HERITAGE Open Days return this month allowing visitors a glimpse inside local history and culture at venues that are ordinarily not open to the public.

Part of England’s largest festival of history and culture, the events on offer across Bradford will see local organisations and volunteers give free access to a variety of locations, including Bradford Cathedral, Dobson Locks and St George’s Hall.

The National Trust is behind the Heritage Open Days festival with support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery and is run by thousands of local organisations and volunteers.

Every Heritage Open Days event is free, including access to many sites that usually charge for admission.

This year’s theme will honour the English inventions and innovations we can’t live without.

Liam Montgomery, Heritage Open Days marketing & projects manager, said: “We’re thrilled to be focusing in on inventions for this year’s festival, as they offer such an exciting lens for examining heritage. From the humble chocolate bar to the World Wide Web, England has an incredibly diverse history of innovation and discovery.

“We wanted to celebrate this by sharing stories from across the regions to really showcase the ingenuity and hard work behind them. Once again, we’re very excited to see what our community put together!”

18 Heritage Open Days event across the Bradford district in 2022

 

  • Bingley Walkers are Welcome St Ives Heritage Walk, ​Lower Car Park, St. Ives Estate, Harden, Bingley. Sunday, September 11: Walk:10.30am to 12.30pm
  • Abraham Sharp: Bradford’s Astounding Astronomer, Bradford Cathedral, 1 Stott Hill, Bradford. Saturday, September 10: noon to 3pm. 12.15pm: Tour. 1pm: Talk with Rod Hine from the Bradford Astronomical Society. 2pm: Space-themed Organ Recital.
  • Bradford City Centre Heritage Trail, Bradford City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford. Available anytime.
  • Cornerstone Church, Great Horton Road, Bradford. Saturday, September 10: 10am to 3pm.
  • Dobson Locks, Apperley Bridge - Blacksmith’s Forge, Canal & River Trust, Dobson Locks, Bradford. Wednesday, September 14: 9.30am to 4pm.
  • Manningham Walk, Manningham Mills, Lilycroft Road, Bradford. Sunday, September 18: 2pm.
  • Moving Stories: the History of Cinema at St George’s Hall, St. George's Hall, Bridge Street, Bradford. Sunday, September 18: 11am and 2pm.
  • South Square Centre Building & Gallery Tours, Thornton & Allerton Community Association, South Square, Thornton, Bradford. Saturday, September 10: 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
  • St John the Evangelist, Bierley, 19 Bierley Lane, Bradford. Saturday, September 10: 10am to 1pm; and Saturday, September 17: 10.30am to 12.30pm.
  • St Mary’s Church, Wyke, Green Lane, Wyke, Bradford. Saturday, September 10: 10am to 4pm.
  • All Saints Church Ilkley, 4 Church Street, Ilkley. Saturday, September 10: 10.30am to 3pm.
  • Heathcote, Ilkley, 31 Kings Road, Ilkley. Wednesday, September 14: 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
  • High Royds Memorial Chapel/Garden & Woodland Nature Reserve, 3 Buckle Lane, Menston, Ilkley. Saturday, September 17: noon to 4pm; and Sunday, September 18: noon to 4pm. Service: 4pm.
  • Ilkley Manor House, Manor House Art Gallery & Museum, Castle Yard, Ilkley. Saturday, September 10: Talk and Walk: 11am to noon.
  • Heritage Day at Keighley Library, North Street, Keighley. Saturday, September 10: 10am to 4pm. Mike Hellawell 2pm.
  • Railway Museum Workshop Tours, Rail Story, South Street, Ingrow, Keighley. Sunday, September 18: 11am to 2pm.
  • St Mary’s Church, Oxenhope, Westcroft Head, Hebden Bridge Road, Oxenhope, Keighley. Saturday, September 10: 10am to 2pm.
  • Baildon Masonic Hall, Hoyle Court, Otley Road, Charlestown, Shipley. Sunday, September 11: 10.30am to 4pm.

Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley is also celebrating this year’s Heritage Open Days festival, opening its doors to the public from Friday, September 9, to Sunday, September 11.

To find out full details, including whether places need to be booked, visit heritageopendays.org.uk.

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