The 1152 Club
Join us this autumn for our monthly, over-55s free heritage and history talks group. There is plenty to listen to in our programme including talks on The Leeds Library, Commonwealth War Graves and a history of Yorkshire’s trams. 10am doors for a 10.30am start.
Tuesday 6 October
A history of The Leeds Library, with librarians Jane Riley and Anna Goodridge.
Tuesday 3 November
Common Wealth War Graves Commission: Architecture & Renovations, with Brian Joyce.
Tuesday 1 December
Yorkshire trams- A Forgotten Era, with Bill Jagger.
A look at historic photographs of the street tramways of the towns and cities of Yorkshire from the 19th Century to 1960. The talk shows images of horse, steam and electric trams and looks at their surroundings and background.
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