Adel History Group – Summer bulletin     

 Thanks to members who supported recent events:

Matthew Hall’s talk on Cookridge Hospital to 1953, Janet Douglas’s superb walk around Victorian Adel and Val Crompton’s excellent history talk at York Gate.

Thursday 6^th August 7.30 p.m at The Old Stables, back Church Lane.

“To dye or not to die” with John Auty…an illustrated talk primarily on the Perkin family and their contribution to an important part of the chemical industry.

Sunday 6^th September 3.00 p.m. at the gates of Adel Primary School, Tile Lane. Ann Lightman will lead a walk to Eastmoor.

Thursday 17^th September 7.30 p.m. (Adel Association meeting) at the Old Stables, back Church Lane where Lauren Ryall-Stockton, a curator at the City of Leeds Museum, will give an illustrated 30 min talk on “Burgodunum: Roman Adel and Leeds”.

 Friday 23^rd October 7.30 p.m. in St. John the Baptist Church, Adel, Joyce Hill on “Churches at the time when Adel was built: some places to visit and signs to look for”

A History Group event in aid of the Belfry Fund.

 Also of interest:

Mon 3^rd August 10.15 am Tracks in Time Armley/Bramley “Tithe to 2009” Boundary Trail at MacDonald’s Car Park, Leisure Complex, Kirkstall Rd. 4 mile circular  history walk. Other walks are on www.tracksintime.wyjs.org.uk

 Wednesday 9^th September 7.30 p.m. “Personal Heritage and Family History” with Guest speaker: Dr Nick Barratt (of “Who do you think you are?” fame) at BHH Synagogue, Street Lane. £15 – book via 07803 293246 or 07732 371909.

Saturday September 12 9.30 Eccup walk  – as in Adel Bells pg 19.

 Saturday 14^th November: Archaeology Day School at the Royal Armouries. The morning will inform on the work carried out in West Yorkshire this last year. The afternoon has a medieval theme. Email for details. Full day: £12.00.

 We haven’t been asked to suggest further research projects for students at Leeds Metropolitan University (and I’ve not officially received either of last years reports – fortunately Matthew, the leader of the Cookridge Hospital project was generous to us with the information he & his team found). However there was an item on the last Adel Association meeting (which I don’t think was discussed) in which the Civic Trust were asking about projects to research or being researched. Any suggestions? Golden Acre Park was mentioned after the Cookridge Hospital presentation – but a good publication on this was produced a few years ago…so I feel it has probably been adequately covered.

 Have a good Summer. Ann