The recorded history of Wakefield goes back more than 1, 000 years and the city has evolved and changed over the centuries. The extensive developments of the last three centuries, through the Industrial Revolution and a massive increase in population to today's largely post-industrial city, have seen its most radical period of change. A–Z of Wakefield delves into the history of this West Yorkshire city. It highlights well-known landmarks, famous residents and digs beneath the surface to uncover some of the lesser-known facts about Wakefield and its hidden gems. Significant moments in its history are covered as well as its notable buildings and other features, including famous names associated with Wakefield, from its medieval beginnings to the present day. This fascinating A–Z tour of Wakefield's history is fully illustrated and will appeal to all those with an interest in this part of West Yorkshire.
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- Cover
- Introduction
- Aire and Calder Navigation
- All Saints, Cathedral Church of
- Almshouses
- Amory, Thomas
- Austin House
- Bishop’s Palace
- Briggs, Henry
- Burney Tops House
- Bull Ring, The
- Carnegie Library
- Catacombs
- Cattle Market
- Chantry Chapel
- Chalmers, Revd Andrew
- Clarkson, Henry
- Church Institute, The
- Clayton Hospital
- Corn Exchange
- Courthouse
- Drake, Charles Henry
- Dickens, Charles
- Dykes Family
- Egremont House
- Empire Theatre
- Fennell, Louisa
- Gaskell, Benjamin
- Gaskell, Daniel
- Goodchild, John Fletcher
- Goodwyn Barmby, Revd John
- Hepworth, The
- Heywood, John Pemberton
- Holy Trinity Parish Church
- Indigo Dye Works
- Johnstone, Revd Thomas
- Kirkgate Railway Station
- Lee, John
- Lumb Family
- Marriott, William Thomas
- Market Cross
- Marygate
- Methodist New Connexion
- Milnes, James
- Milnes, Mary Bridget
- Milnes, Richard Slater
- Moot Hall
- Naylor House
- Navigation Yard
- Orangery
- Pemberton House
- Potter, John
- Public Library and Assembly Rooms
- Quaker Chapel
- Quebec Street Tabernacle
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS)
- Racecourse
- Ridings, The
- Rideal, Titus
- St Austin’s Roman Catholic Church
- St Andrew’s Parish Church
- St Faith’s Chapel
- St John’s Parish Church
- St John’s Square
- St John’s North
- St Mary’s Parish Church
- St Michael’s Parish Church
- Salt, Titus
- Six Chimneys
- Slavery
- Strafford Arms Public House
- South Parade
- Taylor, Kate
- Town Hall
- Towers, The
- Trinity Walk
- Unitarian
- United Methodist Free Church
- Unity Hall
- Vicarage, Old
- Vincent House
- Victoria, Statue of
- Votes for Women
- Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank
- Westgate Chapel
- Westgate Railway Station
- Westgate End Wesleyan Chapel
- West Parade Wesleyan Chapel
- X-ray Department
- York House
- Zetland Street
- Zion Chapel
- Bibliography and Further Reading
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