Talks are held at the Conquest theatre in Bromyard unless otherwise specified – everyone is welcome; members free (a booking password will be emailed prior to the event), guests £7.00 unless otherwise stated on event. It would be helpful if you can pre-book before the event via this link. This saves queuing at the box office before the start of the talk. Even though there is no charge for members, a complete list of those attending is required for fire safety reasons.
Avoncroft Museum opened to the public in 1967 following the rescue and reconstruction of a medieval Town House from Bromsgrove town centre. Its collection has since grown to encompass over 30 historic buildings and structures, dating from the 14th century to the mid-20th century. All of Avoncroft’s buildings and structures were neglected and/or threatened with […]
A talk by Will Motley. This talk will tell the history of one of the oldest English families, the Tichbornes of Hampshire, who have lived at Tichborne near Winchester since before the Norman Conquest and still live there now. Their story includes a twelfth century curse that came true in the 18th century; Catholic martyrs; […]
What was life really like for Henry VIII’s six wives? Caroline Willcocks, who has researched and written four successful novels on the Tudor Queens talks about their lives and loves. Was Katherine of Aragon a liar? Was Anne Boleyn a schemer? Did Anne of Cleves smell? Over four talks she discusses these women and the […]
What was life really like for Henry VIII’s six wives? Caroline Willcocks, who has researched and written four successful novels on the Tudor Queens talks about their lives and loves. Was Katherine of Aragon a liar? Was Anne Boleyn a schemer? Did Anne of Cleves smell? Over four talks she discusses these women and the […]
A talk by Rachel Sycamore. Chests were very important items of medieval furniture, with many extant in churches today. Rachel Sycamore provides an insight into the different types of church chests, what they were used for, and what they meant to people in medieval society. She also shares a few of her conservation journeys in […]
What was life really like for Henry VIII’s six wives? Caroline Willcocks, who has researched and written four successful novels on the Tudor Queens talks about their lives and loves. Was Katherine of Aragon a liar? Was Anne Boleyn a schemer? Did Anne of Cleves smell? Over four talks she discusses these women and the […]
All members welcome – Oak room at the Falcon Hotel. Information will be emailed to members prior to the meeting.
What was life really like for Henry VIII’s six wives? Caroline Willcocks, who has researched and written four successful novels on the Tudor Queens talks about their lives and loves. Was Katherine of Aragon a liar? Was Anne Boleyn a schemer? Did Anne of Cleves smell? Over four talks she discusses these women and the […]
A talk by Philip Hart The Edwardian Era saw the production of thousands of elegant passenger steams ships, the Titanic being one of the best-known. These vessels sailed worldwide and were the main mode of transportation across The Canadian Great Lakes up until the creation of the railways and the Trans-Canadian Highway. Today, the only […]
Step back to an era when every car came with a full toolkit, running boards, gleaming chrome bumpers, and a picnic hamper strapped to the rack. It was a time when RAC and AA patrolmen saluted passing motorists, and people dressed up simply to go into town. Notice how quiet the roads were, with so […]
A talk by Chris Wilkinson Telling the story of how the Worcester Civic society members, after a tip off saved over 250 bound Berrows journals dating from 1801 to the 1990s-120 boxes of cuttings and photographs-Well over a million black & white and colour negatives from 1968 onwards and 1500 glass plate negatives dated from […]
A focus on the development of mills along the valleys, including details about the cloth-making process.A talk by Ian MacKintosh & Ann Taylor.
Talks are held at the Conquest theatre in Bromyard unless otherwise specified – everyone is welcome; members free, guests £7.00 unless otherwise stated on event. It would be helpful if you can pre-book before the event via this link. This saves queuing at the box office before the start of the talk. Even though there is no charge for members, a complete list of those attending is required for fire safety reasons.