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Wakefield Museum is a local museum in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, north England, covering the history of the city of Wakefield and the local area from prehistoric times onwards. [ 1 ] History
This list of museums in West Yorkshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Wakefield Castle, Lowe Hill or Lawe Hill was a castle built in the 12th century on a hill on the north side of the River Calder near Wakefield, England. Its name derives from the Anglo Saxon hlaew meaning a mound or cairn, possibly a burial mound or barrow .
The museum is situated on the A642, in Overton near Middlestown between Wakefield and Huddersfield. It is signposted from the M1 motorway. It can be reached by car or public transport. [11] The museum features regularly on television programmes, especially those with a focus on genealogy and mining culture. [citation needed]
The National Coal Mining Museum for England (an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage), the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Nostell Priory [13] are within the Wakefield metropolitan area, as is Walton Hall, a Georgian mansion set in what was the world's first nature reserve, created by the explorer Charles Waterton; the ...
Wakefield One is a building in the city centre of Wakefield, a city in West Yorkshire, in England. The four-storey building was commissioned by Wakefield Council as its headquarters. It was designed by Cartwright Pickard Architects. Work began in August 2010, and the building was completed in January 2012.
The Paine Art Center’s annual Nutcracker in the Castle event opens Nov. 22, while the annual Turkey Trot will take place Thanksgiving Day.
St John's Square, Wakefield City Centre Church of England II* 1895 Serves the areas to the north of Wakefield City Centre Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin: Wakefield Bridge, Wakefield City Centre Church of England I: c. 1350 Forms part of the structure of Wakefield Bridge St Mary Magdalene's Church Outwood WF1 2DT Church of England 1858 [4]