILL Russell Jackson A member of Northern Millwrights will describe how they tackled the restoration of a derelict waterwheel, the problems encountered and how they were overcome |
| 4 December 2010 | WATERPOWER ON THE SHEFFIELD RIVERS Christine Ball An exploration of the development and decline of water power in the Sheffield region covering the reasons for the development and competing uses and after the decline, the conversion of the sites to parks and recreational areas |
| 22 January 2011 | UNDERGROUND MINING IN THE BOULBY AREA Neil Rowley Alum, Iron, Potash and Salt - their extraction over the centuries on the North Yorkshire coast |
| 19 February 2011 | COLD WEDNESDAYS Jamie Guest The speaker from the Leeds Transport Historical Society describes the ongoing project to restore the last remaining Leeds horse tram, dating from 1891, to running order. |
| 12 March 2011 | THE CROMFORD AND HIGH PEAK RAILWAY John Holroyd An illustrated history of this early railway, following its route from concept, operation and closure to become the High Peak Trail of today |
| 2 April 2011 | AGM & MEMBERS’ SESSION Start time 10.30am To be followed by an industrial history walk taking in the Corn Exchange, The Calls and river side in the Bank area of Leeds. Meet 2pm at the Black Prince statue, City Square |
| Sunday 15 May 2011 | DISCOVERING KEIGHLEY: An industrial history walk |