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, which studies and reports on the archaeology, history and architecture of South Yorkshire and north-east Derbyshire, was named in his honour.
For 200 years, the views of Jospeh Hunter have shaped and dominated
understandings of Sheffield and its hinterland of Hallamshire.
Frequently repeated, they depict a region that was radical, rebellious,
insular and slow to engage with urbanity and culture. This talk explores the background to Hunter’s outlook, how his views influenced subsequent writers and how recent studies offer new insights into a Hallamshire more complex and urbane than hitherto acknowledged.