Please note, Keighley Local Studies Library will be CLOSED to visitors for a week from Monday 12th to Saturday 17th February for essential collections work
During this time, the team will be working on the Local Studies and Archive collections in our care and will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries.
Normal opening hours will resume the following week.
Thursday 25th January, 1.15pm, Bradford Local Studies Library
Margaret McMillan Tower, Princes Way, BD1 1NN.
James Parker published his book ‘Illustrated Rambles from Hipperholme to Tong’ in 1904. In it he focused on Bradford and villages to the south of the city.
James Parker’s work includes a wide range of articles on subjects such as: ‘Opening of the Bradford Exhibition by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales’, ‘Opening of the Cartwright Hall by Lord Masham, and the Lister Family’, ‘Life of Dr Cartwright’ and an ‘Interesting History of the Bradford Trade’.
The speaker, Mary Twentyman is a well-known local and family historian and organiser of Low Moor Local History Group,
Come along and find out about this remarkable man James Parker, how he conducted his research and illustrated his books.
These talks are given by members of FoBALS (Friends of Bradford Archives & Local Studies) with Bradford Local Studies Library and West Yorkshire Archives Bradford.
Doors open at 1pm for a 1.15pm start. Free entry to all events but booking is essential.
For more information or to book a place please telephone or email Bradford Local Studies Library, Telephone 01274 433688, Email: local.studies@bradford.gov.uk
Bradford Local Studies Library will be CLOSED to visitors for a week from Monday 22nd to Saturday 27th January for essential collections work
During this time, we will be working to improve access to the local collections in our care and will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries.
The pre-arranged Lunchtime Lecture will still take place on Thursday 25th January for those people who have reserved a place.
Please note that it is essential to book a place for this event by contacting local.studies@bradford.gov.uk or telephone: 01274 433688.
Bradford Local Studies Library
• Wednesday, 20 December: open as usual
• Thursday, 21 December: open as usual
• Friday, 22 December: closed
• Saturday, 23 December: open as usual
• Sunday, 24 December: closed
• Monday, 25 December: closed
• Tuesday, 26 December: closed
• Wednesday, 27 December: closed
• Thursday, 28 December: closed
• Friday, 29 December: closed
• Saturday, 30 December: closed
• Sunday, 31 December: closed
• Monday, 1 January: closed
• Tuesday, 2 January: open as usual
• Wednesday, 3 January: open as usual
Keighley Local Studies Library
• Wednesday, 20 December: open as usual
• Thursday, 21 December: open as usual
• Friday, 22 December: open as usual
• Saturday, 23 December: closed
• Sunday, 24 December: closed
• Monday, 25 December: closed
• Tuesday, 26 December: closed
• Wednesday, 27 December: closed
• Thursday, 28 December: open as usual
• Friday, 29 December: open as usual
• Saturday, 30 December: open as usual
• Sunday, 31 December: closed
• Monday, 1 January: closed
• Tuesday, 2 January: open as usual
• Wednesday, 3 January: open as usual
Keighley’s artist past and present were celebrated at this year’s Heritage Open Day on Saturday 9th September. Despite it being the hottest day of the year art lovers still came along to listen to the wonderful talks and watch our local artist at work.
Colin Neville talked about local artists Tom Butterfield & Agustus Spencer and their auspicious carers, Spencer’s run in with activist and suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst was of particular interest.
Furthermore, Colin brought Keighley’s importance in art education to light, highlighting how for fifty years, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Keighley School of Art played a leading role in producing artistic talent of national calibre.
Ray Vintner inspired the budding artist in us all with his demonstration on how to create a Bronte moorland landscape painting. Ray worked in acrylics, taking us from the layout of the picture and how to create perspective to adding colour and detail to create mood and atmosphere. Ray has been working on his painting so if you would like to see how the painting is coming along pop into the library.
Stan Boardman’s life was the subject of Tim Neal’s talk in the afternoon. Tim took us through Stan’s journey, from offcumden, born in Maidstone in Kent to household name in Keighley and beyond. The talk was full of images of Stan’s paintings depicting his childhood, growing up in Keighley’s harsh, yet, endearing 1920s.
The displays on David Kirkley and Footballer Mike Hellawell, both who we sadly lost this year, were manned by Charlie Bhowmick MBE and Barbara Wood who sold books and collected for Dementia Friendly Keighley.
Simon Wilkinson’s Storytime was very popular and the children enjoyed creating dinosaurs and mammoths to add to the wall art.
Please come and join us again on 8th October for more events at our Keighley Library Community Day.
