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Sylvia Plath Visits Heptonstall
On the 31st of August, 1956, the poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes boarded a train in London bound for Yorkshire. They were travelling...
Mar 2, 2021


Turvin’s Golden Daughters: Women and Coining in the Calder Valley
On the 16th of August 1783, at midday, Thomas Spencer was hung by the neck on Beacon Hill, near Halifax. He had been found guilty of high...
Oct 16, 2020
The Secret World of the Brontes
If you grew up in Yorkshire, like me, I’m willing to bet that you know quite a lot about the writers known collectively as The Bronte...
Jun 18, 2020


The Old Course Road
Gill has made a short film looking at The Old Course/ Corpse Road leading from Hebden Bridge to Heptonstall. You can view it here. A...
May 13, 2020


1842 Plug Riots
Sarah has made another short film about the 1842 plug riots in Halifax. You can watch it here
Apr 27, 2020
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