Yorkshire Highlights

Historic England has added a new photographic collection celebrating Leeds Caribbean and African communities to its national Archive.

Bradford City Council has been awarded £2 million from Historic England to fund a transformative Heritage Action Zone in the city’s historic core.

A pioneering mental health and welfare facility for soldiers is 1 of 6 new historic buildings to be listed at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.

Historic England has awarded £65,000 to Sheffield City Council to develop a series of plans aimed at preserving the city’s unique heritage.

Historic England have awarded Rotherham Council more than £77,000 to help save an important part of South Yorkshire’s industrial heritage.

A £55,000 grant from Historic England will save an 18th century garden wall at Cannon Hall in Barnsley from imminent collapse.

A new photography project aiming to capture Chapeltown’s African and Caribbean community has been launched by Historic England.

A group of derelict stable buildings on the Wentworth Woodhouse Estate are being restored thanks to a £528,475 grant from Historic England.

A parkland in West Yorkshire has been registered at Grade II, giving it greater protection and recognition.

Historic England has given £625,000 to help breathe new life into a derelict former textile mill in Wakefield.

Historic England and North Yorkshire Council have been showing Keir Mather MP how they have been working together to rejuvenate Selby’s town centre

A monument in South Yorkshire celebrating medical pioneer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu has been upgraded to Grade II* by DCMS

13 sites have been saved and 7 sites added to the Heritage at Risk Register 2023 in the East of England.

Leeds West Indian Centre's 40th anniversary celebrations will include an exhibition featuring images from the venue's opening event in 1983.

12 historic buildings in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, have been listed and 1 upgraded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England, giving them greater protection and recognition.

Historic England and English Heritage, along with representatives from Tarmac, join Rishi Sunak at one of the UK’s most important prehistoric sites.

Historic England has created a new heritage trail of Bradford, allowing young people to explore some of the city’s most important historic buildings.

Julian Smith CBE MP joins Historic England and North Yorkshire Council as they work together to rejuvenate Skipton’s historic town centre.

Historic England has praised a proposal to refurbish and extend The George Hotel in Huddersfield.

Historic England has awarded Hull City Council £11,900 to develop a regeneration plan for the Spring Bank area of the city.

Nine rare K8 phone boxes in Hull have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

Historic England and Barnsley Council have been showing Dan Jarvis MP how they are working to restore the historic character of Eldon Street.

Historic England and Wakefield Council have been showing Simon Lightwood MP how they are working to restore the historic character of Upper Westgate.

Historic England and English Heritage have secured the future of two massive henge monuments and their surrounding landscape.

Historic England has praised plans to transform The Retreat, a former York asylum, into a new residential development.

Saintoft Lodge, a late 19th-century building in North Yorkshire, has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Historic England has praised Kirklees Council’s vision for a vibrant new cultural and leisure hub in Huddersfield town centre.

11 sites have been saved and 10 sites have been added to the Heritage at Risk Register 2022 in Yorkshire.

Applying to Historic England for funding towards the cost of preparing plans to frame and guide conservation area regeneration.

Former flax spinning mill, will undergo major repairs as part of an exciting new chapter in the regeneration of the building and surrounding area.

In total, there are 523 entries across Yorkshire on the 2021 Heritage at Risk Register. This year 17 historic buildings and sites have been saved.

A new report highlights the economic potential of heritage in York, North Yorkshire and East Riding.

A crowdsourcing project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Hull airship crash has unearthed a wealth of fascinating contributions.

Hull MP has shown her support for the regeneration of historic high street.

We have grants available in Yorkshire for projects involving caring for historic sites and engaging people in heritage.

Historic England funds new project to commemorate 100th anniversary of the Hull airship crash.

Rare Roman remains have been discovered at the site of a new housing development in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

A Historic England grant of £343,000 will help restore garden buildings in the grounds of North Yorkshire visitor attraction Ripley Castle.

33 sites in Yorkshire have been awarded listed status in the past 12 months, giving them greater protection and recognition..

16 historic sites in Elsecar have been given greater protection and recognition following recent research carried out by Historic England.

The Heritage at Risk Register provides an annual snapshot of the health of the most valued historic places, and those most at risk of being lost.

Historic England has selected Peel Park Primary School and Nursery in Bradford for a new award recognising excellence in teaching local heritage.

We have stepped in to help Rotherham stately home Wentworth Woodhouse with a grant of £224,000 towards an unexpected heritage repair bill.

A public seating shelter in Scarborough has been listed at Grade II. 

We reveal the secret history of Elsecar, the South Yorkshire village created by visionary aristocrats.

We have awarded £500,000 towards the redevelopment of Park Hill, Europe’s largest listed building and one of Sheffield’s defining landmarks.

The gravestone of the world’s first ever film stars is among these highlights from the 42 historic places that have been listed in Yorkshire this year

Over the past year, 21 war memorials in Yorkshire have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

In Yorkshire, 52 sites have been saved and removed from the 2019 Heritage at Risk Register, while 13 places at risk of being lost have been added.

Huddersfield town centre pub 'The Sportsman', built in 1930, has been listed at Grade II.

Historic England is funding the restoration of Plumpton Rocks, described as “heaven on earth” by Queen Mary, the wife of King George V.

Historic England has been working with local schoolchildren in Scarborough to create a new exhibition featuring a miniature version of their town.

A programme of urgent repairs has made key areas of the buildings stable and weather-tight, and prepared the ground for a major phase of roof repairs.

Feversham Primary School children learn about their heritage by exploring the history of local places and people.

Historic England is overseeing spending of a £7.6 million grant funding emergency repairs at Wentworth Woodhouse.

Two newly listed war memorials in Yorkshire have unusual connections to women. Find out more about them and how you can help protect war memorials.