Big Community Celebration, Holmfirth
HDAS will have a stall at Holme Valley Parish Council's Big Community Celebration event at Holmfirth's Civic Hall on Saturday 9th November. Come say hello!
Talk programme 24-25
Friday night talks are back! Unfortunately, due to slight uncertainty at our host venue, we had to postpone our planned meeting for October. We have managed, however, to rearrange and…
Return to Heritage Quay
Starting with our first talk of the Autumn series, we will be making our long-awaited return to in-person meetings at the University of Huddersfield's Heritage Quay. Please join us as…
Castle Hill Excavations and Report
The report pertaining to excavations carried out at Castle Hill in 2017 has been completed and is now available to open below: Castle Hill annexe report This is of particular…
The Roman Road, Outlane
During September, following geophysical survey and metal detecting explorations, HDAS excavated a strip trench and test pit above the possible route of the Castleshaw-Slack Roman road at the Western end…
Mytholmbridge Mills Project
Before the lockdown, HDAS had instigated an archaeological survey of the historic mills in Mytholmbridge. The reports outlining the results of the work, as well as associated materials, have been…
Honley Wood Excavation
We are pleased to release the interim report on our recent excavation carried out in Honley Wood, which can be accessed by following the link below. Honley Wood Interim Report
Huddersfield Local History Fair
HDAS will be hosting a stall at Huddersfield's Local History Fair, located at Cathedral House on Saturday 16th November from 10am until 4pm. Feel free to drop by at any time to discover what the Society is about and the activities we've been engaging in. Any help manning the stall for a short period, especially in the afternoon, would also be very much appreciated. Contact the secretary - details on the Contact Us page - if you'd like to get involved!