BRADFORD HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Snapshots of Ilkley
11th Jul 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
We are excited to be taking part in the Bradford Heritage Festival on 11 July from 2 to 4pm, and 12–13 July from 11am to 4pm, with two exhibitions for visitors to enjoy.
photoILKLEY is a grassroots photography festival, celebrating photography’s unique power to connect, to question, and to see the world anew.
Committed to making space for younger voices too, a key part of the festival is the Young Photographer Competition, inviting children and young people to share their own visions of Ilkley and the world, offering a vital platform for emerging talents and fresh perspectives. The winning images from the competition form the basis of this exhibition.
Continue upstairs to the Great Flood of July 1900 exhibition. Suddenly, in the middle of a hot summer’s day, there was a violent thunderstorm over Ilkley Moor. It lasted several hours, turning the streets of the town into tributaries of the River Wharfe.
The exhibition describes the resulting devastation. The Wharfedale Airedale Observer from 20 July 1900 carried an extensive report, much of which is used in the exhibition, together with photographs from the time. The exhibition was curated by Ilkley Civic Society’s Local History Hub.
Ilkley Manor House is open especially for the Bradford Heritage Festival on Friday, 11 July, from 2 to 4pm, and we will continue throughout the weekend as normal. Entry is free unless stated otherwise; no booking is required. Please check the website and our social media for the latest updates before visiting.
Accessibility Information
The exhibitions are in the Housebody on the ground floor of the House and in the Western Gallery upstairs. There are uneven flagstones but no steps to enter the House or Housebody. There is no lift to the upstairs floor in the House, which is accessible via a staircase of 18 steps. There is off-street parking and parking in the main car park, which is a couple of minutes’ walk from the House. There is no parking at Ilkley Manor House.
