Latest Past Events

“Life, Times and Heritage of J.G. Graves”

Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, Sheffield

Ken Beaumont will give his talk on J G Graves, the successful entrepreneur and public benefactor. Born in 1866 in Lincolnshire, he became Lord Mayor of Sheffield and an Alderman […]

Paupers and Vagrants, Life in the Sheffield Workhouse

Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, Sheffield

Join us to hear Mary Garside's talk which explains why people were in the workhouse, and how they were accommodated according to whether they were considered 'deserving' or 'undeserving'. Mary […]