Anne Lister Birthday Week 2022: List of events in Halifax for Anne Lister’s 231st birthday including a Gentleman Jack walking tour
Anne was an English writer who regularly wrote in journals and was dubbed the ‘first modern lesbian’.
She was born in Halifax on April 3, 1791, and her life inspired the TV series Gentleman Jack which was created by television writer, producer and director Sally Wainwright.
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Here is the full calendar of events.
Friday, April 1
Event: The Alibi Bar Mix and Mingle
Time: 6.30pm to 9pm
Address: Rawson Street, Halifax, HX1 1NH
Ticket price: £23
Saturday, April 2
Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour
Time: 9am to 1pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £45
Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 10am to 12pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £15
Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour
Time: 11am to 3pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £45
Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour
Time: 11am to 12pm
Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL
Ticket price: £15
Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: Sutton Park Coach Tour
Time: 12pm to 6pm
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Hide AdAddress: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £50
Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £15
Event: Ann Walker’s Lightcliffe Coach Tour
Time: 1.30pm to 4pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £39
Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL
Ticket price: £15
Event: Helena Whitbread and Jill Liddington at the Halifax Minster
Time: 7pm to 9.30pm
Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL
Ticket price: £17
Sunday, April 3
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Hide AdEvent: Gentleman Jack on Location: York and Holy Trinity Coach/Walking Tour
Time: 8.30am to 6pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £59
Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: Sutton Park Coach Tour
Time: 8.30am to 2.30pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £50
Event: The Listers in Shibden Valley Walking Tour
Time: 9.30am to 1pm
Address: Shibden Hall Top Car Park, Halifax, HX3 7XA
Ticket price: £15
Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 10am to 12pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £15
Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour
Time: 11am to 3pm
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Hide AdAddress: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £45
Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour
Time: 1pm to 5pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £45
Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £15
Event: Ann Walker’s Lightcliffe Walking Tour
Time: 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Address: St Matthew’s Church Tower, Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8TH
Ticket price: £15
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Hide AdEvent: David Glover’s Young Anne Lister in Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 1.30am to 4.30pm
Address: Tour starts at Range Bank, junction with Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LB
Ticket price: £15
Event: Sally Wainwright and O’Hooley and Tidow at the Victoria Theatre
Time: 7pm to 9.30pm
Address: 2 Fountain Street, Halifax, HX1 1BP
Ticket price: Between £20 and £32 depending on seats
Event: ALBW Birthday Bash and Dance Party at Dean Clough
Time: 9.30pm to 12am
Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX
Ticket price: £7
Monday, April 4
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Hide AdEvent: Gentleman Jack on Location: York and Holy Trinity Coach/Walking Tour
Time: 8.30am to 6pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £59
Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 10am to 12pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £15
Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour
Time: 10am to 2pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £45
Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 1pm to 3pm
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Hide AdAddress: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £15
Event: Ann Walker’s Lightcliffe Walking Tour
Time: 1.30pm to 4pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £39
Event: Shibden Hall Parkland Walking Tour
Time: 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Address: Shibden Hall Top Car Park, Halifax, HX3 7XA
Ticket price: £15
Event: David Glover: Young Anne Lister, at the Square Chapel
Time: 2pm to 4.30pm
Address: Square Chapel Red Brick Theatre, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG
Ticket price: £15
Event: Ann Walker’s Night at the Halifax Minster
Time: 7pm to 9.30pm
Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL
Ticket price: £17
Event: Ann Walker Tavern at Dean Clough
Time: 9.30pm to 12am
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Ticket price: £7
Tuesday, April 5
Event: Anne Lister’s Wild Horses Couldn’t Stop Me English Lake District Day Trip Coach Tour
Time: 8am to 6pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £100
Event: Ladies of Llangollen Day Trip Coach Tour
Time: 8.30am to 5.30pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £59
Event: Ann Walker’s Lightcliffe Walking Tour
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
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Hide AdAddress: St Matthew’s Church Tower, Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8TH
Ticket price: £15
Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour
Time: 11am to 12pm
Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL
Ticket price: £15
Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL
Ticket price: £15
Event: Teatime at the Alibi
Time: 3pm to 4.30pm
Address: 10 Rawson Street, Halifax, HX1 1NH
Ticket price: £20
Event: ALBW Comedy Night at Dean Clough
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX
Ticket price: £17
Wednesday, April 6
Event: Anne Lister’s Wild Horses Couldn’t Stop Me English Lake District Day Trip Coach Tour
