*Cancelled* The Lost Neighbourhoods of Bradford City Centre

for 2 hours
Bradford Cathedral
Stott Hill Bradford, BD1 4EH, United Kingdom

A chance to share your memories of living, working or having other connections with these historic areas
By the late 19th Century, what is today regarded as Bradford City Centre was made up of many neighbourhoods, built to house workers for the new factories and mills erected during the industrial revolution. Whilst some of these districts including Little Germany and Goitside have had a revival in recent times, most have become forgotten with the passage of time.

Supported by an £8,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the Neighbourhood Project CIC will examine the histories of 20 of these neighbourhoods in and around the City Centre and produce a series of videos on their stories by late 2024 which will be shared online for free.

We are looking to talk to people who have lived, worked, volunteered, owned property or a business, or had some other connection with any of these neighbourhoods or nearby, or who are familiar with any of them for some other reason. We are especially interested in people who lived in or close by to these places after the Second World War as we wish to capture people’s memories of this period, what it was like to live there and any interesting facts or stories. We are very keen to see any old photographs of these neighbourhoods and the people who lived there.

We are running a series of ‘discovery sessions’ across these neighbourhoods, beginning on 21st February and running until 26th June.

The session at Bradford Cathedral will look at the Wapping neighbourhood. For a full list of sessions please click here.

These will be informal discussions and give people an opportunity to reminisce and share their stories. People’s contributions will be anonymous unless they give us permission to name them. We will provide light refreshments and repay travel expenses for attending. If you wish to find out more or book on one of these events, please contact Jonathan Crewdson by either telephone or text using 07422 715910 or send him an email to [email protected]

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Bradford's beautiful Cathedral is a hidden jewel waiting to be discovered. Set in tranquil gardens the Cathedral is alive with a sense of story from its thirteen centuries at the heart of the city.


This, the third church on the site, is over 500 years old, with twentieth century additions. Bradford's most ancient place of worship is friendly, peaceful and fascinating, with many special features.


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*Cancelled* The Lost Neighbourhoods of Bradford City Centre

for 2 hours
Bradford Cathedral
Stott Hill Bradford, BD1 4EH, United Kingdom

A chance to share your memories of living, working or having other connections with these historic areas
By the late 19th Century, what is today regarded as Bradford City Centre was made up of many neighbourhoods, built to house workers for the new factories and mills erected during the industrial revolution. Whilst some of these districts including Little Germany and Goitside have had a revival in recent times, most have become forgotten with the passage of time.

Supported by an £8,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the Neighbourhood Project CIC will examine the histories of 20 of these neighbourhoods in and around the City Centre and produce a series of videos on their stories by late 2024 which will be shared online for free.

We are looking to talk to people who have lived, worked, volunteered, owned property or a business, or had some other connection with any of these neighbourhoods or nearby, or who are familiar with any of them for some other reason. We are especially interested in people who lived in or close by to these places after the Second World War as we wish to capture people’s memories of this period, what it was like to live there and any interesting facts or stories. We are very keen to see any old photographs of these neighbourhoods and the people who lived there.

We are running a series of ‘discovery sessions’ across these neighbourhoods, beginning on 21st February and running until 26th June.

The session at Bradford Cathedral will look at the Wapping neighbourhood. For a full list of sessions please click here.

These will be informal discussions and give people an opportunity to reminisce and share their stories. People’s contributions will be anonymous unless they give us permission to name them. We will provide light refreshments and repay travel expenses for attending. If you wish to find out more or book on one of these events, please contact Jonathan Crewdson by either telephone or text using 07422 715910 or send him an email to [email protected]

More info