Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society
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FEBRUARY 2004
Tuesday 10th Weston-super-Mare
Archaeological & Natural History Society
"Recent Archaeology in Somerset" - Bob
Croft
Wednesday 11th North
Sedgemoor Local History Group
Members evening - Jon Strickland
Thursday 12th Bridgwater
& District Archaeological Society
"Unlocking our Historic Environment"
Talya Bagwell
at 7.30pm, Blake Museum, Bridgwater
Friday 13th Nynehead
& District Local History Society
"Buildings of Experience - an architectural student's
grand tour" - Tim Lomas
at 7.45pm, Nynhead Memorial hall
Saturday 14th Somerset
Archaeological & Natural History Society (NH)
"The Dorset Heathlands" Mr R Cox
at 2.30pm, Wyndham Hall, Taunton
Sunday 15th South-East
Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
"Archaeological Outreach - a New Heritage Access
for South Somerset" - Barbara Wood
at 2.30pm, Shepton Montague Village Hall
Tuesday 17th West
Somerset Village Society
Members evening
Wednesday 18th North
Curry Society
Unlocking Somerset’s Historic Environment Talya
Bagwell
Thursday 19th Blagdon
Local History Society
"The Understanding of the Domesday Book",
what can we find out about Blagdon? Dr Michael Costen
at 7.30pm, Court Lodge, High Street, Blagdon
Thursday 19th Somerset
Heraldry Society
"Heraldry in Peerage Cases" - Ron Gadd
at 7.15pm, the Grammar House, Langport
Saturday 21st Somerset
Archaeological & Natural History Society (HB)
Visit to Evercreech
Visit the Church and other historic buildings in Evercreech.
Led by Chris Sidaway with the Evercreech and District Local History Society.
at 2.00pm, the Church, Evercreech
Prior Booking to SANHS office essential as numbers will be limited. (Deadline
30th January)
Thursday 26th Clevedon
& District Archaeology Society
"The Landscape History of North Somerset"
- C J Bond
at the Friends Meeting House, 15 Albert Road, Clevedon
MARCH 2004
Wednesday 3rd Bristol
& Avon Archaeological Society
'Recent Roman & Saxon Discoveries in South Gloucestershire'
- Richard Osgood (South Gloucestershire Council)
at 7.30pm, St. Matthew's Church, Clare Road, Kingsdown
Wednesday 3rd
Wells Local History Workshop
Ann Martin will talk about her continuing research into changes
in population.
at 7.00pm, Wells Museum, Cathedral Green
Saturday 6th Bristol
& Avon Archaeological Society
AGM 2.30 pm - 5.00 pm, St. Matthew's Church, Clare
Road, Kingsdown
Tuesday 9th Weston-super-Mare
Archaeological & Natural History Society
"Mendip Secret Army" - Donald Brown
at 7.30pm, Crossroads, 1 Graham Road, Weston-super-Mare
Wednesday 10th North
Sedgemoor Local History Group
"Sinners of Wedmore" - Mrs Hazel Hudson
7.00pm, King Alfred School Lecture Theatre, Highbridge
Thursday 11th Bath
& Camerton Archaeological Society
'Roman Sculpture in South West Britain' - Dr Martin
Henig
at 7.30pm, Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution, 18 Queen Square
Friday 12th Nynehead
& District Local History Society
"Sources for Family History" - David
Hall
at 7.45pm, Nynhead Memorial hall
Friday 12th Wells
Natural History and Archaeological Society
AGM, followed by 'Vitriol
and Vituperation: Two Oxonians at War' - Michael Poole
at 7.30pm, Wells Museum, Cathedral Green
Saturday 13th Somerset
Archaeological & Natural History Society (NH)
"Somerset's Warblers" Dr Philip Radford
at 2.30pm, Wyndham Hall, Taunton
Sunday 14th Somerset
Archaeological & Natural History Society (HB)
Visit to Crowcombe
Visit the Church and
Church House in the morning.
Lunch at Carew Arms or take packed lunch.
