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The West Yorkshire Group exists in order to raise awareness of our built heritage, and its history, and as far as possible to protect it.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Events<\/h4>\n

Click to see our upcoming events.<\/p>\n

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News<\/h4>\n

Click to see our Latest News<\/p>\n

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Contacts<\/h4>\n

Contact the West Yorkshire Group.<\/p>\n

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Join The Victorian Society.<\/h3>\n

The battle to save Victorian and Edwardian buildings is far from over.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Members can read our membership magazine, enjoy priority booking for our events, be part of our regional groups across the country and with many more benefits.<\/p>\n

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West Yorkshire News<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n\n\t\t
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Emily Ford\u2019s Font Paintings in All Souls\u2019 Church, Leeds<\/h3>\n
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Kirkgate Market, Leeds<\/h3>\n
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West Yorkshire Events<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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Previous events<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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June 7th, 2025<\/div>\n

Guided Walk around Victorian Manningham, Bradford<\/h3>\n
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April 5th, 2025<\/div>\n

Victorian Scarborough: a Walk around the First Great Railway Resort<\/h3>\n
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February 22nd, 2025<\/div>\n

Talk and Visit: Mills Transformed at Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley<\/h3>\n
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November 4th, 2024<\/div>\n

Talk: The Work of the Railway Heritage Trust<\/h3>\n
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June 15th, 2024<\/div>\n

Ilkley, from village Spa to Victorian resort – a walk with Alex Cockshott<\/h3>\n
Ilkley started as a village with fresh air and pure cold water. It had an increasing number of visitors in the Victorian era. With the arrival of the railway station in 1865, and the Middleton family starting land sales against a planned grid, the village expanded. We shall look at how the town centre developed, including the Grove.<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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April 27th, 2024<\/div>\n

Exploring Oldham\u2019s heritage as the \u201ccotton-spinning capital of the world.<\/h3>\n
This magnificent Victorian town park was built by the people of Oldham during the cotton famine, sparked by the American Civil war. Now registered Grade II* it opened in 1865 and we will see its restored features, listed monuments and structures and well-maintained planting.<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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March 16th, 2024<\/div>\n

Walk: James Pigott Pritchett (Snr). in York, Led by Dr Victoria Hopgood<\/h3>\n
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Alison Montgomery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> westyorkshire@victoriansociety.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

If you are concerned about a Victorian or Edwardian building, please get in touch with one of our\u00a0conservation advisers<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Support our cause today by making a donation!<\/h3>\n

Your contribution ensures that Victorian and Edwardian heritage receives the advocacy it deserves.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Together, we can preserve and protect these invaluable historical treasures for generations to come.<\/p>\n

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