Sunday August 2nd 1pm – 2.30pm A repeat of last yearʼs popular afternoon of strumming our way through some favourite songs. Bring your uke or voice and join in. Free!
Wednesday July 1st 7.30pm Toffee Music – Musical duo back by popular demand. The repertoire this time will be across our full range – Music Hall, Vaudeville, Standards, 60ʼs Plus, and War. Tickets £5 on the door. Places Limited!
Wednesday June 24th 7.30pm SOLD OUT An evening of “electro” music, featuring: The Garwin Project’s contemporary electronica draws inspiration from many sources, including the Berlin School of electronic composition and Sheffield’s rich musical heritage. Performing ‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Summer’, this specially-created Midsummer night’s piece features new material alongside tracks from […]
Friday June 19th 7.30 Kaktus Leach presents a short talk about the history of walled gardens which will be followed by a visit to the Meersbrook Hall garden to look at maps and other evidence of its use over the last 200 years.
Wednesday 6th May at 7.30 pm Sally Rodgers, community heritage Archaeologist at Heeley city farm will be giving a talk about the project at Tinsley Manor. Exploring Tinsley Manor is a three years Lottery Funded Project. It was initiated by Tinsley Primary School who had been researching the history of their school site and found […]
They are very difficult to find and are best seen with the aid of a high intensity LED torch but here and there on the main timber beams around the house can be seen an X bordered by two parallel lines. These are carpenter’s levelling marks. When the main beams had been sawed and shaped, […]
Sunday 3rd May 11am-4pm Spinning and weaving demonstration at Bishops House Museum by the Hallamshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Also activities in the Walled Garden 1pm-3pm See the dye plant garden Herb teas, breads, and cakes for saleHerb plants for sale (and other plants) www.meersbrookpark.org.uk
Thursday 16th April 7.30 2015 A talk by local author and historian Howard Smith Free, but arrive early to be sure of a place.
It is with great sadness that we must announce that after a long illness, Friends of Bishops’ House Chairman John Brown passed away peacefully last Tuesday morning. Since its inception five years ago, John had been a mainstay of the Friends, overseeing the development of the organisation to what it is today. For most of his working life […]
Wednesday 25th March 7.30pm Ron Clayton, a well known name in the local history field in Sheffield, has kindly stepped in at short notice to give his talk on Sheffield’s Lost Heritage Ron has chosen a few outstanding examples from the wealth of architectural heritage that Sheffield has lost to neglect, ‘progress’and profit. Taking in […]