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SANHS Visit: Somerset County Cricket Club Museum
Booking essential, group limited to 25 but if numbers are sufficient a second tour can be arranged later that afternoon Book with SANHS by 19 September: email office@sanhs.org or ring […]
Martock Local History Group: The Battle of Britain Over Somerset.Talk by John Smith
Gospel Hall, Martock Church St, MartockJohn Smith will give one of his dramatic and action packed descriptions of the Battle of Britain over Somerset 85 years ago. He promises to turn up, he is giving […]
Frome Society for Local Study: “Working class life in 17th century Somerset” Dr Mark Hailwood.
Frome Cricket Club 30A Rodden Rd, FromeFrome Cricket Club, 30A Rodden Road, Frome BA11 2AH. (Parking on site). Free admission - donations to a local Frome charity.
Tintinhull Local History Group : “West Moor: sharing some of its stories” Kingsbury Time Travellers.
Tintinhull Village Hall Vicarage Street, Tintinhull, SomersetTintinhull Village Hall, Vicarage Street, Tintinhull BA22 8PY. Coffee & biscuits beforehand. Members £1, visitors £3.
South Petherton Local History Group: AGM, followed by “A history of Whitehall”, with Sheila Coggan.
The David Hall Roundwell St, South PethertonThe David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, TA13 5AA. Annual membership: £10 (free entry to meetings); Visitors £3 (under-18s £1.50, under-14s free)
SANHS: Brean Down Guided Walk
Join Chris Webster (South West Heritage Trust) and Cat Lodge (National Trust archaeologist) for a guided walk around the nationally important site of Brean Down. You’ll be exploring thousands of […]
Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society : “From boy to man in the Somerset coalfields” by Bryn Hawkins. Holy Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil BA20 2BU. Non-members £2.
Holy Trinity Church Lysander Rd, Yeovil, United KingdomHoly Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil BA20 2BU. Non-members £2.
Cannington Walkabout and Visit to Blackmore Manor
Gurney Manor Gurney St., CanningtonMeet at Gurney Street Manor for 10.30 to start walkabout examining the history of this ancient Royal Manor and Minster with its associated historic buildings. Lunch at members discretion, although […]
The Wyndham Hall Picture House: Land Girls
Wyndham Hall Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomIt’s 1941 World War II continues to rage across Europe. The young men of England have been called to the front to fight. So, back home a new regiment is […]
Somerset Vernacular Buildings Research Group: James Quantock, 18th Century Polymath. Talk by Ed Lorch
Somerton Parish Rooms Market Square, SomertonEd Lorch will tell us the story of local man James Quantock, an 18th century polymath who specialized in what we today call surveying. How his intricate 100 page notebook was […]
Martock Local History Group: Excavations at Bower Hinton: Update by Greg Wales
Gospel Hall, Martock Church St, MartockGreg Wales, who gave us such an interesting talk in early 2024, will give us an update on his continued excavations of the continuous settlements at Bower Hinton since Iron […]
The Wyndham Hall Picture House: The Tales of Hoffmann
Wyndham Hall Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomFilmed adaptation of the Offenbach opera by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger. A romantic poet named ETA Hoffman (Robert Rounseville) reflects on three women he loved and lost in the […]