Tintinhull Local History Group

 

Meetings Programme 2009 -10

 

Saturday 10^th October 2009 - Seminar with Jerry Sampson

10am to 4pm - £5

(Optional Soup and Ploughman’s lunch for an additional £5) at noon

A ‘hands-on’ follow-up meeting in St. Margaret’s Church

to look at the evidence found in the study.

 

28^th October 2009– James Crowden

‘Ciderland & Somerset Cider History’

(with particular mention of Rev John Beale FRS Vicar of Yeovil

and correspondent of John Evelyn and Samuel Hartlib).

 

25^th November 2009 – Ed Lorch

‘End of LHI’

Highlights and discoveries of TLHG's  lottery funded research

 

16^th December 2009 – Tony Robins

 ‘Steam Powered Flight’

 Including‘ Dorset at War’ book signings

& Christmas Cheer!       (NB 3^rd Wednesday)

 

2010

 

27^th January – Fergus Dowding

A slide show looking at the historic buildings of Martock

discussing why they look like they do: their age, construction, use and development.

 

24^th February – Katherine Barker

‘Pen, Ilchester and Yeovil;

landscape and the liminal in south-east Somerset ’

 

24^th March – Leon Ford

From the South Petherton Local History Group,

Leon will present his talk ‘Poverty in Villages’

 

28^th April 2010 (AGM) – Neil Eddiford

‘A Short History of the Longbow’

A visual guide to the bows, arrows, swords and chainmail used in ancient days of war.

 

All evening meetings 7.30pm at St Margaret’s School, Vicarage St    Tintinhull.

Non members welcome - £2 entrance fee.

contact Flora.wragg@btinternet.com for further information  

 

Weston-super-Mare Archaeological & Natural History Society

TALKS FOR 2009/2010

 

                   

Tuesday 13 October 2009                    The Archaeology and Natural History of Brean Down.

                                                            Mark Courtiour – National Trust

                                               

Tuesday 10 November 2009                Vikings in the South-West.

                                                            Derek Gore Exeter University

 

Tuesday 8 December 2009                   The History of Windmills in Somerset .

                                                            Sarah Harris

 

2010

 

Tuesday 12 January 2010                    Early Monasteries in North Somerset .

Professor Mick Aston 

 

Tuesday 9 February 2010                     Death, burial and rock-art: New discoveries in Western Britain .

George Nash, visiting Professor Bristol University  

 

Tuesday 9 March 2010                        Archaeology of Mendip from the air and recent discoveries.

Bob Croft, Somerset County Archaeologist

 

Tuesday 13 April 2010                         The Residences of the Medieval Bishops of Bath and Wells

Naomi Payne, Somerset Historical Environment Officer

 

Tuesday 11 May 2010                         Butterflies of  Somerset

                                                            Raymond Cook,   Natural History Secretary

 

 

Meeting at 

VICTORIA METHODIST CHURCH HALL

                                                                                                                                                                                STATION ROAD

WESTON-SUPER-MARE

Doors open 7pm for7.30pm

 

Contact Programme Secretary Vivien Pratt 01934 620785

 

BRIDGWATER  &  DISTRICT  ARCHAEOLOGICAL  SOCIETY

The Iron Age & Romano-British sites of Yarford & Ivyton Farm

 

A talk by Dr. Keith Wilkinson

University of Winchester

                                                                                                                                         Thursday, October 15^th

at 7.30 p.m. in the Blake Museum

 

The University of Winchester has carried out fieldwork at the southern end of the Quantocks.

The Yarford Villa is thought to be the most westerly Roman villa site.

Non-members are welcome to attend.

                                                            For further details please telephone Aubrey Knowles on 01278 – 733 874

 

                                                                                                                 Castles in the Landscape

 

Saturday 14th November 2009

Montacute House

Montacute

Somerset

 

This day conference will look at Castles in the Landscape and focus on Montacute Castle in Somerset . The meeting will look at recent research on Castles and provide an opportunity to visit Montacute castle to look at issues of site management and interpretation. Meeting jointly supported by the National Trust, Somerset County Council and the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society.

 Price £20 to include tea and coffee and lunch. Concessions £15 (OAP and students) 

 Provisional programme:

1000hrs - Arrive for coffee.

 1030: Introduction and welcome: Richard Higgs National Trust Property Manager. Chair for morning Bob Croft (SCC)

 10.45 Castles in the Landscape - Dr Oliver Creighton ( University of Exeter )

 11.30  " Mons Acutus: Strategic Fortification, Royal Residence or Symbol of Dominion?'    Dr Stuart Prior ( University of Bristol )

12.15 Questions:

12 30  Montacute Castle- Managing the monument - Introduction to the site and the afternoon visit.  Martin Papworth - (Archaeologist National Trust)

 13.00 Lunch in Montacute House

 Afternoon :  1415  guided walk from Montacute House to Montacute Castle .  Discussion of site history and management

 1600  Return to Montacute House for tea and discussion.

16.30  Meeting closes

 Bookings via National Trust Booking office at Montacute House 01935 823289.  Cheques payable to the National Trust.

Further information from Bob Croft . email racroft@somerset.gov.uk