1 Nov 2014 – 1 Nov 2018
Exhibition 'Ramsden's Town' in Tolson Museum
The Ramsdens were the founders of the Huddersfield we know today. In 1599 William Ramsden bought the Manor of Huddersfield as a small Pennine village; it developed into a major town and ‘one of the principal seats of the woollen trade in the Kingdom’. The estate was sold to Huddersfield Corporation in 1920 for £1,300,000.
Amazing objects to see include:
The Skelmanthorpe Flag
Richard Oastler memorabilia including Flag carried at an 1832 demo in York
Fighting for the Right to Vote - The Ten Hour Bill Banner
A fine Suffragist banner - 'Votes for Women Huddersfield and district'
A rare road Toll Board c.1923-4
Painting - View of Huddersfield by William Cowen, 1849.
