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Huddersfield Local History Society

@huddersfieldhistory.org.uk

Huddersfield Local History Society is for anybody and everybody interested in the history of the town and its surrounding district. Talks, Publications including an annual Journal and much more. https://huddersfieldhistory.org.uk

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Huddersfield Exposed @huddersfield.exposed · 5mo ago

Slowly inching towards 33% completion of the WW2 project, although I suspect there'll still be more names still to be added to the list. huddersfield.exposed/wiki/WW2_Pro... huddersfield.exposed/archive/sear...

University of Huddersfield @huddersfielduni.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📽️ Learning, Health & Wellbeing and Heritage - three powerful themes woven through 'Stories In Motion' at our on-campus gallery in The Bath House. This collaborative project showcases the heart of Kirklees culture. Drop by and take in the creativity on your doorstep: https://hud.ac/vz5

A room with two large projectors displaying images on opposite walls. The left screen shows an aerial view of a town with lush greenery. The right screen displays a vibrant street scene with colorful shopfronts and signs.

History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Lancelot “Capability” Brown, who died on this day in 1783, was remarkably prolific in Yorkshire, with around 20 sites linked to his work. He transformed rigid, formal gardens into naturalistic parkland, defined by sweeping lawns, serpentine lakes and carefully placed clumps of trees. His 1/3

This 1798 painting of Harewood House depicts the House from the south, showing the typical 'Brownian' landscape , Capability Brown designed for Harewood. Note the serpentine lake and new trees. Image reproduced courtesy of the Earl of Harewood 2017 Trust and Harewood House Trust © Harewood House Trust.

Huddersfield Local History Society @huddersfieldhistory.org.uk · 6mo ago

OUR NEXT TALK - in person. Monday 23 Feb at the University of Huddersfield, Oastler building. All welcome Full details Here: tinyurl.com/4a2khbtz

Huddersfield Local History Society @huddersfieldhistory.org.uk · 6mo ago

OUR NEXT TALK - in person. Monday 23 Feb at the University of Huddersfield, Oastler building. All welcome Full details Here: tinyurl.com/4a2khbtz

Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 6mo ago

As the General Strike centenary gets closer, we've been boosting our digitised content! 560 original documents have now been digitised & are free to access, including strike bulletins, radio transcripts, union communications & more... #GeneralStrike100 cdm21047.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Leaflet issued during the May 1926 General Strike in support of the government:

The General Strike.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER.
Constitutional Government is being attacked. Let all good Citizens whose livelihood and labour have thus been put in peril bear with fortitude and patience the hardships with which they have been so suddenly confronted.
Stand behind the Government, who are doing their part, confident that you will co-operate in the measures they have undertaken to preserve the liberties and privileges of the people of these Islands. The laws of England are the people’s birthright. The laws are in your keeping. You have made Parliament their guardian. The General Strike is a challenge to Parliament and is the road to anarchy and ruin.
STANLEY BALDWIN.

Front page of the Daily Graphic, 13 May 1926. It includes photographs of strike breaking activities, including medical students and soldiers moving goods.

The Leeds Citizen, a special strike bulletin published on behalf of the local strike committee. This edition dates from 8 May 1926 and includes the Trades Union Congress' statement that the General Strike was an industrial dispute (rather than a revolutionary challenge to the constitution), information about the local situation, and a report on debates in the House of Commons.

Leaflet issued by the Trades Union Congress during the May 1926 General Strike:
TRADES UNION CONGRESS
CONSTITUTION NOT CHALLENGED
The General Council of the Trades Union Congress does NOT challenge Constitution.
It is not seeking to substitute unconstitutional government.
Nor is it desirous of undermining our Parliamentary institutions.
AN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE
The sole aim of the Council is to secure for the miners a decent standard of life.
The Council is engaged in an Industrial dispute.
THERE IS NO CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.
THE ONLY ISSUE
In any settlement, the only issue to be decided will be an industrial issue, not political, not constitutional.
Printed and Published by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, 33 Eccleston Square, London, S.W

History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An interesting piece in this month's Wakefield District Heritage Newsletter. The government launched a major new initiative to record and protect the nation’s intangible cultural heritage, from traditional crafts and music to long-standing community customs. Led by Historic

Participants in the Gawthorpe World Coal Carrying Championships. This annual event takes place in Gawthorpe, West Yorkshire typically on Easter Monday. The race involves competitors running up to the village maypole. The event typically features multiple races, including a men's veterans race, a women's race, and the main men's race.

