REPORTS OF HCS EVENTS
Visit: Barbara Hepworth building
Barbara Hepworth would have been amazed to see the huge glass enclosed space and dramatic stairway on the new building which carries her name at the University of Huddersfield.
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Talk: Focus on photographer Harry Bray
Helen Bray of Helen J Bray Photographic Studio, Holmfirth, gave a very personal presentation in November 2019 of her grandfather, Harry Bray’s photographs taken from 1917.
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Visit: Johnsons Wellfield at Crosland Moor
A morning visit in August 2019 gave 26 HCS members, friends and relatives an insight into the processes which have made Johnsons Wellfield at Crosland Hill the country’s most distinguished producer of natural York sandstone.
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Meeting: The future of travel in Kirklees
Rather than focussing on autonomous vehicles or flying cars, he drew attention to the important changes on-going in society which have reduced the amount that people are travelling.
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Meeting: Talk on Huddersfield in 50 buildings
Chris Marsden, former HCS Chairman, outlined some of the 50 buildings identified in his book Huddersfield in 50 Buildings at an illustrated talk to HCS members on Tuesday, April 2, 2019.
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Meeting: Lecture on the Eddington development
A large audience of Civic Society members, guests and students attended our annual lecture held jointly with the University’s School of Architecture in March 2019.
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