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Hessle Hall is currently available to rent through estate agents, The Nostell Estate.

Grade II-listed farmhouse available to rent

Councillors in Wakefield are set to hold a flag flying debate less than a year after voting to implement new protocols.

Repair bill for ‘structurally weak’ County Hall rises above £14m

Plans to convert Vincent House into flats have been refused by Wakefield Council. Image: Harrison Architectural Heritage

Plan to convert ‘handsome’ listed Georgian building into flats refused

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Race to restore water tower before 100th anniversary

Chair of trustees John Smith and trustee Alison Buckler

Two hundred years since Wakefield created the world's first nature reserve

Plan to turn listed city centre church building into apartments

Vincent House, on Westgate, Wakefield.

Plans submitted to convert listed Georgian building near city centre into flats

The scheme involves replacing telecommunications equipment already in place at the century-old Gawthorpe Water Tower.

Town’s 5G coverage to be boosted by upgrade to landmark water tower

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Plan to upgrade antennas on historic water tower to boost mobile phone coverage

L-R Back, Jacqui Milnes, (researcher) Debbie Waller, (researcher)Hayley Grocock CEO Wakefield District Sight Aid. Helga Fox, lead researcher, Susan Hawksley, (researcher) L - R seated, Olivia Young, (researcher) Sarah Cobham CEO Dream Time Creative/Forgotten Women of Wakefield

Forgotten Women of Wakefield projects bags Historic England funds

Coun Michelle Collins with staff and volunteers from Pontefract Castle.

Pontefract Castle wins prestigious Green Heritage Site Accreditation

Michiel Brouns at Westgate in Wakefield, where several buildings have been restored using Brouns &

Yorkshire linseed paint manufacturer appointed to £4m Wakefield transformation p...

Tom Frater, Regional Director North East and Yorkshire at Historic England, Louisa Brooks from City and Provincial Properties, Coun Michael Graham, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Growth at Wakefield Council,and Duncan Wilson, Historic England’s Chief Executive.

Council welcomes £625K from Historic England to repair the former textile mill

Coun Michael Graham with the comic book by the 'mysterious' green door

Comic book for school children celebrates historic Westgate’s transformation

These buildings, monuments and conservation areas are all on the Heritage at Risk Register 2023.

Here are 14 of Wakefield's buildings on Historic England's At Risk Register 2023

Repairs to an 18th century bridge near to Nostell Priory have been delayed by the discovery of great crested newts.

Bridge repairs delayed by discovery of great crested newts
Repairs to an 18th century bridge near to Nostell Priory have been delayed by the discovery of great crested newts.
Tony Gardner

Restoration work has been completed on one of the oldest surviving timber buildings in Wakefield.

Restoration work completed on one of the oldest surviving timber buildings

Visit to the regeneration zone. Simon Lightwood, far right

Work to regenerate Westgate area underway

The wreck of the Klein Hollandia (Photo: Cathy de Lara)

Shipwreck off UK coast identified as 17th century Dutch warship

Council leader Coun Denise Jeffery in front of 6-8 Silver Street, Wakefield, which scientists think could be the oldest timber framed in the city.

Historic building could be oldest surviving timber property in Wakefield

The Tank House at World of Glass has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register following the appearance of extensive cracking caused by movement in the west corner. Historic England, along with St Helens Council, is working with the Museum to understand the condition of the building and propose next steps © Historic England DP371555

Historic England: full Heritage at Risk register for 2022 released

The property on Blenheim Road, St John's, was Wakefield's maternity hospital from 1919 until 1935.

Historic England rejects bid to get listed status for former maternity hospital

CEO Jonathan Boylin and Estates Director Alice Haworth of Boylin Commercial who are renovating the yard behind the Elephant and Castle pub on Westgate.

Works funded by Council’s HAZ scheme begins at the Elephant and Castle Yard

Wayne Stables.

Filmmaker explores Wakefield’s thriving musical story

Heritage groups, including Wakefield Civic Society, are currently trying to persuade Historic England to give the building listed status to protect it from demolition.

