Wakefield Civic Society

Terracotta mural of the jet intake from the engine of Concorde, Broad Quay House, Bristol – Philippa Threlfall and Kennedy Collings, 1982 Image credit: Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society

Terracotta mural of the Co-operative movement corn shef, Broad Quay House, Bristol – Philippa Threlfall and Kennedy Collings, 1982 Image credit: Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society

Terracotta mural of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s famed SS Great Britain ship, Broad Quay House, Bristol – Philippa Threlfall and Kennedy Collings, 1982 Image credit: Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society

NEWS: C20 has helped to safeguard a frieze of fifteen exquisite terracotta mural panels by artists Philippa Threlfall and Kennedy Collings from the 1980s Broad Quay House office building in Bristol, featuring Concorde, the Co-op movement and SS Great Britain.

➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/frieze-...

A black and white photograph of two West Riding trams in a snowdrift on Horbury Road, Ossett at Christmas 1906.

A black and white postcard showing men clearing snow drifts from Wakefield Road in Horbury during Christmas 1906. Men, boys and a dog can be seen at the end of the clearing. The landscape appears to be rural at this time. The tram lines are being cleared.

Our Twixt, Aire and Calder website is home to more than 13,000 photographs of Wakefield District in time gone by!

Here are a couple of pictures of people clearing snow for a tram in Horbury in 1906.

You can view these pictures and more like them here: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk

Thank you Tony!

Yesterday, we caught up on some unfinished business when our President, @mrtrickett.bsky.social, presented Tileyard North with one of our Design Awards for their Gradient Mill. (See photo)

This modern office building is part of the revitalised mills complex at Wakefield's waterfront.

A great presentation from @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social last night at Wakefield Exchange when the latest blue plaque to industrial locomotive builder, Thomas Peckett was unveiled. I was pleased to be able to make a small contribution to the research for this project. Peckett was baptised in /1

The @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social blue plaque to Thomas Peckett will be on display this weekend at the Wakefield Railway Modellers' Society annual exhibition at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School www.wakefieldrms.org/exhibition/

Was it really so long ago?

And that's it. We've reached the deadline for entries to our Architectural Photography Competition. A huge 'thank you' to everyone who has submitted entries. We'll be exhibiting the entries as part of a Heritage Open Days exhibition at Wakefield Exchange from 12th to 21st September.

Just one day left! Yes, 24 little hours (and probably less than that by the time you see this) to send your entries in for our Architectural Photography Competition. Don't delay, enter today! wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

We're really closing in now on the deadline for entries to our Architectural Photography Competition. Just 2 days left to enter! wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

You know the drill! Only three days left to submit your entry for our Architectural Photography Competition: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

Just 4 days left to enter our Architectural Photography Competition! Time is really running out! Details here: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

Just five days left! That's 120 hours or 7,200 minutes. If you want to submit your entries for our Architectural Photography Competition, you have until 5pm on Friday, 29th August. See: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

Thank you Tony. Received!

If you want to enter our Architectural Photography Competition, there are just 6 days left! Deadline for entries is 5pm on Friday, 29th August. You don't have to be a member of the Society to enter and you could win a cash prize! Details here: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

A good day today at the Wakefield BID Merrie City Festival. We enjoyed meeting new people - potentially new members! We shall see!

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Just 2 weeks left to send your entries in for our Architectural Photography Competition! Yes, the deadline of 5pm on Friday, 29th August is just two weeks away so don't delay! We want to see your photographs of Wakefield's buildings. See: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

Full information about the competition and details of how to enter on our website: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

Just three weeks to go if you want to meet the deadline for entering our Architectural Photography Competition! Entries close at 5pm on Friday, 29th August.
Send us your photographs (by email, not in print) of your favourite buildings and views in and around Wakefield.

One month to go - yes, just 28 days - to send us your photographs of Wakefield's architecture if you want to enter our photo competition. The deadline is 5pm on Friday, 29th August - but don't leave it until the last moment! Send us your entries now: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

Here's the webpage for information on how to enter: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who likes taking photos of buildings. You don't have to be a professional to enter. And there are cash prizes to be won! See our website for more information.

See our website for full competition rules and details of how to enter. Deadline for entries is 5pm on Friday, 29th August 2025: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

Like taking photographs of buildings? Enter our Architectural Photography Competition and submit your best photographs of Wakefield's buildings now! Your photo(s) will be featured in an exhibition to be held at Wakefield Exchange from 12th to 21st September, and you could win a cash prize!

Faded posters about circuses

Roll Up! Roll Up!

Wakefield Libraries is in possession of a collection of historic circus posters!

Local bookseller John Cryer collected and stored dozens of circus posters from c.1810-65.

You can see our full collection here: bit.ly/WFCircus

#History #Circus #Wakefield #Libraries

Station - With Christopher Beanland Join us for this talk by journalist, comedy writer and author Christopher Beanland as he considers the architecture of railway stations.

Join us for our free talk on Thursday evening, 15th May, when guest speaker Christopher Beanland will be talking about railway architecture. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/station-wi...

Our Stories, Our Heritage with Tegwen Roberts Join us for this presentation by Tegwen Roberts, Heritage Development Manager at Wakefield Council

Join us on Thursday evening, 20th March, for our next event - 'Our Heritage, Our Stories' with Tegwen Roberts. It's free and open to all with a live-stream option available. More details and booking information here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-storie...

Petition to save mosaic in Grimsby threatened by Freshney Place Campaigners say it is under threat because of the new shopping centre development

BBC: Hundreds sign petition to save hidden Queen's Silver Jubilee Mosaic in Grimsby www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good news for heritage!