In the afternoon we will visit Crowcombe Court. (Withdrawing collection in aid
of the Church House). Led by Chris Sidaway
at 11.00am, the Church House (ST 141366)
Prior booking to SANHS office essential as numbers will be limited. (Deadline
Friday 13th February) Please indicate if you wish to lunch at the pub, as this
requires pre-booking
Sunday 14th South-East
Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
"Medieval Beasts and Monsters"
- Dr Paul Robinson
at 2.30pm, Shepton Montague Village Hall
Tuesday 16th West
Somerset Village Society
"Postal History of the Taunton and West Somerset
Area"
- Nigel Edwards
at 7.45pm, Monksilver Village Hall (ST 076374)
Tuesday 16th Burnham-on-Sea
Archaeological and Natural History Society
'Unlocking Somerset's Historic Environment'
- Talya Bagwell
at 7.30pm, The Community Centre, Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea
Wednesday 17th Bristol
& Avon Archaeological Society
'Acton Court: the architectural finds, history and restoration
of the building' - Kirsty Rodwell
at 7.30pm, St Matthew's Church, Clare Road, Kingsdown
Wednesday 17th North
Curry Society
"Life as a Vet" Kieth Markham
Wednesday 17th Yeovil
& District Natural History Society
'British and European Orchids'
at 7.30pm, Preston Community Centre, Yeovil
Wednesday 17th Wells
Local History Workshop
'The Silk Mills of Somerset' - Penny Stokes
at 7.00pm, Wells Museum, Cathedral Green
Thursday 18th Blagdon
Local History Society
"The Somerset Record Office" Tom Mayberry
at 7.30pm, Court Lodge, High Street, Blagdon
Sunday 21st Yeovil
and District Natural History Society
All day trip to the National Trust Bird Hide at Middlebere and the RSPB Arne
Reserve led by Barrie Widden, enquiries to John Keylock on 01460 73415
Tuesday 23rd South-East
Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
Annual Dinner
at 7.00pm, Shepton Montague Village Hall
Wednesday 24th South
Petherton Local History Group
'Archaeology of Somerset Levels' - Richard Brunning
at 7.30pm, South Petherton Methodist Church Hall
Thursday 25th Clevedon
& District Archaeology Society
AGM followed by "Parish
Churches of Kent" - retiring chairman Frank Willy
at 7.30pm, the Friends Meeting House, 15 Albert Road, Clevedon
Thursday 25th Somerset
Heraldry Society
'The Knights Tale', the film followed by quiz.
at 7.15pm for 7.30, 20 Priestley Way, Burnham-on-Sea
Saturday 27th Somerset
Archaeological & Natural History Society (Arch)
'Adding to the Roman Mosaic' - Recent Research in Somerset
Speakers at this day conference will include Peter Leach, Dr. David Neal FSA,
Bob Croft and Steve Cosh .
Admission: £5, students £2. Tea, coffee & biscuits, but not
lunch, provided.
at 10.00am - 4.30pm, Stanchester School, East Stoke (ST490174)
Contact Betty Cloke at SANHS office to book - 01823 272429.
Saturday 27th West
Somerset Archaeological and Local History Society
'Geophysical Survey of the Iron Age Enclosure at Ley Hill,
Exmoor' - Chris Carey. Followed by the AGM
at 2.30pm, Church Hall, Bancks Street, Minehead
Wednesday 31st Bristol
& Avon Archaeological Society
'The Bristol Pottery Industry' - Reg Jackson
at 7.30pm, St. Matthew's Church, Clare Road, Kingsdown
APRIL 2004
Friday 2nd Nynehead
& District Local History Society
"The Impact of the Grand Junction (Union) Canal on
the village of Marsworth in Buckinghamshire" - Michael Mussell
at 7.45pm, Nynhead Memorial hall
Saturday 3rd
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society (NH)
"The Changing Scene in Taunton Deane: The Story in
the Rocks" Mr Derek Briggs
at 2.30pm, Wyndham Hall, Taunton
Saturday 3rd
Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society (HB)
Visit to Hassage Manor, Faulkland, Radstock, and the George
Inn, Norton St Philip
Led by Anthony Bruce
A Jacobean Manor House with medieval antecedents, and later additions.
at 12.30 pm, The George Inn, Norton St Philip (ST 774558).
Please see Newsletter for further details
Numbers limited: prior booking essential. Phone SANHS office by 30 March.
