Welcome to our newsletter which this month covers: Reports on Recent Events The Turnbridge Mills complex sits either side of Quay Street next to the Turnbridge Lift Bridge and forms one of the development zones in Huddersfield’s Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor. John L Brierley bought Turnbridge Mills on the south side of Quay Street…
Upcoming Events Turnbridge Mills visit, 3pm Thursday 2 October 2025 (still a few places left) A reminder to those who have registered about the upcoming visit to Turnbridge Mills (main picture for this Members’ Update). John L Brierley started his own company and began making yarn in 1893, purchasing the ‘JLB’ mill in 1895 to…
HCS Events REMINDER: Talk “Mills Transformed” at 7pm on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at the Brian Jackson Centre, 2 New North Parade, Huddersfield, HD1 5JP. As part of the 2025 Heritage Open Days festival and following a successful exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum, HCS and Huddersfield Local History Society have invited photographer Neil Horsley to…
Since the Society’s AGM on March 26, 2025 the role of Chair of the Society continues to be split between members of the Society’s committee. Members’ newsletters are currently being edited by HCS committee members on a rotating basis, this month’s being edited by Adrian Pitts and Howard Smith with contributions from committee members. Memberships…