Huddersfield Civic Society helps Huddersfield’s heritage come home
Carved wooden figures from the former Huddersfield Banking Company premises which became HSBC UK. Photo by Andy Hirst from AH PR.
Carved wooden figures from the former Huddersfield Banking Company premises which became HSBC UK. Photo by Andy Hirst from AH PR.
The Civic Society has responded to a mayor consultancy report concerning Huddersfield Town Centre Conservation Area. The appraisal and management plan, produced after the area was identified by Historic England as being at risk with the 2021 register describing the condition of the Conservation Area as ‘very bad’ and in a ‘deteriorating condition.’ The detailed report…
A local history book has proved to be so popular it’s been reprinted for a third time and its author is now on with another book but needs people’s help with it. The Villas of Edgerton, written bylocal historian David Griffiths, was first published in 2017 and subtitled Home To Huddersfield’s Victorian Elite. It details…
The Grade II listed bandstand in Greenhead Park has been attacked by vandals and Huddersfield Civic Society has asked Kirklees Council if it can be repaired before the summer concert season begins. The bandstand has been attacked twice and both community group the Friends of Greenhead Park and Huddersfield Civic Society have asked Kirklees Council…