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SANHS Annual Archaeology Day – A Review

Wells and Mendip Museum 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset

The SANHS Archaeology Committee is delighted to announce the 2025 Annual Archaeology Day will be taking place at Wells & Mendip Museum on Saturday 29th March (10.30am - 4pm).   List of speakers and talks: Westbury Society Archaeology Group - An update on excavations of a 3rd-4th century AD building near Westbury-sub-Mendip Jim Hardcastle - […]

The Wyndham Picturehouse: Repo Man (Cert.18)

Wyndham Hall Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom

Screenings at 2.30 and 7.30pm Black Comedy. A young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20,000 bounty--and something otherworldly stashed in its trunk. Stars : Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez.                                                                                                                                   Dir: Alex Cox.  1984. Tickets  £6.00 To Book: Tickets can be booked […]

Somerset Vernacular Buildings Research Group (SVBRG): Talk by Jenny Chesher, Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas, Historic England

Parish Rooms, Somerton Market Place, Somerton, United Kingdom

Jenny Chesher, Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas, Historic England, exemplary restorer of the Clerks Cottage at Spaxton will talk on her parents seminal 1968 book on restoration of their Cornish house and of the Cornish vernacular at large.  Meet in the Parish Rooms, Market Place Somerton TA11 7NB, £2 non members.  Talk starts 7.30pm, […]

Milborne Port History and Heritage Group Monday 21st April:

The Ball Court , Milborne Port , United Kingdom

There will be no talk in Church House in April because our usual slot of the third Monday of the month – 21st – is Easter Monday. However, are offering our very popular guided walk of the area around St John’s Church and Church Street on that day instead. Meet Lesley Wray at The Ball […]

The Monmouth Rebellion and Taunton Castle : Tour led by Tom Mayberry

Taunton Castle Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom

Tom Mayberry will lead a tour of the Castle revealing its connections with the 1685 rebellion and the Bloody assize including a visit to the new Monmouth exhibition. There will be an opportunity to take tea in the café. Mary Siraut will guide a short walk around the castle area exploring the area as it […]