Eldon Street HSHAZ Blue Plaques Unveiling
Schedule
Sat Nov 16 2024 at 11:30 am to 12:45 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Old Bank Barnsley | Barnsley, EN
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Join us for the unveiling of five blue plaques in Barnsley town centre on Saturday 16 November commencing at 11.30am at The Old Bank, Church Street and ending around 12.45pm.The plaques, developed in partnership between the Eldon Street High Street Heritage Action Zone, Barnsley Museums, Barnsley Civic Trust and Historic England, commemorate notable 19th Century figures and the buildings they were associated with, in and around Eldon Street. The event is free and there is no need to book in advance.
Thomas Lister, Postmaster, Poet and Naturalist – The Old Bank, Church Street
John Whitworth, Architect, Surveyor, Town Planner – 14 Regent Street
Catherine Mawer, Master Stonemason – Queens Hotel, Regent Street
Ann Porter, Business woman and Barnsley entrepreneur – 58 Eldon Street
Matthew and Eliza Wardhaugh, creators of Barnsley’s first wooden theatre – Parkway Cinema, Eldon Street.
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Where is it happening?
The Old Bank Barnsley, 13 Church Street,Barnsley, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: