Event Category: History

Q&A SESSION: Olicana, the Roman Fort

21st Jun 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Trustee and historian John Cockshott will be in the House ready for your questions about the Roman fort of Olicana. Not only is Ilkley Manor House built on the...

COFFEE MORNING: C.H. Wood’s Aerial Photographs

25th Jul 2025
10:15 am - 12:00 pm

Join Olivia Johnson, Photo Archive Assistant at Bradford Museums and Galleries, on 25 July to learn about Charles Harold Wood. This talk has been rescheduled from last year. From...

EXHIBITION: The Great Ilkley Flood of July 1900

14th Jun 2025 - 27th Jul 2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

The exhibition from Ilkley Civic Society and the Local History Hub contains contemporary photographs of the Great Ilkley Flood. On 12 July 1900, during a hot summer, there was...

EXHIBITION: Keeping Track

2nd Aug 2025 - 25th Aug 2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

An exhibition to mark 160 years of railway history in Ilkley and its impact on the town, curated by Friends of Ilkley Rail Station. Learn about this fascinating aspect...