“It’s a privilege to focus on two historic icons – Anne Lister and Todmorden Town Hall – in our CultureDale events programme for March. “The programme also celebrates what is equally ...

I thank God for it.’ Anne’s secret code was first broken in the late 19th century by her descendent John Lister, alongside Arthur Burrell, a Bradford antiquarian. Because of their ...

Gentleman Jack is based on the real diaries of Anne Lister, who sometimes wrote in code to disguise her innermost thoughts. Here we have selected extracts from the diary and explain how they ...