Time: 8am to 6pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £100
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Hide AdEvent: ALBW Goes Literary: Bronte Sisters/Sylvia Plath/Hebden Bridge Coach Tour
Time: 9.30am to 4pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £48
Event: Shibden Hall Parkland Walking Tour
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Address: Shibden Hall Top Car Park, Halifax, HX3 7XA
Ticket price: £15
Event: Anne Lister In Her Own Words Exhibition/Private Viewing
Time: 9.30am to 1.30pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £20
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Hide AdEvent: Jill Liddington’s Anne Lister Mock Marriages Walking Tour
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £15
Event: Teatime at the Alibi
Time: 3pm to 4.30pm
Address: 10 Rawson Street, Halifax, HX1 1NH
Ticket price: £20
Event: ALBW Film Festival
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Address: Square Chapel Red Brick Theatre, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG
Ticket price: Free
Event: ALBW Dance Party at Dean Clough
Time: 9.30pm to 12am
Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX
Ticket price: £7
Thursday, April 7
Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: Sutton Park Coach Tour
Time: 8.30am to 2.30pm
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Ticket price: £50
Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: York and Holy Trinity Coach/Walking Tour
Time: 8.30am to 6pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £59
Event: David Glover’s Young Anne Lister in Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
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Ticket price: £15
Event: Jill Liddington: Rivals and Riches at Hope Hall
Time: 6pm to 7.30pm
Address: 57 Clare Road, Halifax, HX1 2JP
Ticket price: £18
Event: Anne Lister Murder Mystery Improv at the Viaduct Dean Clough
Time: 8.30pm to 10.30pm
Address: Viaduct Theatre, Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX
Ticket price: £15
Friday, April 8
Event: Anne Lister Society Auditorium, Square Chapel (Day One)
Time: 9am to 5pm
Address: Square Chapel Copper Auditorium, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG
Ticket price: £20
Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 9am to 11am
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Ticket price: £15
Event: ALBW Goes Literary: Bronte Sisters/Sylvia Plath/Hebden Bridge Coach Tour
Time: 9.30am to 4pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £48
Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour
Time: 11am to 12pm
Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL
Ticket price: £15
Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL
Ticket price: £15
Event: Constructing Gentleman Jack: Sally Wainwright/Laurie Shannon ALS Copper
Time: 7pm to 9pm
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Hide AdAddress: Copper Auditorium, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG
Ticket price: £18
Event: ALBW Wrap Party Arches Dean Clough
Time: 8.30pm to 12am
Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX
Ticket price: £7
Event: Jill Liddington’s Anne Lister Mock Marriages Walking Tour
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
Ticket price: £15
Saturday, April 9
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Hide AdEvent: Anne Lister Society Auditorium, Square Chapel (Day Two)
Time: 9am to 1pm
Address: Square Chapel Copper Auditorium, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG
Ticket price: £12
Event: David Glover’s Young Anne Lister in Halifax Walking Tour
Time: 2.30pm to 5.30pm
Address: Tour starts at Range Bank, junction with Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LB
Ticket price: £15
Event: ALBW Farewell Party Alibi
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Address: 10 Rawson Street, Halifax, HX1 1NH
Ticket price: £23
Free workshops and events
Friday, April 1
Event: SOLOS: Meet Your Community!
Time: 4pm to 5.30pm
Saturday, April 2
Event: Perfect Pictures Workshop with Joanne Bartone
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Event: OWLS: Look How Far We’ve Come
Time: 2.30pm to 4pm
Sunday, April 3
Event: Codebreakers Show and Tell
Time: 10am to 11.30am
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Hide AdEvent: Writers Forum with Janet Lea, author, The Gentleman Jack Effect
Time: 2.30pm to 4pm
Event: Flower Laying Sally Wainwright’s Tribute to Anne Lister
Time: 9.30am to 10am
Monday, April 4
Event: ISAW: “My Dearest Elizabeth” - Leila Straub and Diane Halford
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Event: ISAW: “Dearest Very Poorly” - Diane Halford, Dorjana Sirola and Ivana Nika
Time: 2.30pm to 4pm
Tuesday, April 5
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Hide AdEvent: Writers Forum - Lynn Pharaoh, Author, Anne Lister, Ann Walker and Me
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Event: Writers Forum - Jill Liddington, Author, Female Fortune
Time: 2.30pm to 4pm
Event: Writers Forum - Alison Child, Author, Tell Me I’m Forgiven
Time: 4pm to 5.30pm
Wednesday, April 6
Event: Writers Forum - Christine Sanders, Poet
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Event: Writers Forum - Patricia Hughes, Author, The Curious Tale of Miss Eliza Raine
Time: 2.30pm to 4pm
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Hide AdEvent: Writers Forum - Jane Traies/Jay Taverner, Author, Liberty
Time: 4pm to 5.30pm
Event: ALBW Film Festival
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Thursday, April 7
Event: Writers Forum - Esther Newton, Author, My Butch Career
Time: 10am to 12pm
Event: Writers Forum - Helena Whitbread, Author, The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister
Time: 2.30pm to 4pm
Event: Premiere: Christine Sanders, Interactive Poetry Performance “Women”
Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Friday, April 8
Event: Fan Fiction Show and Tell
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Event: Writers Forum - Angela Clare, Author, The Moss House
Time: 2.30pm to 4pm
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