Victorian Society backs campaign to stop demolition of former maternity hospital

Artist, Ekaterina Sheath, with Coun Michael Graham and Coun Darren Byford.

Stories from Wakefield people and businesses create art trail on Westgate

Coun Darren Byford (left) with Andy Turner, joint-owner of 22 Silver Street.

Work begins to restore second historic building on Westgate
Work is underway to restore a second historic building on Westgate as part of a major scheme by Wakefield Council.
Leanne Clarke

How fantastic is this old photo of Westgate, taken around 1920? Look at the early cars and vans on the road.

Celebrate the facinating history of Westgate with a guided walk

The artwork will be placed on Unity Hall and Thompson's Yard.

Artwork planned for Westgate

Coun Darren Byford and Richard Butterfield of Histroric England at the former Woolpacks Hotel.

Historic Wakefield pub undergoing heritage makeover

The work is starting this month to repair the former Woolpacks Hotel at 50-52 Westgate under Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) programme.

Historic Westgate building to be restored as part of £4m renovation plan

Coun Darren Byford

Wakefield Westgate revamp: £90,000 allocated for cultural events to bring busine...

Coun Darren Byford is backing the campaign.

New city grant to help bring high streets "back from the brink"

Ann Hurst took over The Wakefield and Halifax Journal following her husband’s death in 1823. She used her newspaper as a platform to call for radical change, issuing propaganda calling for the abolition of slavery and suffrage for women, and yet risked becoming a forgotten footnote in Wakefield's history

Historic newspaper editor Ann Hurst to be honoured with a blue plaque

Gawthorpe Water Tower has officially been added to a list of protected buildings, following a campaign by hundreds of local residents.

Gawthorpe Water Tower granted listed building status after campaign

Jon Trickett

These heritage sites in Wakefield and Pontefract are named on Historic England's...

A multi-million pound project to revitalise Wakefield city centre has been confirmed, with almost £4m in funding promised. Westgate is pictured in 2016.

Millions in funding secured to renovate busy Wakefield street

Westgate, Wakefield

Historic Wakefield city centre buildings to be renovated

Museums and galleries in England are preparing to open their doors to the public after temporarily closing when the UK entered lockdown in March (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here are the new rules to keep you safe when museums and galleries reopen

A studio owned by Wakefield's Dame Barbara Hepworth has been granted a new protected status. Photo: Historic England

Protected status for Hepworth studio will help shine a light on Wakefield

A man standing amongst the ruins of Brewers' Hall, City of London

The Rebuilding of Britain

Templar Hotel was granted heritage status last year

Yorkshire and the Humber's heritage is worth £2 billion to economy

The work has cost around 2m.

Repairs on Wakefield's old crown court building almost complete

Work to restore Pontefract Castle is now complete. Pic couresty of Wakefield Council.

Pontefract Castle finally removed from ‘at risk’ register after 16 years

Work to restore Pontefract Castle is now complete. Pic couresty of Wakefield Council.

Pontefract Castle finally removed from ‘at risk’ register after 16 years

Airbnb is offering tourists a free night in Pontefract as part of a campaign to rediscover the nation's "hidden gems".

'Pontefract is a hidden gem' - Airbnb to offer free night's stay in West Yorkshi...

Westgate, Wakefield

Wakefield to get share of £95 million to boost city centre

The Winding Wheel at the National Coal Mining Museum.

Plans approved to help restore the headstocks at the National Coal Mining Museum

The cafe at Pontefract Castle has been revamped and reopened at part of ongoing regeneration of historic site.

Revamped Pontefract Castle cafe is 'jewel in the town's crown'

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New measures to protect Sandal Castle after visitors damage masonry work

Sandal Castle

Sandal Castle damaged by climbers

Town’s Second World War building is granted Grade-II listed status

The decontamination unit several years ago. Photo sent by Christine Cudworth.

Why rare gas decontamination centre in Yorkshire town is reminder of war effort ...

Share love of Yorkshire's finest buildings this Valentine's Day

Wakefield Crown Court House.

Restoration plan for Wakefield and Pontefract courts

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