Explore our Heritage – Headingley is again taking part in the (much-reduced) annual national Heritage Open Days, held in September every year, when the doors are opened to historic monuments and buildings, especially those normally closed to the public. Just three events are taking place this year. Further information on all of them can be found on the Heritage Open Days website, at www.heritageopendays.org.uk
St Luke’s Lutheran Church, 9 Alma Road
Thursday 17 September: 1000-1600
Friday 18 September: 1000-1600
Saturday 19 September: 1000-1400
No booking required, max 8 people per tour/session, this event will run in line with local & national government guidelines
View the tiny Lutheran Chapel and learn of its unique history.
Go to https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/st-lukes-lutheran-church-open-day
The most beautiful public gardens in England: The Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens and the Royal Park: a story of ambition and failure. An online talk via Zoom by Eveleigh Bradford
from Leeds Central Library, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Friday 18 September: 13:00 - 14:00
Online talk, prebooking required to access login information
Go to https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/the-most-beautiful-public-gardens-in-england
Inside the Hidden Shelters: Take a look inside Woodhouse Moor’s hidden air raid shelter and learn about the Second World War history of Leeds in this online event.
with Jorge De Pedro (a 3D Heritage artist) and Dr Henry Irving (a historian at Leeds Beckett University)
Saturday 19 September: 1400
Pre-booking required
Max 100 people per tour/session, 90 minutes
Go to https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/hidden-shelters
For further info, including booking details where necessary, go to www.heritageopendays.org.uk
Of course, there’s plenty of heritage on view in and around Headingley, all the year round. And most of this is shown on the HeadingleyLeeds website – for instance, Listed Buildings are listed, all the distinctive Character Areas of the Neighbourhood in Headingley and Far Headingley are described, we also have some Walks around these places; all of these are on the Explore page. In addition, we have photo galleries showing Headingley as it is and as it was. For the context of all, see the History of Headingley.
Richard Tyler
HeadingleyLeeds website
info@headingleyleeds.com
