Our last short course, led by Dr Michael Hopkinson, was entitled: ‘Six Yorkshire Legacies’.
The course examined the role of a group of Yorkshire personalities who had a lasting influence on the city and county, living during the “long 19th century” (1750 to 1920): John Carr (architect), George Hudson (railway magnate), the Rowntree family (housing and welfare), Titus Salt . . . → Read More: Short course, ‘Six Yorkshire Legacies’
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 This 1-day conference took place at the Centre in the Park, Sheffield, on Saturday 29 October 2011. It was organised jointly by South Yorkshire ECONET (Biodiversity Research Group) and PLACE and attracted nearly 70 people. The introduction by Ian Rotherham was followed by a talk by him on Yorkshire’s forgotten Fenland, which explored the wetland heritage and loss . . . → Read More: PLACE Autumn Conference 2011 Our autumn newsletter has been sent to PLACE members. For an electronic copy, please click the . . . → Read More: Autumn newsletter  Our final fieldtrip of 2011 took place on Saturday 1st October in unexpectedly glorious weather! The group assembled in the Methodist Church Room in Thackley in the morning for fascinating talks by Dr Eileen White and Dr Christine Alvin on the history and ecology of Buck Wood and the former open air school located there. In . . . → Read More: Buck Wood visit  The PLACE visit to Flamborough on July 30th was a great success. Seventeen people enjoyed a real treat in the morning, as geologist and PLACE Fellow, Richard Myerscough led us down the steep steps to Selwick Bay, where we studied the fascinating geology on the beach and in the cliffs. Richard had thoughtfully provided hard hats, . . . → Read More: Flamborough field visit |
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