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 […]
Wednesday 21st September 2016 7:30 A story of how one man’s enthusiasm and dedication has grown into an internationally important material record of tool making, cutlery manufacture and silversmithing from Sheffield, together with complementary material from Britain and the rest of the world. This collection of over 100,000 artefacts is unique in that it combines […]
Saturday August 20 2016 7.30pm Isis Moray is living and working in Sheffield as an artist and musician. Using a drum machine, loop pedal and vocal effects, she creates ethereal, dark-ambient music, with chunky bass and beats. Isis Moray will be creating both a visual and sound performance, expressing through her work a darker side […]
Friday June 24 2016 7.30pm Music at Bishops’ House presents a first outing for this new trio of diverse & creative Discus Records artists, Nick and Steve will perform solo sets, then the trio will close the evening. Nick Robinson A former member of Sheffield bands as diverse as Typhoon Saturday, Dig Vis Drill, They […]
*NOTE: Extended until the end of May! Friday 22nd April marks the opening of a much anticipated art exhibition at Bishops’ House. Thanks in particular to the hard work and determination of Bishops’ House volunteer, PhD researcher and artist Caroline Claisse, Bishops’ House will for two weeks host Curious House. This Arts Council England sponsored project runs in […]
Friday April 22 2016 in the company of Pete Garratt, Ken Atkinson & Geoff Heppell three stalwarts of the local folk scene. Friday 22nd April at 7.30pm at Bishops’ House, Norton Lees Lane, Sheffield, S8 9BE Pete & Ken have been singing together for fifty years and run the highly successful and respected Beehive Folk […]