Welcome to the Industrial Heritage Network YORKSHIRE (IHNY) page. Our inaugural meeting took place online on the 10th December 2021. More than 20 people joined that meeting. There’s a report on the news section of this website. Click back for details on the next in-person and online meetings.
Our members include:
The Association for Industrial Archaeology
The Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA) is the national organisation for Britain. The AIA encourages and promotes the public benefit of the study of, and research in, the archaeology of industry and the industrial period, and promotes education in the identification, recognition and conservation of the industrial heritage. The Association funds Restoration Grants; awards cash prizes for research and publications; sponsors new research; lobbies bodies concerned with legislation, planning and funding; unites individuals, local societies, academics and field professionals; represents industrial archaeology nationally and internationally; runs conferences and practical workshops; publishes a biannual academic journal, Industrial Archaeology Review, and a quarterly newsletter, Industrial Archaeology News.
Barnsley Museums
Barnsley Museums offers five venues to discover the history, culture and stories of the borough. This includes the Elsecar Heritage Centre based at the Elsecar Ironworks. The site includes the oldest in situ Newcomen engine in the world. https://www.barnsley-museums.com/
Calderdale Industrial Museum
Calderdale Industrial Museum houses a collection of industrial machinery and artifacts over four floors. Some of the machines are the only surviving examples in the country and have been placed in settings to give a close representation to the time when they were fully operational in the not too distant past. Entirely voluntary run. Formore detaisl follow this link: https://calderdaleindustrial.co.uk/
The European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH)
ERIH is a membership network and sites pay an annual fee which varies according to the category of membership. The benefits of membership include enhanced profile, including a presence on ERIH’s well-used website (which currently attracts over 4000 visits per day) and its active social media pages; participation in ERIH conferences, events and initiatives; participation in local and regional routes of industrial heritage; and not least, association with a European organisation that is now recognised by the European institutions as the principle network for the promotion of industrial heritage tourism in Europe. To find out more about ERIH, please contact the England Coordinator on uk@erih.net.
Middleton Railway
The world’s oldest continually operating Railway. Opened with an Act of Parliament in 1758, the station saw the world’s first commercially successful use of steam locomotives in 1812. In June 1960, the railway became the first standard gauge railway to be preserved and operated by volunteers. Middleton Railway is 100% volunteer run. For more detaisl see: https://www.middletonrailway.org.uk
National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield
The National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.
South Yorkshire Transport Museum
The South Yorkshire Transport Museum is currently home to around 50 vehicles including cars, buses and a tramcar body. Some of these vehicles are owned by the museum and some are privately owned. All of these vehicles are at different stages of restoration, some fully restored to their former glory. In addition to the vehicles the museum features a varied selection of displays of transport related artefacts and objects. The museum also has a café serving hot & cold drinks, sandwiches and snacks. Open days are generally held on the second Sunday of every month. Follow thin s link fro more details: https://sytm.co.uk/
South Yorkshire Industrial Heritage Society
The Mills Archive
Established in 2002, we preserve and protect records of milling heritage, fostering the cultural and educational values of mills and the milling community. A Nationally Accredited Archive Service, we are the UK’s specialist archive on the history of milling: the national centre for mill-related research, recording, learning and understanding; the appropriate repository for milling records. We care for over 250 collections of more than 3,000,000 documents and images, recording the rich and diverse crafts, buildings, equipment and people involved with mills. Over 76,000 of these records are freely available online and some 20 volunteers work to make more publicly accessible.
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)
SPAB believe old buildings have a future. From cottages to castles and from churches to cathedrals they are here to help buildings and the people who care for them. Based on years of experience and research SPAB understands how old buildings work. See: https://www.spab.org.uk/
Industrial Heritage Networks 