Tue 15 Sep 26
Tues 15 Sep:13.00 - 14.30; Wed 16 Sep:19.00 - 20.15; Fri 18 Sep:10.30 - 12.00 & 14.00 - 16.00; Sat 19 Sep:10.00 - 12.30; Free Entry.
Mirfield Library, Easthorpe Lodge, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield WF14 8AN
Heritage Open Day: Join us at Mirfield Library for free talks featuring Yorkshire/local history themes along with a children’s activity, all linked to the Everyday Histories theme along with a local history display. Refreshments included for all talks. Tuesday 15th September, 13.00 - 14.30, A History of the Local Textile Mills, speaker Stuart Hartley. This focuses on the development of home-based weavers’ cottages making small amounts of textiles to a fully developed mill turning out massive amounts of textiles using examples from Dewsbury and Huddersfield.
Wednesday 16th September, 19.00 - 20.15, Yorkshire's Unsung Heroes and Heroines, speaker Catherine Taggart...
