Heritage Open day 2025 Draft Programme. All venues to be confirmed.
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/
Theme; Architecture and changes of use to public buildings in Walkley.
As part of the National Heritage Open Days (HOD)September 12th – 21st, On Saturday 20th, Walkley will be staging activities and displays in a number of its historic buildings including Walkley St Mary’s Church, Walkley Community Centre, Fir Street, Sheffield Buddhist Centre (formerly St Joseph’s Industrial School). More venues to follow. Most evets run from 10.00 to 16.00, but two venues will open for the afternoon only. Please check the hours for each building nearer the time or check the online HOD brochure.
Provisional List of buildings and Organisations
• Walkley Community Centre, Fir Street
• St Mary’s Church & Bell Tower (TBC) Howard Road
• Sheffield Buddhist Centre, (St Joseph’s Hospital & Industrial School)
• Walkley Ebenezer building schoolroom(TBC)
• Walkley Carnegie Library.
Other Proposed Organisations and Activities:
• Walkley History
• Rivelin Valley Conservation Group exhibitions & activities for children.
• Paul Fox, Exhibition on Transport buildings in S6.
• The Long Lost Loos of Walkley.
• Display about the former Walkley St Mary’s School and Walkley Institute, Howard Road. Now the home of Sheffield Spiritualist Church and Walkley Yoga Centre. (Opening TBC or a display in St Mary’s Church)
How can you help?
Did you go to school/work at the former St Mary’s School on Howard Road? Or do you have memories of it as Walkley Institute/Sheffield College?
Did you Attend St Joseph’s Junior School or have a connection to the St Joseph’s Industrial School or Hospital?
Do you have any information on the people who designed or built any of these buildings?
If so: Contact the Walkley Historians. [email protected]