Sunday 4th South-East
Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
AGM
at 2.30pm, Shepton Montague Village Hall
Tuesday 13th Weston-super-Mare
Archaeological & Natural History Society
"Voyage to St Kilda" - Helen Williams
at 7.30pm, Crossroads, 1 Graham Road, Weston-super-Mare
Wednesday 14th North
Sedgemoor Local History Group
Hestercombe Gardens - Susan Hounsell
at 7.00pm, King Alfred School Lecture Theatre, Highbridge
Wednesday 14th Bristol
& Avon Archaeological Society
'National Trust Archaeology within the Wessex Region'
- Martin Papworth, National Trust Archaeologist.
at 7.30pm, St. Matthew's Church, Clare Road, Kingsdown
Thursday 15th Blagdon
Local History Society
"The History of the Mendip Warden Service" Les
Davies
at 7.30pm, Court Lodge, High Street, Blagdon
Tuesday 20th West
Somerset Village Society
"Engraved in Stone - a short history of gravestones"
- Barbara Skudder
at 7.45pm, Monksilver Village Hall (ST 076374)
Tuesday 20th Burnham-on-Sea
Archaeological and Natural History Society
'Quantock Heathland and Wildlife' - Mr Andy Harris
at 7.30pm, Community Centre, Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea
Wednesday 21st North
Curry Society
Birds of the Levels and Moors RSPB
at 8.00pm, North Curry Village Hall
Friday 23rd Wells
Natural History and Archaeological Society
'The Mistery of Mercers: A Brief Account of the Number
One Livery Company of the City of London' - Jean Imray
at 7.30pm, Wells Museum, Cathedral Green
Saturday 24th West
Somerset Archaeological and Local History Society
'Somerset Sites and Monuments record: Unlocking Somerset's
historic environment' - Talya Bagwell
at 2.30pm, Church Hall, Bancks Street, Minehead
Saturday 24th Council
for British Archaeology SW
AGM
followed by Lecture on and Field Trip to South Glocestershire
Roman Villas
at 10.00am, South Gloucester Civic Centre
Saturday 24th Somerset
Heraldry Society
Study of the Poulett memorials dating from the
early seventeenth century, many in the rococo style.
at 2.30pm, Hinton St. George Church
Sunday 25th South-East
Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
"The South Cadbury Shield" - Lynn Wooten
at 2.30pm, Shepton Montague Village Hall
Wednesday 28th South
Petherton Local History Group
'Lost Cinemas' - Gordon Chapman
at 7.30pm, South Petherton Methodist Church Hall
Wednesday 28th Clevedon
& District Archaeological Society
Guided visit to Wrington Church. Donation to church
£1.
at 6.30pm, by lift from Community Centre, or meet at Church at 7.30pm. Petrol
contribution £1.
MAY 2004
Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society
(LH)
There will be a series of four mid-week talks sponsored by the Local History
Committee at the Taunton 1100 celebrations throughout
May 2004. This will be an important occasion for the County. The speakers, who
will be mainly members of SANHS, will cover all aspects of Taunton history from
ancient to modern times. For details see Taunton 1100 programme.
Saturday 1st Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society
(HB)
Visit to Sherborne Castle and
Sherborne House
Sherborne Old Castle can be visited before the main tour, but is not
included.
11.00 am Sherborne Castle, home of the Wingfield-Digbys.
Arrive for tour to start at 11.00 am. Entry at the gates by ticket only, although
the sign says 'closed until 11.00'. Park in front of the castle.
12.30 pm approx. Lunch in cafeteria or bring picnic for eating in the grounds.
2.00 pm Sherborne House, built by the Portmans in the early 18th century, for
a stopping point between their estates, see Pevsner, pp.383/4. The guided tour
will include the upper floors which are not open to the public because of the
DDA and Health & Safety considerations.
Tea will be provided; please give a donation..
Cost for the full day is £10 per person. To book please send payment to
SANHS office by 20 April.
Saturday 8th Bridgwater
and District Archaeological Society
Exploratory walk: Shapwick to Moorlynch: with Nick
Corcos
Phone Jennifer May (01278 733156) for details of meeting place and time.
