Discover 170 years of Bradford Festival Choral Society through photographs, programmes and stories from its remarkable archive. Explore Victorian Bradford, garden parties, balls and everyday choir life, and meet the people and places behind its history. Visitors can also share their own memories, photographs or memorabilia and help uncover more of the choir’s story. Book […]
Discover Bradford Beck, the City’s underground river, integral to its historical development. We’ll follow the Plaque Trail through the City centre, following the underground route of the Bradford Beck, and hear tales of medieval mills, breweries, tanners, strikes, floods, bridges and buildings. And uncover a winning poem. Led by Friends of Bradford’s Becks volunteer and […]
Roll up, roll up! Step up, have a go, and claim your bragging rights. Take on our heritage carnival games — Roll‑a‑Coin, Ball‑in‑a‑Bucket and Table Quoits — led by our very own Victorian Carnival Host. Also enjoy some live music and look out for historical character Florence White making an appearance! Free drop in event […]
Explore Victoria Hall at the heart of Saltaire World Heritage Site and discover its rich history, from Victorian beginnings to its role in the recent film The Choral. Enjoy Wurlitzer organ concerts, piano recitals and displays, meet local historians and trustees, and find out more about this remarkable building’s past, present and future.
Learn about Victoria Hall’s through short slideshows on Victoria Hall’s backstory, The Hall’s Conversaziones, and The Founding of Saltaire. The slideshows will run alongside each other, all day, in the Hall’s Evans Room. It’s FREE, and all are welcome. The slideshows will be one part of a varied programme within Victoria Hall.
Discover Grade II* listed St Helen’s Church, designed by John Carr of York and completed in 1776. See its remarkable east window, dating from 1700 and described as an important example of English glass painting, alongside the church’s distinctive blend of Gothic and classical architecture. Teas available nearby at Weston Hall. Teas available at Weston […]
Explore Bradford’s past through the everyday lives connected to one of the city’s most historic buildings. Discover centuries of stories through self-guided and specialist tours, displays and talks from local historians Cat Stiles and Derek Barker. There will also be children’s activities, historical dressing up and refreshments from the pop-up café. Talks and Tours […]
Join Bingley Suffragette Nell Kenney for a guided from Saltaire to Shipley Glen up to the site of the Monster Suffragette Rally. The tour includes a ride on the magical Shipley Glen Tramway up the glen, hear about the sacrifices and bravery of the suffragettes, ending with a morale boosting song on the glen! Book […]
Experience Low Moor 1916, a powerful live performance telling the story of a community devastated by war and the catastrophic munitions factory explosion that killed 40 people. Six performers bring the year to life through drama, music and song, exploring the events leading up to a tragedy described as an accident waiting to happen. […]
Celebrate J.B. Priestley’s birthday with Bradford poet and showman Glyn Watkins at Napoleon’s Casino. Hear stories of Priestley’s life and work, including the remarkable ‘Priestley Pie’ that survived a German bomb. Tickets include pie, peas, chips and gravy, making this a fittingly Bradford celebration of one of the city’s most famous writers. Tickets for the […]
