1152 Club: Talks at Kirkstall Abbey

We meet in the Kirkstall Abbey Visitor Centre one Tuesday a month. Doors open at 10am and talks begin at 10.15am. Highlights of a selection of upcoming talks can be found below.

Tuesday 8 September

Weird and Wonderful Silver, with Assistant Community Curator at Temple Newsam, Rathi Tamilselvan      

Tuesday 6 October

A history of The Leeds Library, with librarians Jane Riley and Anna Goodridge. 

Tuesday 3 November

Common Wealth War Graves Commission: Architecture & Renovations, with Brian Joyce.

Tuesday 1 December

Yorkshire trams- A Forgotten Era, with Bill Jagger. 

A look at historic photographs of the street tramways of the towns and cities of Yorkshire from the 19th Century to 1960. The talk shows images of horse, steam and electric trams and looks at their surroundings and background.

Please note that for the October-December editions, hot drinks must be purchased separately from the cafe.