Tuesday 11th Weston-super-Mare
Archaeological & Natural History Society
AGM followed by "Surprises from the Museum's Archives"
- Liz Neathey
at 7.30pm, Crossroads, 1 Graham Road, Weston-super-Mare
Friday 14th Nynehead
& District Local History Society
AGM followed by "Weather
and Climate in West Somerset - a historical perspective"- Simon
Ratsey
at 7.45pm, Nynhead Memorial hall
Saturday 15th Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society
Annual
General Meeting. The
Taunton
1100 Festival May Fair will be held
in Vivary Park, and will continue all day.
The Festival Exhibition in the County Museum will
be open, and will continue until the end of August
at 10.30am, St James Church Rooms, St James Street, Taunton
Sunday 16th Clevedon
& District Archaeological Society
Join CBASW field trip by coach to Oakhampton Castle, Lydford
Saxon Burgh, Merrivale and High Moorland Centre, Princeton.
Tuesday 18th West
Somerset Village Society
AGM followed by a Local History
quizz
at 7.45pm, Monksilver Village Hall (ST 076374)
Tuesday 18th Burnham-on-Sea
Archaeological and Natural History Society
'Introduction to the Study of Small Buildings'
- Chris Sidaway
at 7.30pm, Community Centre, Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea
Wednesday 19th Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society (Arch)
The Fortification of Creech St Michael in World War II.
In a two hour walk around Creech St Michael to view some of the Taunton Stop
Line fortifications, understand how the village was fortified in 1940, and then
developed into an anti-tank island in 1941. The walk will include sites near
the Taunton-Bridgwater Canal, the River Tone & the old Chard Canal. Children
will be given an 'I Spy' card for a competition.
Leader: David Hunt
at 7.00pm, the Bell, Creech St Michael (ST 272257 - car park available)
Cost: £2.50 (children free)
Wednesday 19th North
Curry Society
Antiques Road Show Michele Webb
at 8.00pm, North Curry Village Hall
Thursday 20th Clevedon
& District Archaeological Society
Walk round Pill guided by John Rich.
at 6.30pm, by car from Community Centre to meet at Pill Memorial Club at 7 pm.
Donation £1. Petrol contribution £1.
Friday 21st Somerset
Heraldry Society
Tour Taunton churches with Peter Roe, who has completed
a full survey of Somerset churches. Further details from Alex.
at 5.30pm, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton
Wednesday 26th South
Petherton Local History Group
AGM, followed by 'South Petherton
in the nineteenth century' by John Powlesland
at 7.30pm, South Petherton Methodist Church Hall
JUNE 2004
Wednesday 9th North
Sedgemoor Local History Group
Clifton Rocks Railway Peter Davey
at 7.00pm, King Alfred School Lecture Theatre, Highbridge
Saturday 12th Bridgwater
and District Archaeological Society
Archaeological walk in and around Porlock
Phone Jennifer May (01278 733156) for details of meeting place and time.
Saturday 12th Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society (HB)
Visit to Rugbourne Farm, High Littleton. An early
double pile manor house. Home of William Smith, the 'Father of British Geology'
Leader: Anita Sims.
at 2.30pm, Rugbourne Farm (ST 651583).
Prior booking essential as numbers will be limited. Phone SANHS office by 8th
June
Tuesday 15th Burnham-on-Sea
Archaeological and Natural History Society
Members Meeting
at 7.30pm, Community Centre, Berrow Road, Burnham-on Sea
Wednesday 16th North
Curry Society
'Lillesdon' -John Hebditch
at 8.00pm, North Curry Village Hall
Saturday 19th Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society (NH)
'Dragonflies on Mendip' - field trip led by Dr
Philip Radford.
at 10.30am, Waldegrave Pool (ST 549513) car park. Bring lunch and stout footwear.
Saturday 19th Somerset
Heraldry Society
Visit Montacute church in the morning, then Montecute
House after a pub lunch. We may wish to see the parade of the Montacute
Carnival which leaves the House at 18:15. Sir Edward Phelips was a great
lover of heraldry: it is all over the House as well as in the Church.
at 11.30am, St. Catherine Church, Montacute
Sunday 20th South-East
Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
Summer Outing - A tour of Wilton Museum - Nick
Griffiths
time and transport details to be announced
Thursday 24th Clevedon
& District Archaeological Society
'The Landscape History of Tickenham' - guided walk
by James Bond. By car from Community Centre
at 6.40pm The Causeway, by Tickenham Church at 7 pm. Petrol £1. Donation
£1.
