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If you are carrying out research and would
like to visit the HER to consult our records
please contact us in advance to arrange an
appointment.
Appointments are available from Monday to
Friday, 10am to 5pm.
Consultation of the HER is free for anyone
undertaking personal research.
Visiting us:
Registry of Deeds
Newstead Road
Wakefield
WF1 2DE
Phone: 01924 306797
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.archaeology.wyjs.org.uk/
www.facebook.com/WestYorkshireHER
West Yorkshire
Archaeology Advisory
Service
West Yorkshire Archaeology
Advisory Service
Email: [email protected]
Tel:
West Yorkshire Historic Environment Record
Member of public using our dedicated visitors’ space
First Edition OS map (6 inch to 1 mile) - 1850s
Archaeological Sites:
The HER holds information on a range of upstanding
archaeological monuments including prehistoric funerary
monuments and carved rocks (which are prolific on the
Pennine uplands), the remains of Roman road routes,
medieval castles, former industrial works, as well as sites
relating to WW1 & WW2.
We also hold hundreds of reports detailing the results and
discoveries of archaeological fieldwork and excavation
conducted within West Yorkshire. Highlights include the
extensive excavations of the Roman fort and settlement
at Castleford, the medieval defences at Pontefract Castle,
and the prehistoric hill fort at Castle Hill, Almondbury. All
our records are available for public consultation.
Buildings:
The HER holds records on a wide range of listed and
unlisted historic buildings in West Yorkshire. These
include churches, stately houses, vernacular buildings
such as cottages, farmhouses and barns, and industrial
buildings such as mills, warehouses and tanneries.
We also hold some of the paper archives of the RCHME/
WYMCC surveys conducted in the 1980s for Rural Houses
(1400-1830), Textile Mills (1770-1930), and Workers’
Housing (1750-1920).
West Yorkshire HER online From Summer 2013 a version of the HER’s database with be
available to search online via the Heritage Gateway website.
www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/
The HER also has a Facebook page! We will be using this
page to share new information, highlight interesting sites,
and encourage discussion about our area’s rich heritage. So
have a look and ‘like’ us to get involved!
www.facebook.com/WestYorkshireHER
To access further information regarding the HER and
archaeology in West Yorkshire please visit the West
Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service’s (WYAAS) website.
This includes:
Guidance notes and advice on how to conduct your own
archaeological fieldwork,
Research agendas on various aspects of West
Yorkshire’s past, written by archaeological experts,
Educational material and ideas for activities/lesson
plans for teachers.
www.archaeology.wyjs.org.uk/wyjs-archaeology.asp
The West Yorkshire Historic
Environment Record (HER)
Double-Aisled Barn at Kirklees Park, Clifton
The HER is a publicly accessible record of West Yorkshire’s
historic environment. It contains information on all known
archaeological sites, historic buildings, findspots and historic
landscapes within West Yorkshire, ranging from finds of flint
tools left by our ancestors 10,000 years ago to Cold War
sites of the late 20th century. Our records are regularly
consulted by members of the public, students, researchers,
and a wide variety of archaeological organisations. Access is
free of charge for personal research.
Sources of information available within the HER include:
Records of all designated sites in West Yorkshire
(scheduled ancient monuments, listed buildings,
registered parks and gardens, and battlefields)
Reports of archaeological fieldwork conducted in West
Yorkshire
Historic mapping of the area
Large collection of aerial photographs showing
archaeological sites
Extensive archaeological reference library
Aerial photograph of Sandal Castle, Wakefield
Five-Rise Locks, Bingley
