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Who We Are – Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Your own homeMembers only Zoom meeting: Join us for a presentation by Steven Rendi on the important work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and its educational charity, the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation. NB Not a Member? See Members section for how to join
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Guided Tour of Sheffield Town Hall
Sheffield Town Hall Pinstone Street, SheffieldGuided Tour of Sheffield Town Hall Meet 1.15 pm for 1.30 pm in the main foyer. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Jacquie Stubbs at jacquiestubbs@waitrose.com or by phone 07789238437
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Some Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldPlease note new time and venue. If using the adjacent car park, don't forget to notify Reception of your vehicle registration number. In a change to our previously advertised programme, we welcome back David Templeman, who will talk about some of Sheffield's oldest suburbs dating back as far as the Domesday book (1086).
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The Blitz Ambulance Service
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldPlease note new time and venue. If using the adjacent car park, don't forget to notify Reception of your vehicle registration number. Our speaker today is Mike Dyson, local historian and author of 'The ARP Ambulance Service', who will tell the story of the women and men who served in the City's Air Raid Precautions […]
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The Rise of the Cavendish Dynasty
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldPlease note new time and venue. If using the adjacent car park, don't forget to notify Reception of your vehicle registration number. Join us today to hear John B Taylor chart the rise of the fascinating Cavendish dynasty, spanning 16 generations from the sleepy village of Cavendish in Suffolk and a sheep farm in rural […]
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Middlewood Hospital
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldPlease note new time and venue. If using the adjacent car park, please notify Reception of your vehicle registration number. Today, Steve Silverstone will give us an insight into the history of the former psychiatric hospital. Opened in 1872 with 720 beds and with a nurses' home built on site in 1893, Middlewood was also […]
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Demolished Sheffield
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldPlease note new time and venue. If using the adjacent car park, don't forget to inform Reception of your vehicle registration number. 2 pm AGM Join us to hear Mike Higginbottom, lecturer in social and architectural history for universities and the Workers Educational Association since the early 1970s, give his presentation on some of Sheffield's […]
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John Ruskin and Sheffield
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldPlease note new time and venue. If using the adjacent car park, don't forget to notify Reception of your vehicle registration number. Today, Ashley Gallant, Curator of the Ruskin Collection, Museums Sheffield, will talk about John Ruskin, who has an almost legendary status in Sheffield, with places and institutions named after him. John Ruskin was […]
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Doris Walsh – The Last Little Mester
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldJoin us to hear Elizabeth Holloway tell the story of Doris, who was born on the eve of WW1. She started work aged 14 in 1926, the year of the General Strike and lived to the ripe old age of 82. Having seen much of the 20th century, Doris was the last of her generation […]
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Fulwood – An Illustrated Talk
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldIn 1880, Fulwood was a small collection of houses and outlying farms. Over the next 50 years it was transformed into a prosperous suburb. The talk will illustrate significant steps in this transformation. Join us to hear Keith Pitchforth give an insight into how Fulwood became the Sheffield suburb it is today.