Author Ann Denham’s talk about her new book on the Tolson Museum

Author Ann Denham’s talk about her new book on the Tolson Museum

Author and Huddersfield Civic Society committee member Ann Denham gave a talk about her new book on the town’s Tolson Museum. The event was attended by an audience of more than 40 HCS members plus The Friends of Tolson and Ravensknowle at the Brian Jackson Centre on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The talk was the…

Why Turnbridge Mills is the ‘last man standing’

Why Turnbridge Mills is the ‘last man standing’

The Turnbridge Mills complex is one of Huddersfield’s last remaining working textile mills and was visited by 26 Huddersfield Civic Society members. The landmark mill is on Quay Street next to the Turnbridge Lift Bridge and forms one of the development zones in Huddersfield’s Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor. During the visit on October 2,…

Mills Transformed talk showcases the wonderful ways old mills have been given a new lease of life

Mills Transformed talk showcases the wonderful ways old mills have been given a new lease of life

HCS and Huddersfield Local History Society invited photographer Neil Horsley to give a presentation of his work showing how old mills have been transformed in and around Huddersfield as part of the 2025 Heritage Open Days festival. The talk took place at the Brian Jackson Centre in Huddersfield on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, and follows…

HCS discovers why all history lovers should visit Sunnybank Mills in Farsley

HCS discovers why all history lovers should visit Sunnybank Mills in Farsley

By David Wyles I’ll begin by saying that if you weren’t able to join Huddersfield Civic Society colleagues and friends on this tour of the mill’s archives I urge you to go at some point. Sunnybank Mills produced fine worsted cloth and the carefully preserved archive is so much more than a dusty record of…