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Talk with Huddersfield Local History Society

About the event

The Society organises an annual series of talks for members which are held on Monday evenings from September to May at the University of Huddersfield.

Non-members are welcome to attend the evening talks for a small fee (payable on arrival).

*All talks will be held at the University of Huddersfield. Room details will be confirmed nearer the time.

Please click on the link under Further Information for more details.

Dates and venues

  • Monday 28 September 2026 - 7:30pm, King George V & Queen Mary’s visit to the West Riding in July 1912 - Speaker: Christine Leveridge
  • Monday 26 October 2026 - 7:30pm, Frederick Douglass: An African American Abolitionist and his visits to the West Riding - Speaker: Lawrence Benson
  • Monday 30 November 2026 - 7:30pm, Millworkers of Lockwood - Speaker: Keith Robinson
  • Monday 25 January 2027 - 7:30pm, Uncomfortable histories of the canal space - Speaker: Jodie Matthews
  • Monday 22 February 2027 - 7:30pm, “Death and destruction mark’d its reckless course”: the 175th Anniversary of the Holmfirth Flood - Speakers: Alan Tinsdeall, Dave Pattern and Joyce Clarke
  • Monday 22 March 2027 - 7:30pm, The life, times, and tragic death of Belina Whitham (1834-1873), ‘Our young Yorkshire Queen of Song’ - Speaker: John Sanders
  • Monday 26 April 2027 - 7:30pm, Radical Poetry: Chartist poet Thomas Cooper - Speaker: Duncan Hamilton
  • Monday 24 May 2027 - 7:30pm, From Lindley Moor to London and beyond: The literary life of Ella Pontefract - Speaker: Esther Rutter

Further information

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Themes

Learning, interest and advice Events related to advice, education and careers, as well as learning for fun. Also, talks, guided walks, and events of historical or other interest.