Huddersfield Local History Society is a membership organisation for anybody and everybody interested in the history of the town. Our established activities include monthly talks from September to May; a summer outing; an autumn seminar; an annual journal, free to members; and a series of other publications. We are keen to recruit new members and to develop opportunities for members to share their interests in local history and work together to find out more about our fascinating town. Please explore our website and contact us here for further information.
History on foot
Visit our new Walks page for suggested history trails.
Greenhead Park memories
Greenhead Park’s restoration will be completed this autumn and the Friends of Greenhead Park are keen to collect local people’s memories of the Park. Click here for details of the Greenhead Park oral history project.
Latest book
The Society’s latest publication is a handsome 72-page book, Huddersfield in the 1820s, by long-standing Huddersfield historian Edward Law. It offers an illustrated tour of the town built around an 1820 map, which appears as a fold-out. Click here for details of how to order.
New archive
The Society has published an annual newsletter/journal since 1983, including articles on a huge range of Huddersfield history topics. There is now a fully searchable index to this material. Click here to access the index and find details of how to order back numbers.
Heritage trail and blue plaques
The Society is supporting the campaign launched by Huddersfield Civic Society for a heritage trail and blue plaque scheme in Huddersfield town centre – click here for details. The idea has now been approved by the Council’s Huddersfield area committees, and the Society is involved in developing detailed proposals.
Our web site
This website is always under development and we would like your feedback on how to improve it – please use the contact form.
We cannot offer to research your local history queries, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction. You can also post queries on the forum of the Huddersfield & District Family History Society (which is a separate organisation).
Header image courtesy of Kirklees Image Archive: www.kirkleesimages.org.uk
