This month’s History Society meeting is taking place next Wednesday (11th March 2026) in the Civic Centre. Olivia Johnston, Photo Archive Assistant at Bradford District Museums and Galleries, will be giving her talk ‘C. H. Wood: Photographer & Pioneer’.
Charles Harold Wood started his photography career in 1922 and he went on to become one of the best known photographers in the region. His client list read like a Who’s Who of Bradford industry as he was employed by most of the big textile, engineering and manufacturing firms. Using his interest in flying he also specialised in aerial photography, producing crystal clear views of the North of England. He set up the firm C.H. Wood (Bradford) Ltd. which was carried on by his sons when Charles retired in the 1970s.
The C. H. Wood photographic archive is available to browse online as part of The Photograph Archive of Bradford District Museums & Galleries.
The meeting will be held upstairs in the main hall of Keighley Civic Centre on North Street on Wednesday 11th March. There is a lift at the front of the building and one inside for anyone who needs it. Doors open at 7.15pm, and the meeting starts at around 7.20pm, finishing around 8.30pm. Anyone is welcome to attend the meeting. Entry costs £3.50 (or free for history society members). History Society members also have the option of joining the meeting via Zoom.
Anyone interested in joining the History Society can do so at this meeting. Membership for the year costs £15 per person or £20 for a couple. As well as getting you free access to all the monthly meetings, membership also gets you the society’s quarterly newsletter plus the chance to attend members-only events.
