The Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society        

SANHS

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Joint Calandar

Associated Societies Joint Calendar 2009/2010

Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society Meetings

Winter meetings are held at 2.30 pm in the Wyndham Hall, Taunton Castle, unless otherwise stated.
One delegate or representative, of each Associated Society, on presentation of the Society's membership card, may attend Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society events (or visit the County Museum or Rural Life Museum or use SANHS library.)
Other associated society members will be welcome as visitors at SANHS events, as will other non-members of SANHS. Voluntary donations will be welcomed.
Visits to houses, organised by the Historic Buildings Committee, are usually very popular and because these are often to private homes, numbers may have to be limited to members only. Prior booking through the SANHS office is therefore essential.
All details of SANHS events should be confirmed at SANHS Offices, Tel: 01823 272429, or email to office@sanhs.org.

Previous events of the Associated Societies

 

OCTOBER 2009

Fri 2
Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society
Wells Cathedral - Archaeological Preservation in situ
Nancy Hollinrake

Fri 9
Nynehead & District Local History Society
Crosse Connections II - concluding the story of the Crosse family of Fyne Court
John Porter

Fri 9
Chard History Group
HMS Formidable 1944
Jack Thomas

Fri 9
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Who was Amelia Edwards? A Selection of Local Blue Plaques
Cyril Routley

Sat 10
Standing Conference of the Associated Societies of Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Annual General Meeting
Hosted by Somerset Invertebrate Group
Venue: The Lifelong Learning Centre, Peat Moors Visitor Centre, Shapwick Road, Westhay, Glastonbury BA6 9TT
Doors open 9.30am
See Newsletter feature

Sat 10
Frome Society for Local Study
Visit to the American Museum, Claverton, Bath

Tues 13
Weston-super-Mare Archaeological & Natural History Society
The Archaeology and Natural History of Brean Down.
Mark Courtiour,National Trust

Wed 14
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Wells Cathedral archives, talk and tour
Anne Crawford
2pm at Wells Cathedral

Wed 14
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
Portishead Radio

Wed 14
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
Medieval fish and fisheries
Tim Bowly

Thu 15
Blagdon Local History Society
Picture Postcards of Blagdon and its environs
Stan Croker

Thu 15
Bridgwater & District Archaeological Society
Iron-age and Romano-British sites of Yarford and Ivyton Farm
Keith Wilkinson

Sat 17
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
The Archaeology of Somerset Churches
A symposium to be held at Wells & Mendip Museum, 10am, approx £8 for the day

Mon 19
Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society
History of Burnett
Rosemary Turner

Tue 20
West Somerset Village History Society
"Don't tell - I tell ee", a look at Somerset Dialect
Roger Evans

Tue 20
Wiveliscombe Historical Society
The History of the West Somerset Railway
An illustrated talk by Alan Stantistreet

Wed 21
Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group
AGM followed by "Axbridge"
John Page

Wed 21
North Curry Society
Views of New Zealand
Julian Comrie

Thu 22
Somerton History Society
How "bloody" was Bloody Mary?
Barry Sutton

Sat 24 Frome Society for Local Study
Buildings of Bruton
John Bishton

Wed 28
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
Aspects of prehistoric rock art
Graham Mullan

Wed 28
South Petherton Local History Group
Turnpikes
Alan Rosevear

Thu 29
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Boats and ships of the Severn Sea
Nigel Nayling

 

NOVEMBER 2009

Fri 6
Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society
The Beacon Hill wood Archaeology Project
Peter Leach

Sat 7
Frome Society for Local Study
Turnpikes and the Great West Road
Dr Brenda Buchanan

Tues 10
Weston-super-Mare Archaeological & Natural History Society
Vikings in the South-West.
Derek Gore, Exeter University

Wed 11
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
The West Somerset Mineral Railway

Wed 11
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
Current research by the Victoria County History in Gloucestershire
Dr Simon Draper

Fr 13
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Your Local Museum - Behind the Scenes
Liz Neathey

Fri 13
Chard History Group
An Evacuee in Chard
Margaret Cox

Fri 13
Nynehead & District Local History Society
Castles as they were meant to be seen
Christopher Moule

Sat 14
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Beakers, barrows, burials, cists and swallets: the Bronze Age way of death
A symposium to be held at Wells & Mendip Museum
12 noon free lecture: The recent find of a hoard of Bronze Age gold work, with the hoard on display for that day only, by Steve Minnitt
2pm for lectures, admission £5

