David Pendleton

Dr David Pendleton is an historian whose interests include maritime, sport and leisure. He holds an

MA from Leeds Metropolitan University in Northern Studies and researched a PhD entitled Sport

and the Victorian City at De Montfort University, Leicester.

He is currently the editor of the Bradford Antiquary, the journal of the Bradford Historical and

Antiquarian Society which has been in publication since 1881.

Since 2018 David has been the organiser of the Sporting Lunchtime Lecture series, a monthly free

event held at the Record Cafe, North Parade, Bradford. The lectures have attracted academic and

amateur speakers alike and have a loyal following. The talks have been featured on a podcast and

are filmed by BAFTA nominated filmmaker Joe Ogden (A Bunch of Amateurs).

In 2020 David became chair of the Filey Literature Festival. There is always a strong historical

element to the festival, which has attracted speakers such as the seaside historian Dr Kathryn

Ferry and prolific historian and author of the British fishing industry Mike Smylie.