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Webinar: Chantries and Their Legacy (with particular reference to Axbridge) by John Page
WebinarThis talk will discuss the origins of Chantries, give examples of some of the uses and abuses encountered, and look at the benefits and problems created by their abolition after the Reformation. Axbridge has an extensive archive, much of which was associated with property deeds associated with local chantries. The document above is an early […]
Frome Society for Local Study: “Saving the Toneworks” Talk by Dr Joanne O’Hara.
Assembly Rooms Frome Behind Frome Memorial Theatre, United KingdomAssembly Rooms, behind Frome Memorial Theatre, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB Visitors - £5
Martock History Group: Clive Wakely, funeral director. ‘A Life in Death’.
Princes Room, Rear of The George Church St,, Martock, Somerset, United KingdomMartock History Group meet in the Princes Room to the rear of The George, Church Street, Martock TA12 6JL. £3 non members, tea and coffee from 7, talk starts 7.30pm
Somerset Vernacular Buildings Research Group (SVBRG): Jonathan Holt on Somerset Follies
Parish Rooms, Somerton Market Place, Somerton, United KingdomJonathan is editor of the Folly Fellowship’s journal and has written books on the follies of Wiltshire, Dorset and more recently Somerset. Meet in the Parish Rooms, Market Place Somerton TA11 7NB, £2 non members. Talk starts 7.30pm, tea afterwards.
Harptrees History Society: ” Portraits, landscapes and murals: the art of Henry Strachey” talk by Michele Day.
West Harptree Memorial Hall Compton Martin Rd, West Harptree, Bristol, United KingdomWest Harptree Memorial Hall, BS40 6EG Doors open at 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Visitors - £3 a head.
Tintinhull Local History Group: “From boy to man in the Somerset coalfield, reminiscences of a former miner.” Bryn Hawkins.
Tintinhull Village Hall Vicarage Street, Tintinhull, SomersetTintinhull Village Hall, Vicarage Street, Tintinhull,. Yeovil BA22 8PY Members: £1. Visitors: £3. Includes seasonal refreshments from 7.15.
SANHS 175 Exhibition at Taunton Library “Celebrating 175 years of SANHS in Somerset”
Taunton Library , United KingdomIn the week of 3rd to 7th March 2025, we will be holding an exhibition in Taunton library which will show the history of SANHS over the last 175 years. Please come along to this free exhibition in Taunton library (near the coffee shop). A plethora of images that summarise the history of the Society […]
Historical Association : “Walter Bagehot: Langport’s international celebrity” Barry Winetrobe (Langport & District History Society).
Birchall Hall, Queen's College Trull Rd, Taunton, United KingdomBirchall Hall, Queen's College, Trull Road, Taunton, TA1 4QS. Lecture: £3. There is free car parking on site.
Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society : “The hanging pyx cover in Wells Cathedral” John Munns, Magdalene College, Cambridge. [with the AGM]
Wells and Mendip Museum 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, SomersetLecture hall, Wells and Mendip Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, BA5 2UE Non-members £4
Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society : “The witches of Selwood: witchcraft, belief and accusation in 17th century Somerset”, talk by Andrew Pickering (author of the book of the same title).
Holy Trinity Church Lysander Rd, Yeovil, United KingdomHoly Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil, BA20 2BU Free to members, non-members £2. For more information contact: yalhs.coordinator@outlook.com or visit the website at yahls.org.uk
SANHS 175 Conference at the Wyndham Hall ‘Somerset in the Mid-Nineteenth Century’
Wyndham Hall Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomA full day’s conference of about 18 short talks on a wide range of topics to give an insight into many aspects of Somerset in the mid- 19th century. Cost - £18 which will include a light lunch (vegan option by request), tea and coffee. Booking essential. Go to https://buy.stripe.com/7sIaFmbYlezYbIs8wH or use the link on […]
Frome Society for Local Study: Shoemakers’ Museum – The Story of Clarks – Talk by Rosie Martin.
Assembly Rooms Frome Behind Frome Memorial Theatre, United KingdomAssembly Rooms, behind Frome Memorial Theatre, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB Visitors - £5