Friday 16th September 2016 7.30pm This concert offers a unique opportunity to see three hugely experienced improvising musicians in an intimate setting in a variety of combinations. The music promises to be delicate, explosive, melodic and highly interactive as well as presenting a unique spectacle; a treat for ears and eyes. Helmut Lemke: Long strings […]
Saturday 8th October 2016 10am – 5pmSunday 9th October 2016 10am – 4pm Bishops’ House are hosting an Autumn Fayre with a medieval twist. Join us for a fun weekend of craft stalls, music, dancing, refreshments, children’s entertainment, knights fighting and much more! The Knights in Battle re-enactment group will be in battle around 11am […]
Sunday 10th July 201610.30 – 3.30 Some weavers and spinners from the local group Hallamshire Weavers, spinners and Dyers will be demonstrating at the house . There is a workshop of dyeing taking place at the Walled Garden at the same time. There are 11 textile pieces hung around the house – all of them […]
Monday 5th December 2016 7:30 We enjoy our Christmases, and so did the Tudors. They involved heaps of fun and ribaldry, but also had a huge element of friendship and commitment to family (no matter how distant), and to charity for those less well off or ill. They sang and drank, made merry, danced, sang, […]
Wednesday 16th November 2016 7:30 ‘Sheffield Castle and Sheffield Manor Lodge – Myths, Misconceptions and Mysteries. An Inside View’ by Ron Clayton.Much Stuff and Nonsense is going the rounds regarding our yet to be unearthed castle – like Sheffield’s lost structure – it’s time the myths and misconceptions shared the same fate – demolition. Entry […]
Monday 31st October 2016 7:30pm Halloween Special Event Dr Clarke has been collating stories about the mysterious underground tunnels that, according to folklore, are supposed to link various historic places in the city centre including the Castle, Manor Lodge, Cathedral, Old Queen’s Head, etc. Some of these tunnel legends also have ghost stories attached to […]
Wednesday 19th October 2016 7:30 Anna will tell us the story of Portland Works, which was recently saved from conversion into flats. It is a surviving example of an ‘integrated cutlery works’ where all the processes took place on one site, and is still in use by metal tradespeople. It’s important too because the very […]
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