Stimulating public interest in, and caring for, the beauty, history and character of the town and its surroundings.
This visit is a self-drive or train visit to the Danum Gallery in Doncaster. Behind the original facade of the historic Doncaster Girls High School lies a vast collection of artefacts revealing Doncaster's past. Journey through Doncaster's history as a
Our guide will be Richard Taylor for an afternoon walk around York. Railway fraud, poverty and the War of the Walls. 90 minutes in the footsteps of Victorian speculators, social surveyors and apoplectic clergy.
Our Speakers will be North Yorkshire Council Archivists. The County Record Office archives, collects, preserves and makes available historic and current records for the study of North Yorkshire. Its collections include urban, rural district and parish records, maps and much
Our guide for this afternoon walk and talk will be Elizabeth Smith. Elizabeth is the Public Engagement Coordinator for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for Yorkshire and the North East. The tour will include the history of the Commission, who
The Society Dinner will be held at Selby Golf Club Restaurant with guest speaker John Fairley, TV Producer, MD of Yorkshire Television, author, racehorse breeder and trainer.
Our Speaker will be Richard Taylor, who will give an illustrated talk about "The Georgians." In the 18th Century, York developed into the social hub of the North, magnet to the wealthy, who came to see shows, dance and go