Saturday 26th Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society (LH)
'The Rise and Fall of the Somerset Landed Family'
Somerset's landed families have long played an influential rôle in the
shaping of the County. Members of such as the Portman, Phelips, Trevelyan, Poulett
and Paget families were at the centre of political, social & economic life
in the West Country. A variety of speakers will look at the development of their
positions of power & influence, their lifestyle, and their ultimate decline
in the twentieth century. Talks will be interspersed with brief vignettes of
individuals, affording a glimpse of some of Somerset's more colourful &
unusual characters. Further details with AGM Papers, or phone SANHS Office.
10.00am -4.00pm, St James' Church Hall, James Street, Taunton. Make own arrangements
for lunch.
Further details with AGM papers, or phone SANHS office.
JULY 2004
Saturday 3rd Somerset
Heraldry Society
Treasure Hunt
at 11.30am, location to be announced
Wednesday 7th Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society (NH)
'Nightjars' - field trip led by David Ballance.
at 9.30 pm, Croydon Hill (angle of road at SS 972418)
Saturday 10th Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society (NH)
'Wetlands Symposium'
'Somerset Wetlands - Ancient Peatland with a Future?'
Symposium in partnership with English Nature on
all aspects of the wetlands.
10.00am - 4.30pm, Richard Huish College, Taunton.
£6 (Students £4) to include tea, coffee & biscuits
Further details & booking from Betty.
Sunday 11th Clevedon
& District Archaeological Society
Day outing by coach to visit the longstanding, ongoing
Iron Age and Roman excavations at Frocester Court. Bring picnic lunch.
A further visit in the afternoon will be followed by a WI tea.
at 9.00am, Clevedon Community Centre
Saturday 17th July to Sunday
1st August - National Archaeology Fortnight
For several years, the Council for British Archaeology has organised a National
Archaeology Weekend. In Somerset, we have enough sites for two weeks of events.
Museums are invited to stage special displays; individuals or organisations
could organise walks, site-visits or talks.
Please send detailed proposals to the Fortnight Co-ordinator: Eddie Mills, Peat
Moors Centre, Shapwick Road, Westhay, Glastonbury, BA6 9TT (Tel. 01458 86 0697).
Wednesday 21st North
Curry Society
"Round the World with a Puma" John de
Winton
at 8.00pm, North Curry Village Hall
Saturday 24th Somerset Archaeological and Natural History
Society (HB)
Visit to the Church and Houses of Compton Dundon
- led by Mark McDermott and John Dallimore.
10.30am - 4.30pm, Compton Dundon Village Hall (ST 485328)
From the B3151 Somerton-Street road near the Castlebrook Inn, take the lane
running W towards the church.
The Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group has recently studied the church
& vernacular houses of the village and will shortly publish a book on them
in their `Somerset Villages' series. Please make your own arrangements for lunch.
Numbers will be limited: booking through Betty is essential.
Saturday 24th Somerset Archaeological and Natural History
Society (Arch)
Somerset Flint Day
Stone tools in the Stone Age
Venue: Wells & Mendip Museum, Cathedral Green
10.30am to 12.30pm Admission for morning only £4 and £2 concessions.
Speakers include Roger Jacobi, Chris Norman and Jodie Lewis discussing the use
of flint and stone in the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age
periods in the region.
2.00pm to 4.30pm Admission free.
Flint knapping demonstration by independent archaeologist Martin Green.
Identification of flints and other finds with Elaine Howard-Jones, Finds Liaison
Assistant with the Portable Antiquities Scheme for Somerset & Dorset.
For further information please call Barry Lane, Secretary 01749 870457 or e-mail
barry.j.lane@btopenworld.com
AUGUST 2004
Friday 6th Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society (HB)
Visit to Bradford on Tone church, led by Mark McDermott.
The church contains C13, C15 & later features
at 2.30pm parking at the church is limited (ST 173230), car sharing is recommended
Thursday 12th to Monday
16th
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Study visit to Ireland, by coach, staying in hotel
on outskirts of Dublin. Sites visited will include the Boyne tombs, Newgrange,
Celtic monasteries, etc. Cost of transport and half board hotel will be £275
to £300. Prior booking essential.
