Somerset Vernacular Buildings Research Group: James Quantock, 18th Century Polymath. Talk by Ed Lorch

Ed Lorch will tell us the story of local man James Quantock, an 18^th century polymath who specialized in what we today call surveying.  How his intricate 100 page notebook was found which amongst many other subjects gives instructions and data on surveying, carpentry, husbandry, building costs, the wages for a Montacute thatcher man and boy, and size of the national debt in 1780.

All talks at the Somerton Parish Rooms, Market Square, Somerton, TA11 7NB.  7 for 7.30, non-members £3, tea served after talk.  Fergus.dowding@btinternet.com for more info.