Historical Society
Our society meets in Freshford Memorial Hall at 7:30pm on a Wednesday towards the end of each month. we are always glad to see visitors..
Freshford & District Local History Society
Wednesday 22nd April
DEREK HAWKINS:
THE HISTORY OF BATH STONE QUARRYING AND THE OLD QUARRIES AROUND BATH AND WEST WILTSHIRE 7.30pm Freshford Village Memorial Hall (doors open at 7.00pm)
Wednesday 27th May
JULIAN RICHARDS (of TV’s ‘Meet the Ancestors’:
EXPLORING SHAFTESBURY – ALFRED’S ABBEY AND TOWN 7.30pm Freshford Village Memorial Hall (doors open at 7.00pm)
Article published: 23 Mar 2020
Antiques Roadshow Celebrity Coming To Freshford!
Wednesday 26th February at 7.30pm in Freshford Village Memorial Hall
Freshford & District Local History Society will be hosting Antiques Roadshow celebrity Marc Allum to talk on Anatomy of Antiques. Marc will share his knowledge and experience covering the history and psychology of collecting. He will bring some items from his own collection to illustrate his talk. Tickets £5.00 from Penny Jones: Tel: 723447, email: peter.pennyjones@gmail.com
Wednesday 25th March at 7.30pm
Dr Ann Brooks will talk on the subject of The History of Bath Botanic Gardens. She will describe the history and development of Bath Botanic Gardens from Georgian times up to the present day. Visitors £3.00.
Article published: 25 Jan 2020
FRESHFORD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
will not be meeting in December.
Our first talk in the New Year will be on Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Jill Woodhead: “A Story of Schools: A history of Combe Down, focusing on its many schools.”
The history of Combe Down has been brought to life in a new book written by a local resident, which explores the village’s past through focusing on its many schools. Jill Woodhead will discuss her book, ‘A Village of Schools’, which charts the history of Combe Down by unpicking the evolution of education in the village, from the Dame schools of the early 1700s to the present day.
Meetings take place in Freshford Village Memorial Hall on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The hall is open from 7.00 pm and meetings begin at 7.30 pm. There is parking in front of the hall. Everyone is welcome.
Article published: 23 Nov 2019
The Freshford & District Local History Society
Programme of talks begins again in the Autumn when annual subscriptions of £10.00 are due.
Our
first talk on 25th September will be by Amy Frost, Senior Curator of Bath Preservation Trust on “From John Wood to the Smithsons: an
overview of architecture in Bath, focusing on theories, ideas and innovations.”
Meetings take place in Freshford Village Memorial Hall on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The hall is open from 7.00 pm and meetings begin at 7.30 pm. There is parking in front of the hall. Everyone is welcome.
Article published: 29 Jul 2019
FRESHFORD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
FRESHFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL
Wednesday 28th November 7pm for 7.30pm. There Is easy parking at the Hall. Visitors are welcome at £2.00 each.
Prof. Barry Gilbertson: World Heritage – Its Importance to Bath
In this talk, Professor Gilbertson will discuss the history of World Heritage and how Bath’s Inscription on the world list in 1987 makes it one of only two cities in Europe with a citywide World Heritage Site (WHS) designation. He will explain the five aspects of Outstanding Universal Value attributed to the City of Bath in the UNESCO Inscription and why the Inscription is so valuable to Bath’s future and to our economy.
Article published: 28 Nov 2018
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