Wednesday 18th North
Curry Society
North Curry Parish Footpath Walk
led by Betty Koppa
Saturday 21st Somerset
Archaeological and Natural History Society (NH)
'Beer Woods'- Field trip led by Roger Lines.
at 11.00am, roadside at top of Turn Hill (ST 414316). Bring lunch and stout
footwear.
SEPTEMBER 2004
Friday 3rd Clevedon
& District Archaeological Society
Annual Dinner at Masonic Hall, Albert Road, Clevedon
with guest speaker.
Friday 3rd
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Annual Dinner
Masonic Hall, Albert Road
Wednesday 8th, North
Sedgemoor Local History Group
AGM followed by Members’
Videos
King Alfred School, Highbridge
Friday 10th, 19:30
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Around Weston by Tram Peter
Davey
Banwell Village Hall
Wednesday 15th, 20:00 North
Curry Society
Hunky Punks Peter Poyntz Wright
North Curry Village Hall
Saturday 18th, 14:30
Nynehead Church (138.227)
John Locke Dr
Mark Goldie of Churchill College, Cambridge
Mark, the leading expert on John Locke, will speak in the church, which has
a memorial to Locke. The eighteenth-century philosopher, described in the 1798
New and General Biographical Dictionary as ‘one of the greatest men that
England ever produced’ was a friend and regular visitor of the Clarkes
of Chipley Park.
Afterwards, refreshments will be served in Nynehead Court. A collection to cover
expenses will be taken.
SANHS Local History
Sunday 19th, 14:30
Shepton Montague Village Hall
The Dorset & Somerset Canal (the canal that
never was) Derrick Hunt
South-East Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
Tuesday 21st, 19:30
Community Centre, Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea
Somerset’s First Official Eco-Centre
Raymond Wheeler
Burnham-on-Sea Archaeological & Natural History Society
Somerset County Museum
Taunton Castle
Gertrude Jekyll -Her Life & Works David
Usher
Friends of Somerset County Museum
Wednesday 22nd, 19:30
Methodist Church Hall
Somerset Churches Patrick
Moule
South Petherton Local History Group
Thursday 23rd, 14:30
Please note change of date from the 25th
Church of St Mary and St Edward (ST 514684)
Visit to Barrow Court, Barrow Gurney. A Jacobean
house and gardens with private chapel.
Anita Sims.
A donation for the church will be requested.
Numbers limited: prior booking absolutely essential. Phone SANHS office by 21
September.
SANHS Historic Buildings
Saturday 25th, 11:00
Webber’s Post CP (SS 902.439)
Fungus Foray (including a workshop) Roger Lines
Bring lunch & stout footwear.
SANHS Natural History
Saturday 25th, 14:30
Church Hall, Bancks Street, Minehead
The Campbells Are Coming: Minehead
Pier & Bristol Channel Steamers
West Somerset Archaeological & Local History Society
Thursday 30th, 19:30
Friends Meeting House, Albert Road
Excavation of Roman Remains in South Gloucestershire
Richard Osgood, South Glos.
Archaeology Officer
Clevedon & District Archaeology Society
OCTOBER 2004
Saturday 2nd, 19:30 (doors
open 18:30)
All Saints Church, Publow (623.641)
John Locke 1632-1704 A
tribute by Lord Rees-Mogg
£5 entry, to include small exhibition, glass of wine, coffee & biscuits.
Further information from Mrs Barbara Bowes on 01761 49 0285.
Nicholas Locke, grandfather of the philosopher, established the family home
at Belluton, a tithing of Stanton Drew and later to be incorporated into the
parish of Publow-with-Pensford. Formerly a clothier in Dorset, he had been attracted
to Pensford by its successful textile industry.
The family remained at Pensford and John Locke spent his childhood there (although
he had been born at the home in nearby Wrington of his maternal grandmother).
His schooling in Westminster broke that residence, although he retained much
property—in which he took a lively interest, as can be seen in the exhibition
of his rent books, family wills and letters.
