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Historical Association – Taunton branch: “Cuba: myths and legends” Dr Bernard Regan, St Mary’s University, London
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.
BACAS: National Trust Archaeology in Wessex over 38 years – Martin Papworth, Retired Archaeologist at The National Trust
Bath Literary & Scientific Society 16, Queen Square, Bath, United KingdomMartin Papworth retired after 38 years with National Trust as their archaeologist in Wessex. What started in 1986 as a four week contract to supervise volunteer archaeologists at Corfe Castle, turned into a career which included the discovery of a Roman temple and town at Kingston Lacy, the dating of the Cerne Abbas Giant, the […]
Banwell Society of Archaeology and Local History : “Discoveries at the Chewton Mendip dig” Talk by Pip Osborne
Banwell Village Hall BanwellMeetings held at Banwell Village Hall, BS29 6BS. Parking available. Membership subscriptions: £15 per year. Talks - members, £1, guests £3. Refreshments and raffle at all meeting. (Secretary: Maggie McCarthy, tel 01934 823611)
“Building an exact replica of a Roman villa at the Newt” Talk by Nicola Di Pisanie.
Assembly Rooms Frome Behind Frome Memorial Theatre, United KingdomAssembly Rooms, behind Frome Memorial Theatre, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB Visitors - £5
Tintinhull Local History Group: “Montacute: its priory and its Lordship of Tintinhull for 400 years.” Dennie Robbins
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.
“The Somerset Coal Canal: past, present and future” Talk by Derrick Hunt.
Assembly Rooms Frome Behind Frome Memorial Theatre, United KingdomAssembly Rooms, behind Frome Memorial Theatre, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB Visitors - £5
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 Kingdom£3, book in advance:please email: info@harptreeshistorysociety.org with subject line “January 2025”
Historical Association – Taunton branch: “What was life like in Somerset villages 400 years ago?” Dr Mark Hailwood, University of Bristol.
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 Cheddar brooch” Amal Khreisheh, South West Heritage Trust
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 miraculous escape of Charles II”, talk by Chris Stephens of Bridport Museum.
Holy Trinity Church Lysander Rd, Yeovil, United KingdomHoly Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil, BA20 2BU Free to members, non-members £2
Applications of LiDAR in Natural History and Archaeology: Francis Farr-Cox and Chris Webster
Wyndham Hall Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomA talk at the Wyndham Hall by Francis Farr-Cox and Chris Webster on the uses of this technique in their two different professions. Tea and cake provided. £5 donation requested
Frome Society for Local Study : “A seventeenth century scoundrel” Talk by Dr Adrian Webb, about Thomas Spigurnell (1630-1673).
Assembly Rooms Frome Behind Frome Memorial Theatre, United KingdomAssembly Rooms, behind Frome Memorial Theatre, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB Visitors - £5