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Posted on April 8, 2019April 9, 2019

The National Coal Mining Museum for England

The National Coal Mining Museum for England

Learn about our industrial past with this Yorkshire museum. By Nell Darby. In 2016, the last deep coal mine in the UK – Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire – closed, bringing to an end our long association with mining. Many of us will have had family members and ancestors who made their living as miners, …

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Posted on April 8, 2019

Exploring the history of Leeds

Exploring the history of Leeds

This West Yorkshire city has seen a recent resurgence, and it’s a mecca for shoppers: but what else does it offer the history-lover? Nell Darby explores. It is today a fashionable city, home to an extensive number of high-end shops, and thousands of students studying at one of its three universities. It is also proud …

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Posted on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

History and heritage in Leeds

Posted on April 4, 2019April 5, 2019

Exploring the Yorkshire Dales

Exploring the Yorkshire Dales

This rugged area may be less populated than other parts of Yorkshire – but it still has a history of textile manufacture, mining and tourism, as Mike Bedford explores. Today, the centres of population in Yorkshire are the industrial conurbations in the modern day counties of South and West Yorkshire. However, the Yorkshire Dales, which …

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Posted on March 6, 2019

Museums in West Yorkshire

Posted on March 6, 2019

Libraries and archives in West Yorkshire

Posted on March 6, 2019

Historic places to visit in West Yorkshire

Posted on March 6, 2019

History and heritage societies and organisations in West Yorkshire

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