Huddersfield & District Family History Society @huddsfhs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It's our big booklet giveaway on Saturday at our research room from 11.00 - 4.00. This is a one-off event as we move towards digital downloads. We have hundreds of booklets to give away, a simple way to see family baptisms, marriages and burials grouped in alpha order. #familyhistory #localhistory

Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An excellent new resource from @uoscollections.bsky.social! We're looking forward to exploring the catalogue and developing links between the Arthur Scargill Archive and the archives of the National Union of Mineworkers archives (full NUM catalogue available in the next couple of months!)

Uni of Sheffield Special Collections, Heritage and Archives SCHA@uoscollections.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨NEWLY CATALOGUED COLLECTION🚨 We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉 More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6 @mrcwarwick.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social

British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Today marks Holocaust Memorial Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp. To commemorate, we’re sharing a small selection of survivors’ stories from our collection – voices preserved in memory and testimony. Read here: link.bl.uk/hij

An illustrated manuscript of a single candle on a table.

Huddersfield Exposed @huddersfield.exposed · 6mo ago

Tindall's 1866 Huddersfield Directory is now available to read online! Worth browsing if only for the adverts 😀 huddersfield.exposed/s/17900 A huge "thank you" to @huddsfhs.bsky.social and Ian Stevenson in particular (who allowed his copy of this rare book to be scanned).

History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The 1832 Reform Act marked a pivotal moment in the extension of the franchise, but who was able to vote? @martinspychal.bsky.social explores topic, which may not be as straightforward as you think.

How many people could vote in the UK after the 1832 Reform Act? - The History of Parliament

Dr Martin Spychal examines how many people could vote in the UK after the 1832 Reform Act.

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Huddersfield Local History Society @huddersfieldhistory.org.uk · 7mo ago

Our first talk of the season, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN'S THRICE CHAMPIONS: 100 YEARS ON revisits the glory years of Huddersfield Town FC in the 1920s. Monday 26 January, Oastler building, Huddersfield University, 7.30pm. All welcome - more details here: www.huddersfieldhistory.org.uk/event/hudder...

Huddersfield Town’s Thrice Champions: 100 Years On – Huddersfield Local History Society

A presentation by local historian James Chisem.

huddersfieldhistory.org.uk

Alexander Clifford @alexclifford.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Pen & Sword have a 50% off sale on *all* titles Buying direct really helps authors and indy publishers! Going to link my titles in the thread below - first up: Britain's Iron Chancellor, the autobiog of Philip Snowden, the most *Yorkshire* man in UK politics, 1st & most controversial Labour CofE

Britain’s Iron Chancellor

PHILIP SNOWDEN was a proud Yorkshireman, a founding father of the Labour Party, its first Chancellor of the Exchequer and eventually was seen as a…

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Jackie Depelle @jackiedepelle.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Wonderful project and memorial to much missed George Redmonds and David Hey. Many entries help clarify words in Wills, not just in #Yorkshire! @balhnews.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @federationfhs.bsky.social

Borthwick Institute for Archives@uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you're tuned in to BBC Radio York you might catch some discussion of the Yorkshire Historical Dictionary project by former Project Archivist Alexandra Medcalf. Alex will be discussing Yorkshire place names at 12.15pm today! You can find the dictionary here: yorkshiredictionary.york.ac.uk

Screencapture of the front page of the Yorkshire Historical Dictionary website, with the heading 'The Yorkshire Historical Dictionary is a collection of over 4000 words, tracking the development of regional language in Yorkshire'.

Huddersfield Exposed @huddersfield.exposed · 7mo ago

Always great to see digitisations made freely available online! I scanned the HLHS back run of newsletters and journals a few years ago: www.huddersfieldhistory.org.uk/publications...

Journal Archive – Huddersfield Local History Society

The Society had made its back run of newsletters and journals from 1983 onwards available to download for free, with the exception of the five most recent issues.

huddersfieldhistory.org.uk

John Levin@anterotesis.bsky.social · 7mo ago

And Bristol Record Society's full collection on @archive.org : 391 items! archive.org/details/bris... #OpenAccess #History