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Loxley: Wanderings in a Curious Valley

A talk by Peter Machan Part of the Nether Edge Festival Thursday 19 September 19:30 – 21:00 From Robin Hood to the greatest flood in England’s history.  This fully-illustrated talk is based on Peter’s recently-published book on the Loxley Valley, featuring the diverse landscape and the historic and dramatic events of Sheffield’s most curious and […]

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Only Hunter’s Hallamshire?

Tuesday 16 July at 7.30 in the Kenwood Hall Hotel A talk by Julie Banham £5 on the door Joseph Hunter (1783 – 1861) was a Unitarian Minister and antiquarian best known for his book Hallamshire. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York (1819).  The Hunter Archaeological Society, […]

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Sweet Remembrance

The Confectioners of Sheffield General Cemetery Sweet Remembrance: The Confectioners of Sheffield General Cemetery Date – Tuesday 23rd January 2024, 7.30 – 8.45pm Cost – £5 (cash only on the door, no online booking) Venue – Kenwood Hall Hotel, Kenwood Rd, S7 1NQ Confectioner researcher, Andrew Littlewood, will shed light on the stories of some Sheffield […]