Events
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Visit to Kelham Island Museum
Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RYHoused in an early 20th century electricity generating station, Kelham Island is a unique centre of historical, social, scientific and technological interest and provides the opportunity to examine Sheffield's growth, changes and development, as well as being home to the River Don Engine. Please note this is a guided tour Please contact jacquiestubbs@waitrose.com by 14 […]
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The Suffragette the Silversmith and the Sheiks Creator
Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance SheffieldThe Society Meeting talk is presented by Ann Beedham Hear about three local ladies who contributed to art, literature and politics, but who have now largely been forgotten.
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Sheffield Cinema Heritage
Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance SheffieldPlease join us at our society meeting where Mike Higginbottom will be presenting his animated talk on the cinemas of Sheffield.
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Sheffield in Tudor and Stuart Times
David Templeman will be giving his talk at our society meeting
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December Meeting
Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance SheffieldThere will be no meeting in December. The next meeting and talk is January 21st 2019.
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January Talk
Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance SheffieldThe ghostly goings on in Sheffield! A Talk by Mrs P Dreadful (Jo Johnson Smith) from Steel City Ghost Tours.
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Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey – the making of the book
Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance SheffieldThis talk by Martyn Johnson describes the making of the book which tells the story of Wentworth, the largest privately owned house in Britain and the Fitzwilliam family who owned it
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Royal visits to Sheffield
Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance SheffieldFollowing the AGM (which will start at 7.30 pm) Stephen Johnson will take us back in time by relating some of the stories about visits made to Sheffield by Royals
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Let’s talk of graves
Wilson Carlile Centre 50 Cavendish St, SheffieldThe Annual Conference of the Local Population Studies Society 2019 will take place in Sheffield this year. The theme of the day is ‘Let’s talk of graves’: Mortality and graveyards, c.1700-c.1950'. Attendance is open to anyone and you can download the full programme and a booking form from the Local Population Studies Society website. This is an opportunity […]
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Society April Meeting: Upstairs Downstairs – from humble beginnings to the American Dream
Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance SheffieldThis month we welcome back Jackie Depelle to tell the story of a family's journey from humble beginnings in Britain to fulfilling the much sought after American Dream