Outlandish names on the provincial doors: German Jews in Victorian Bradford and their expression of identities Lucia Morawska Richmond, The American International University in London MORAWSL@Richmond.ac.uk Abstract This paper seeks to integrate the study of the German Jewish minority in the Victorian north of England, Yorkshire in particular, within the wider context of Victorian history […]

Last Sunday saw the celebration of the Chairman and President of the Bradford Synagogue, Rudi Leavor’s 90th Birthday. The event was held at the Sweet Centre Indian Restaurant on Lumb Lane, which is just around the corner from the Bowland Street Synagogue. In attendance were many guests, including former Stroud Riley Drummond textile boss Richard […]

By Benjamin Dunn It was one of the most prominent landmarks in the inner city of Bradford, second only to the great chimney of Listers Mill in Manningham. Now it is no more. In the late morning of 28th January 2016 the enormous Drummonds Mill on Lumb Lane, Manningham perished in a ferociously powerful blaze. […]