Pensford Local History Group
Friday 8th, 19:30
Banwell Village Hall
Illustrated History of Winscombe Maria
Forbes
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Friday 8th
Wells & Mendip Museum
The Organs & Organists of Wells Cathedral
Rupert Gough
Wells Natural History & Archaeological Society
Friday 8th, 19:45
Nynehead Memorial Hall
The Workers’ Tale (Wellington & District
Oral Project) John Burgess & David Canham
Nynehead & District Local History Society
Saturday 9th, 10:00 for Society Representatives, 10:45 for others - until c.16:00
Sea Cadets HQ, Waverley Road, Bridgwater (296.376)
Associated Societies Annual General Meeting
Lectures & Visits on the theme: ‘The Maritime
& Industrial Heritage of Bridgwater’
Bridgwater & District Archaeological Society
Tea and coffee will be served from 10:00 onwards while representatives of each
society attend the AGM. The first lecture will start at 10:45. Lecturers will
include Chris Sidaway (‘Saxons to Chandos’),
David Baker (Nineteenth & Twentieth Century Trade
& Industries) and Rod Fitzhugh, who will give a pictorial presentation
on the river, docks and industries of Bridgwater.
Bring your own lunch or visit a local pub - or both !
The afternoon programme will consist of visits to local sites, including a special
tour of the Brick & Tile Museum.
Directions to the venue: follow signs to ‘The Docks’ from Northgate
traffic lights (near police station & Sedgemoor Splash). Cross bascule bridge
(traffic lights) into Russell Place. Take first main turning L into Waverley
Road—clearly signposted ‘Sea Cadets Headquarters’. The hall is
on the L, with car park facilities.
For further information, phone David Baker (01278 42 4933) or Jennifer May (01278
73 3156). If you would like a map of Bridgwater, send a s.a.e. to Jennifer at
12 Five Lords, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, TA5 1PD.
14:30
Visit to Sharpham Park (466.374) by courtesy of
Roger Saul
SANHS Local History
Q. 1 Which famous novelist was born in Somerset and died 250 years ago ?
Q. 2 Which Somerset man organized the first detective force in England ?
Q. 3 Which Somerset playwright was considered by Shaw to be second only to Shakespeare
(apart from himself, that is) ?
The answer to all three questions: Henry Fielding.
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of his death, the Local History Committee
has organized an event at Sharpham Park, his birthplace. The owner, Roger Saul,
will give an introduction to and an overview of the estate. Dr Spencer Dimmock
will discuss the medieval history of Sharpham. Tom Mayberry will talk on the
life of Henry Fielding.
Numbers are strictly limited to 40, so please book early through the Office.
(Please note that no photography of any kind is allowed at this private house.)
Wednesday 13th, 19:00
King Alfred School, Highbridge
Tyntesfield House & Gardens
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
Saturday 16th, 11:00
Budleigh Salterton Kiln CP (SY 074.820)
Birds of the River Otter Doctor
Philip Radford
Bring lunch & stout footwear.
SANHS Natural History
Saturday 16th, 14:30
Visit to Brympton d’Evercy (520.154)
led by Alex Findlater
‘The ensemble of house, garden, outbuildings and church is of exquisite
beauty, one of the most perfect the county has to offer’ (Pevsner)
Cost of guided tour: £4.50 (for church windows fund).
Numbers limited: prior booking essential.
