During 2017 and 2018 Parkwood Primary School researched Keighley’s home front history from World War I. They were helped by a small community group, Keighley Local History Group, Whitworks Adventures in Theatre and the wonderful local archive in Keighley Library.
The work was given a more national perspective by visiting the Liddle collection at the University of Leeds. Professor Alison Fell hosted this visit with some exciting activities looking at primary source documents.
This gave the year 5/6 children in 2017/18 lots of opportunities for exploring the emotions of the people in Keighley 100 years ago.
The work was given a more national perspective by visiting the Liddle collection at the University of Leeds. Professor Alison Fell hosted this visit with some exciting activities looking at primary source documents.
This gave the year 5/6 children in 2017/18 lots of opportunities for exploring the emotions of the people in Keighley 100 years ago.
Professor Matthew Stibbe from Sheffield Hallam University was so excited by one of the stories that he came to talk to the children as this was his area of expertise.
The Germans were the largest first, second and third generation immigrant population. All through the war there was anti-German propaganda. They were referred to as “Aliens”.
On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania, carrying passengers, was torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. The attack caused a lot of anger in the Allied nations and led to widespread rioting in Britain.
Keighley didn’t wait until 1915 to have Anti-German riots. It started soon after war was declared in August 1914.
Find out more about this story by reading this electronic version of the book produced by the project:
The Germans were the largest first, second and third generation immigrant population. All through the war there was anti-German propaganda. They were referred to as “Aliens”.
On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania, carrying passengers, was torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. The attack caused a lot of anger in the Allied nations and led to widespread rioting in Britain.
Keighley didn’t wait until 1915 to have Anti-German riots. It started soon after war was declared in August 1914.
Find out more about this story by reading this electronic version of the book produced by the project:
The project finished with a hugely successful well attended World War I activity day as a celebration event for the whole school community at which the book was presented.
