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Family Halloween Tour of Taunton
Wyndham Hall
Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom
Halloween Taunton Tour A guided spooky walk through central Taunton. We cannot promise ghosts and spectres but we will give a guided tour of the more bloodthirsty parts of Taunton’s […]
Personal Experiences of Watching Birds at Chew Valley Lake for Sixty Years by Andy Davis
Wells and Mendip Museum
8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset
Andy, as you can see from the title of his talk, has been a frequent visitor to Chew Valley Lake since he was a school boy. His involvement in bird […]
“Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor” by Andrew Lownie
Birchall Hall, Queens College
Trull Road, Taunton, United Kingdom
An 2022-23 Historical Association event This is the story of a Royal shut out by his family and forced into exile; of the Nazi attempts to recruit the Duke to […]
Fungi Foray with Steve Parker
Rodney Stoke NNR
Cheddar
Fungi Foray at Rodney Stoke National Nature Reserve Meet at farm car park on Scadden’s Lane at 10.30am. ST488502. (Cheddar, BS27 3UT) Bring walking boots suitable clothing and a packed […]
“The Victorian Head Gardener” by Dr Francis Burroughes
Tintinhull Village Hall
Vicarage Street, Tintinhull, Somerset
"The Victorian Head Gardener" by Dr Francis Burroughes Tintinhull Local History Group Autumn 2022 Programme Coffee available from 7.15pm with presentation from 7.30pm Cost: £3 Venue: Tintinhull Village Hall
The Heritage Alliance – Heritage Debate 2022
The next Heritage Debate hosted by The Heritage Alliance is to be held on Thursday 24th November 2022 5pm-7pm. Further details to follow
“China Comes to Wells” Webinar with Oliver Kent
The discovery of a very large quantity of pottery dumped in the early 19 th century into a backfilled cellar behind the Wells Museum was unexpected. Many of the 750+ […]
Broken Angels – Scandal at Glastonbury Abbey in 1408 by Rev. Dr. Mark Hutchinson
Wells and Mendip Museum
8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset
Mark has studied the social history of the monks of Glastonbury Abbey. He will give an account of the scandal in 1408 and ask the audience to help him solve […]
“What Makes a British Hero?” by Sean Brunton
Birchall Hall, Queens College
Trull Road, Taunton, United Kingdom
An 2022-23 Historical Association event "A Real hero is one who exhibits extraordinary bravery and spirit" writes the author in the introduction to his book, 'Six of the Best'. People […]
“A Genealogical Detective Story” by Clive Barker
Tintinhull Village Hall
Vicarage Street, Tintinhull, Somerset
"A Genealogical Detective Story" by Clive Barker Tintinhull Local History Group Autumn 2022 Programme Coffee available from 7.15pm with presentation from 7.30pm Cost: £3 Venue: Tintinhull Village Hall
“The Crisis of Meritocracy: How Popular Demand Made Britain a Mass Education Society” by Professor Peter Mandler
Birchall Hall, Queens College
Trull Road, Taunton, United Kingdom
An 2022-23 Historical Association event Before the Second World War, only 115 of young people had any experience of secondary school and hardly 1-2% of higher education; today of course […]
Somerset – A Landscape with Chapels Webinar by David Dawson
It is easy to underestimate the significance of the legacy of nonconformity in Somerset. In 1991, the Royal Commission listed 198 nonconformist chapels in Somerset, 13 of them ‘principal monuments’. […]