SANHS Historic Buildings
Sunday 17th, 14:30
Shepton Montague Village Hall
Sherborne Old Castle Mike
Doyle
South-East Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
Tuesday 19th, 19:30
Community Centre, Berrow Road
History of Lyme Regis Richard
Fox
Burnham-on-Sea Archaeological & Natural History Society
Tuesday 19th, 19:30
Somerset County Museum, Taunton Castle
AGM followed
by An Introduction to Small Domestic Buildings in Somerset
by Chris Sidaway
Friends of Somerset County Museum
Wednesday 20th, 20:00
North Curry Village Hall
AGM followed by Mountaineering
in Nepal Stuart Jackson
North Curry Society
Wednesday 27th, 19:30
Methodist Church Hall
Barrington Court Hugh
Mowatt
South Petherton Local History Group
Thursday 28th, 19:30
Friends Meeting House, Albert Road
A History of Stained Glass Ron
Snook
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
NOVEMBER 2004
Friday 5th Afternoon Visit
Wells Cathedral Library Anne
Crawford
South-East Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
Wednesday 10th, 19:00
King Alfred School, Highbridge
Victorian Servants Pat
Hase
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
Friday 12th, 19:30
Banwell Village Hall
The Axbridge Workhouse Pat
Hase
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Friday 12th, 19:45
Nynehead Memorial Hall
‘Engraved in Stone’ A
Short History of Gravestones, Barbara Skudder
Nynehead & District Local History Society
Saturday 13th, 14:30-16:30
Municipal Hall, Corporation Street, Taunton
Social Afternoon Talks & Tea
SANHS Natural History
Sunday 14th, 14:30
Shepton Montague Village Hall
Recent Discoveries at Avebury Martin
Papworth
South-East Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
Tuesday 16th 19:30
Community Centre, Berrow Road
A Tour through Tyntesfield Liz
Cope
Burnham-on-Sea Archaeological & Natural History Society
Tuesday 16th 19:30
Somerset County Museum, Taunton Castle
Future for Fossils The
Future of the Museum’s Geological Collection, Dennis Parsons
Friends of Somerset County Museum
Thursday 18th, 19:30
Blake Museum
Introduction to the Chubb Collection Jessica
Vale
Bridgwater & District Archaeological Society
Saturday 20th, 10:00-16:00
Somerset College of Arts & Technology, Lecture Theatre A
Annual Archaeology Symposium
SANHS Archaeology
The keynote speaker, Robert Wilson-North, Exmoor National Park Archæologist,
will speak on ‘Exmoor Archæology’. The morning session will
be a review of ‘Recent Archæology in Somerset’. Speakers will
include Moira Gittos on the ‘Curry Rivel Burial Slab’, Chris Carey
on ‘Geochemical Surveys of Hillslope Enclosures’, Albert Thompson
on ‘Dark-Age Priddy’ and John Allen on ‘A Fresh Study of Saxo-Norman
Somerset Pottery’.
Admission £5 (students £2) to include tea and coffee. Please make
your own own lunch arrangements. Check with the Office for final details.
Wednesday 24th, 19:30
Methodist Church Hall
Crosse Connections at Fyne Court John
Porter
South Petherton Local History Group
Thursday 25th, 19:30
Friends Meeting House, Albert Road
Somerset Archæology Bob
Croft
Clevedon & District Archaeological Society
Friday 26th 19:30
Wells Museum
Some Unique Architectural Features of Wells Cathedral
Arthur Southorn
Wells Natural History & Archaeology Society
Saturday 27th 14:30
Wyndham Hall
Somerset Historic Buildings The
Work of the Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group, Tony Beresford &
Fergus Dowding
This illustrated presentation will combine an overview of the Group’s work
with examples of individual recorded buildings. The Group’s ‘Village
Studies’ book series will be on display.
Saturday 27th
Church Hall, Bancks Street, Minehead
The Amesbury Archer, King of Stonehenge?
Dr Andrew Fitzpatrick of
Wessex Archaeology
West Somerset Archaeology & Local History Society
DECEMBER 2004
Saturday, 4th, 14:30
Wyndham Hall
Flowering Plants Graham
Rix
Sequel to December 2003 Talk
SANHS Natural History
Wednesday 8th, 19:30
King Alfred School, Highbridge
Members Evening
North Sedgemoor Local History Group
Thursday 9th, 19:30
Wembdon Parish Centre
Christmas Meeting, guest lecturer
Bridgwater & District Archaeological Society
Friday 10th, 19:30
Banwell Village Hall
The History of Fry’s Peter
Goodchild
Banwell Society of Archaeology
Friday 10th,
Nynehead Memorial Hall
The Real King John’s Hunting Lodge
John Page
Nynehead & District Local History Society
Friday 10th,
Wells & Mendip Museum
Mendip’s Arid Past Jim
Hanwell
Wells Natural History & Archaeological Society
Friday 10th, 19:00 - 21:00
Adam Library, Taunton Castle
A Magic Lantern Evening
SANHS Historic Buildings
Contact the Office for details.
Sunday 12th, 14:30
Shepton Montague Village Hall
The Vikings Nick
Griffiths
South-East Somerset Archaeological & Historical Society
Tuesday 14th 19:30
Somerset County Museum, Taunton Castle
Grand Christmas Social Evening & Entertainment
Enjoy a selection of popular
and seasonal music with the Saxettes.
Tickets from the Museum at £6, to include a glass of hot punch or wine
& light refreshments.
Friends of Somerset County Museum
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