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Webinar: Orator Hunt and Ilchester Jail: presented by Tom Mayberry
WebinarHenry Hunt was renowned as the greatest radical orator of his age. Following the tragic outcome of a mass meeting in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester in 1819, he spent 30 […]
Glastonbury Antiquarian Society: Re-imagining Glastonbury Abbey – Dr James Cameron
Glastonbury Town HallCouncil Chamber, Glastonbury Town Hall, Magdalene Street, Glastonbury BA6 9EL G.A.S members free, visitors £2
Harptrees History Society: “Bristol’s lost city: “an extraordinary adventure” by Clive Burlton.
West Harptree Memorial Hall Compton Martin Rd, West Harptree, Bristol, United KingdomWest Harptrees Memorial Hall, BS40 6EG Doors open at 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Visitors are very welcome to this event at £3 a head. Book in advance but pay on the […]
Tintinhull Local History Group: “Ghosts, royals and ferrymen” Brian Margetson
Tintinhull Village Hall Vicarage Street, Tintinhull, SomersetTintinhull Village Hall, Vicarage Street, Tintinhull,. Yeovil BA22 8PY Members: £1. Visitors: £3. Includes refreshments from 7.15.
Hinkley Point Archaeology Day: Saturday 30 November, Victory Hall, Stogursey
Victory Hall, Stogursey 32 Tower Hill, Stogursey, United KingdomA partnership event with EDF, Cotswold, SWHT and SANHS. Neil Holbrook CEO of Cotswold Archaeology will give the keynote speech. The event will celebrate the publication of the archaeological monographs […]
Frome Society for Local Study: Unbuilt Bath – The City as it Might Have Been
Assembly Rooms Frome Behind Frome Memorial Theatre, United KingdomTalk by Julian Orbach. Assembly Rooms, behind Frome Memorial Theatre, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB Visitors - £5
“Palestine-Israel: past history, current challenges, and future possibilities” Dr Nadia Naser-Najjab, Inst. Arab & Islamic Studies, Univ. Exeter.
Birchall Hall, Queen's College Trull Rd, Taunton, United KingdomWednesday 4 December, 7.30pm: Birchall Hall, Queen's College, Trull Road, Taunton, TA1 4QS. Lecture: £3. There is free car parking on site.
“Wells inns, ales and ciders since 1360” Dr Richard Stone
Wells and Mendip Museum 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, SomersetFriday 6 December, 7.00pm. Dr Richard Stone will fascinate you with a talk and taste on Medieval Ale and Cider, followed by Dr Mark Hutchinson teasing you with a short […]
“A career in ruins: highlights of 50 years in archaeology” Julian Richards, archaeologist & broadcaster.
Friday 6 December, 7.15pm. Free to members, non-members £10
WANHS winter social, with raffle and quiz.
Faces Cafe, 4-6 Station Rd Weston-Super-MareTuesday 10 December, 7.00pm Talks held in FACES Cafe, Station Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1XB Visitors, £4.
“H.M.S. Pinafore – a juvenile drama (toy theatre) production” Dr Francis Burroughes.
Tintinhull Village Hall Vicarage Street, Tintinhull, SomersetWednesday 11 December, 7.30pm A favourite 19th century format; an abridged version, projected on to a large screen. Tintinhull Village Hall, Vicarage Street, Tintinhull,. Yeovil BA22 8PY Members: £1. Visitors: […]
English monasteries from earliest times to 1540: BRLSI Lecture, given by Dr Giles Mercer.
Bath Literary & Scientific Society 16, Queen Square, Bath, United KingdomThursday 12 December, 7.30pm: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN; with an admission charge of £4 for members, and £5 for the general public. […]