To accompany her new book, Catherine Warr delves deeply into Yorkshire folklore, customs and traditions, discusing what it is, how it was collected and what it tells us about the people who lived in the past. Going beyond simply listing old traditions, the talk explores the very topic of folklore and traditions itself.
The Sheffield city centre which was familiar to our Victorian predecessors has largely been lost to us. Through the work of Sheffield Victorian Photographers, Peter Machan recreates the experience of a walk through the city centre as seen through the eyes of our great grandparents.
And now for something completely different! Ian Morgan presents the sad and tragic tale of one night's events in 1895. You are the jury in this true story of murder. Was Henry Wright guilty of calculated murder, or was he insane? Was Jack the Ripper at large once more? See if you agree with the […]
David Templeman returns to talk about some more of Sheffield's oldest suburbs dating back as far as the Domesday Book (1086)
A talk by Janet Ridler which looks at how Sheffield has developed from Saxon times up to the present day and how the City's history can be traced within the walls of the cathedral.
Accompany John Taylor exploring the strange, happy and tragic coincidences of history and circumstance. This talk provides a unique look at some of the locations we take for granted, linking underlying themes to places, names, events and historical fact.
Following our enjoyable and informative visit to the Cutlers' Hall last year, Dr Joan Unwin, Archivist, Company of Cutlers' in Hallamshire, will talk about the Cutlers' Company records, the Sheffield trades and families who worked in the trades and who were represented in the Company's archive.
Think you know Sheffield? Test your knowledge by coming to our quiz for an (early) bit of festive fun! Hosted by Sheffield's own 'Big' Ron Clayton.
Join us to hear Mary Garside's talk which explains why people were in the workhouse, and how they were accommodated according to whether they were considered 'deserving' or 'undeserving'. Mary also gives an insight into how paupers and vagrants spent their days and how they were provided for by the guardians of the poor.
The AGM will be held at 2 pm, directly followed by 'Bishops' House, 500 years of a Derbyshire Farmhouse', a talk by Ken Dash on Sheffield's best preserved timber framed building and museum.