The Changing Face of Birkby
About this Event
Join Lorna Brooks and Melinda Sharpe to explore the history of famous firms such as Hopkinsons engineering and Ben Shaws drinks as well as co-ops, a cinema, grand houses, churches and mosques, transport links, gardens, breweries and a workhouse. You will also discover older heritage sites: the medieval motte and bailey fortification on Beacon Street and the timber-framed Bay Hall; all showcasing Birkby’s development from a green suburb to the densely populated multicultural community we know today
Meet: Outside St. John's Church, St. John's Road, Birkby, HD1 5EA
Please note that all pets accompanying attendees on the walk must be kept of a lead at all times.
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