Sat 14
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Social afternoon with the theme of birds
Eve Tigwell
2.30pm, Wyndham Hall, Taunton

Mon 16
Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society
The Bowler Family
Stuart Burroughs

Tue 17
West Somerset Village History Society
Sancti Stones: a study of a parish churchyard
Sue Farrington

Tue 17
Wiveliscombe Historical Society
Royal Air Force Westonzoyland 1920 - 1958
An illustrated talk by Ian J Harris, member of The Westonzoyland Research Group

Tues 17
Friends of Somerset Archives
Tales for the Quarter Sessions: Somerset's criminal past
Liz Grant

Wed 18
Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group
The History of Growing Vegetables in the Vernacular Threshold
Fergus Dowding

Wed 18
North Curry Society
National Trust Access v. conservation
Matthew Applegate

Thur 19
Bridgwater & District Archaeological Society
Prehistoric Animal Remains
Clare Randall

Thu 19
Blagdon Local History Society
CHERT: Lower Cowlease and Velvet Bottom
Steve Tofts

Sat 21
Frome Society for Local Study
Vernacular Buildings of Somerset
Jenny Cheshire

Wed 25
South Petherton Local History Group
Somerset Xmas, with choral accompaniment and festive fare
Joan Farris

Wed 25
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
The Museums of Bristol
Anita Sims

Thu 26
Somerton History Society
Medieval Christmas Feast, followed by The Home Guard in World War II
J J Wilson

Thu 26
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Gods, Graves & Symbols of Death
Dr George Nash
(postponed from last year)

 

DECEMBER

Fri 4
Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society
Christmas Cheer - including 'Balch's Dream - Following the Stream': Mendip's Underground Watercourses
Jim Hanwell

Fri 4
Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group
Christmas event

Sat 5
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Gilbert White of Selborne
Dr Phillip Radford
2.30pm, Wyndham Hall, Taunton

Sat 5
Frome Society for Local Study
Historical Gardens in Somerset
James Bond

Tues 8
Weston-super-Mare Archaeological & Natural History Society
The History of Windmills in Somerset.
Sarah Harris

Wed 9
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
Early history of Bridgwater, including the castle

Wed 9
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Museum
Xmas Party, book sale & quiz

Fri 11
Chard History Group
Snowdon Tollhouse and similar renovations
Mike Pope
Followed by seasonal refreshments

Fri 11
Nynehead & District Local History Society
No knickers - a light-hearted look at Tudor life in the West Country
Jenny Pet

Fri 11
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Tools of Country Trades
Mike Horler

Tue 15
West Somerset Village History Society
Stogumber mills: 1000 years of water power
Duncan Taylor

Wed 16
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society and North Curry Society
A blast from the past: demonstration of medieval musical instruments
Jonathan Weeks
North Curry Village Hall, 7.30pm

Thur 17
Bridgwater & District Archaeological Society
Recent Developments in Somerset Heritage
Tom Mayberry


Sat 19
Frome Society for Local Study
Portrayal of Silas the Somerset Postman (2pm start)
Alan Stone
Followed by Christmas tea

Mon 21
Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society
History of Bristol Zoo
Donald Packham

 

JANUARY 2010

Wed 6
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
TBA

Fr 8
Chard History Group
AGM followed by a talk, tba

Fri 8
Nynehead & District Local History Society
New Year Party and seasonal activity - starts at 7.30pm

Fri 8
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Victorian Magic Lantern Show with the Music of Fred Weatherley
Travelling Light

Fri 8
Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society
Recent Rediscoveries of the Mediaeval Reredos Sculptures at the Church of St Cuthbert, Wells
Jerry Sampson

Sat 9
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Conservation on the Moors and Levels
Stephen Parker
2.30pm, Wyndham Hall, Taunton

Sat 9
Frome Society for Local Study
William Beckford, 250th Anniversary Year
Amy Frost

Tues 12
Weston-super-Mare Archaeological & Natural History Society
Early Monasteries in North Somerset.
Professor Mick Aston

Wed 13
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Somerset Maps
Christine and Joe King, Somerset Record Office, 7.30pm

Wed 13
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
The river Sigar rediscovered

Mon 19
Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society
The Battle of Lansdown
Dr John Wroughton

Tues 19
West Somerset Village History Society
Early iron and mineral workings on Exmoor
Lee Bray

Wed 20
Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group
Stogursey Documentation
Susan Shaw

Wed 20
North Curry Society
Brunel in the South West
David Greenfield

Wed 20
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
TBA

Thu 21
Blagdon Local History Society
Photographs and postcards from the John and Sibyl Gallo Collection
John Gallop

