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Huddersfield Local Studies Library

Address:
Huddersfield Local Studies Library,
Princess Alexandra Walk,
Huddersfield HD1 2SU

Opening Times:

Monday 9.30-8

Tuesday 9.30-8

Wednesday 9.30-5

Thursday 9-8

Friday 9-8

Saturday 9-4 

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Description:

The central Library in Huddersfield was opened in 1940 and offers a full range of facilities. The Library is located in the centre of Huddersfield and within easy walking distance of the bus and railway stations. The Local Studies Department is situated on the first floor of the Library.

Contact Details:
Telephone 01484 221965 E-mail: hudlib.localhist@kirklees.gov.uk

Learning Programmes:

No education programme in place, but class visits can be arranged by prior appointment and an activity day for children is held once a year

Specialisms:
Local and family history collections. Internet access.

Through a Victorian Child's Eye How home and school life was for Victorian children in Huddersfield Read More »	From Suffering to Suffrage The struggle of the suffragettes to obtain the vote. Read More »
Factory Reform C19th working conditions and the Acts of Parliament that changed them Read More »	From Wool to Cloth Life and work in textile factories during the Industrial Revolution Read More »
Richard Oastler Campaigning against the working conditions of children Read More »	Everyday Life in the Industrial Revolution Changes in daily life as Britain becomes industrialised Read More »
Apprentices The lives of apprentices in Victorian factories Read More »	Children at Work Working conditions for children in factories, mills and mines Read More »
Craft Made From Graft Life and working conditions during the Industrial Revolution Read More »	The Holmfirth Tiger The story of a circus tiger reared in Holmfirth, in the 1940s Read More »