Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group
The Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group (U.W.H.G.) was formed in 2005 and our membership currently stands at around 60. In 2008 we surveyed and excavated a corn drying kiln at Kilnsey. Currently we are conducting a landscape survey, desk based research and a botanical survey of the area east of Embsay reservoir around the former Whitfield Syke mill.
Members have been involved in producing a series of landscape surveys, in conjunction with Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust, and also play a major part in the summer excavations at Chapel House Wood near Threshfield.
Outlines of the projects that we are, or have been, involved in can be viewed at: http://www.uwhg.org.uk/projects/projects.html
A programme of talks by guest lecturers operates during winter, spring and autumn and guided walks during the summer months.
Meetings and Activities
2011 Walks and Talks
Indoor meetings are held 7.30pm in the Soroptimist Rooms, 28 Otley Street, Skipton.
Charge: £1.00 Members and £2.50 Non members
Thursday 3rd February
6:30pm Annual General Meeting followed by
7:30pm The Whitfield Project, Embsay: A presentation by UWHG members on the work done so far on this project
Thursday 3rd March 7:30pm
The Lazencroft Pottery slipware: Kathy Allday and Jean Millard (Leeds Archaeological Fieldwork Society)
Thursday 7th April
No Man’s Land- Archaeology on the Western Front: Keith Maddison (No Man’s Land Archaeology Group)
Further details can be found at
http://www.uwhg.org.uk/activities/uwhg/uwhg.html
Contact
Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group
Email: contact-us147@uwhg.org.uk
Website: http://www.uwhg.org.uk
