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1152 Club: Talks at Kirkstall Abbey

Name: 1152 Club: Talks at Kirkstall Abbey
Start: 2026-12-01T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-01T11:30:00+00:00
Location: Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey

Tue 6 Oct - Tue 1 Dec

Tue 6 Oct

Tue 1 Dec

Tue 6 Oct

Doors open

10:00

Start

10:30

End

11:30

Kirkstall Abbey

Free
Tue 3 Nov

Doors open

10:00

Start

10:30

End

11:30

Kirkstall Abbey

Free
Tue 1 Dec

Doors open

10:00

Start

10:30

End

11:30

Kirkstall Abbey

Free
Free, drop-in

The 1152 Club is a history and heritage talks series for people aged 55 and over, held at Kirkstall Abbey. Join us on the first Tuesday of every month 10.15am - 11.15am.

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.

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