All lectures take place on Saturday mornings at the Society's headquarters, 'Claremont', 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds, LS2 9NZ (tel: 0113 2457910) and start at 11am with tea/coffee available from 10.30am. Note earlier start time for AGM

15 October 2011	WHEN IS A SLUM NOT A SLUM Peter Connelly Urban Hungate in York developed from the 1770s to become a notorious slum by the start of the 20th century. The speaker from the York Archaeological Trust will follow that journey and re-appraise the
19 November 2011	LOST LINES OF EAST YORKSHIRE Victor Lee The Beeching cuts of the 1960s saw the loss of many rural railway lines. This will be a tour of East Yorkshire looking at some of the infrastructure which survived the closures.
10 December 2011	HISTORY OF THE GAS INDUSTRY Barry Wilkinson The speaker is the chair of the History Panel of the Institution of Gas Engineers, his talk will trace the development of the industry from 1792 to 1970, with reference to Yorkshire.
14 January 2012	WATER POWER ON SHEFFIELD RIVERS Christine Ball The talk will explore the development of water power in the Sheffield region and its subsequent decline when the river valleys became parks and recreational areas from World War I to date.
25 February 2012	BUS MANUFACTURE IN LEEDS Chris Wise The history of bus builders Optare in Leeds and how it rose from the ashes of Leyland will be described together with its products.
24 March 2012	EARLY PRESERVATION WORK AT CAPHOUSE COLLIERY AND THE ST AIDAN’S WALKING DRAGLINE Ivor Brown The speaker has been involved with the development of both sites from the beginning. He will describe how problems have been overcome and how the sites are planned to develop
14 April 2012	AGM & MEMBERS’ SESSION Start time 10.30am
12 May 2012	DISCOVERING INDUSTRIAL SHEFFIELD: An industrial history walk Derek Bayliss & Graham Hague Meet – 10.00am – at Sheffield Station. Cafe / pub lunch. Sheffield has long been known for cutlery and steel and on our visit, led by local experts, we will see buildings that illustrate the development of these industries. We will take a bus – bring your bus pass if you have one – from the station to Fulwood to see the newly restored Shepherd Wheel, a water-powered cutlery grinding wheel in a site dating back to the 16th century. We will then walk down the Porter valley towards the city centre to see other historic industrial sites, including Sharrow Snuff Mill, and return to the station for approx 4.00pm.
DATES OF AUTUMN LECTURES are as follows. The speakers and topics will be announced later in the year.
20 October 2012
17 November 2012
15 December 2012