Sat 23
Frome Society for Local Study
To be confirmed

Wed 27
South Petherton Local History Group
Creating a new museum and archive for Somerset
Tom Mayberry

Thu 28
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Symbolism and Imagery in Churches
Louis Groome

Thu 28
Somerton History Society
TBA

FEBRUARY 2010

Fri 5
Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society
Where have all the "Q" Pits gone: lead mining on Mendip
Barry Lane

Sat 6
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Butterflies and climate change
Keith Gould
2.30pm, Wyndham Hall, Taunton

Sat 6
Frome Society for Local Study
The National Art Collection
Anthony Pugh-Thomas

Tues 9
Weston-super-Mare Archaeological & Natural History Society
Death, burial and rock-art: New discoveries in Western Britain.
George Nash, visiting Professor Bristol University

Wed 10
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
Presentation by the Blake Museum

Wed 10
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
TBA

Fri 12
Nynehead & District Local History Society
Parish governance from the Norman Conquest to the Vicar of Dibley
David Greig, parish Liaison Officer, Taunton Deane Borough Council

Fri 12
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Banwell Church - Then and Now
John Franks

Sat 13
Chard History Group
Victorian Dress and dating your photographs (bring them along)
Penelope Ruddock

Mon 15
Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society
The Pulteney Family
Dr Michael Rowe

Tues 16
Friends of Somerset Archives
Legalese and jargon: a modern phenomenon?
Sue Berry

Tue 16
West Somerset Village History Society
Conservation and thatching on the Holnicote Estate
Bridget Litchfield

Tue 16
Wiveliscombe Historical Society
Three Antarctic Explorers
Nick Moore

Wed 17
Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group
Presentation of Recent Surveys
Group members

Wed 17
North Curry Society
Taunton Priory Excavations
Steve Membury

Thu 18
Blagdon Local History Society
AGM

Sat 20
Frome Society for Local Study
Edward Freeman, "flawed sage"
Peter Clarke

Wed 24
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
TBA

Wed 24
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Somerset Music
Jane de Gruchy
Somerset Record Office, 7.30pm

Wed 24
South Petherton Local History Group
The South Petherton Snakepit:
researches into a local limekiln
Leon Ford

Thu 25
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Bodies, Beads and Bronzes - Excavations at Chilcomptom, Mendip
Dr Jodie Lewis

Thu 25
Somerton History Society
Films of Old Somerton

 

MARCH 2010

Fri 5
Wells Natural history and Archaeological Society
AGM - and talk by the President, The Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells on his Marathon Walk around the Diocese in the summer

Sat 6
Frome Society for Local Study
An illustrated talk by the Head Gardener of Stourhead
Alan Power

Tues 9
Weston-super-Mare Archaeological & Natural History Society
Archaeology of Mendip from the air and recent discoveries.
Bob Croft, Somerset County Archaeologist

Wed 10
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
Royal Ordnance, Bridgwater

Wed 10
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
TBA

Fri 12
Nynehead & District Local History Society
The Fairfield Project
Bob Croft, County Archaeologist

Fr 12
Banwell Society of Archaeology
The Building of Roman Britain
Gary Gowans

Sat 13
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
Buzzards
Robin Prytherch
2.30pm, Wyndham Hall, Taunton

Sat 13
Chard History Group
Famous Speeches
Philip Knighton

Mon 15
Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society
Rajah Rammahon Roy
Carla Contractor

Tue 16
West Somerset Village History Society
West Somerset defences in World War II
Chris Webster

Tue 16
Wiveliscombe Historical Society
The Churches of Dartmoor and Exmoor
Rev. David Howell

Wed 17
Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group
Historic Buildings, Mendip Landscape: Architectural Investigation and the English Heritage Mendip Hills AONB Project
Barry Jones, English Heritage

Wed 17
North Curry Society
Somerset Wills
Mary Siraut

Sat 20
Frome Society for Local Study
Frome Civic Society, an opportunity to learn of recent changes
(preceded at 2pm by AGM)
John Peverley

Wed 24
Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society
TBA

Wed 24
South Petherton Local History Group
"Don't tell I, tell 'ee": a talk on Somerset dialect
Roger Evans

Thu 25
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
AGM followed by talk on a local Community Archaeology project; refreshments provided

Thu 25
Somerton History Society
AGM, and The Abode of Love at Spaxton
Peter Campion

 

 

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