Category: Events & Lectures
Winckley Square June Walks
THERE ARE PLACES LEFT ON 5 OF THESE WALKS 1st June Sunday 2- 3.30pm Preston the Jerusalem of Temperance: Steve Harrison Book here https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ENHY 2nd June Monday 2 – 3.15pm The Horrocks’ Family Connection: Susan Douglass Book here https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ENHQ 3rd June Tuesday 7- 8.30 pm Notable Residents of Winckley Square: Steve Harrison Book here https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ELUE …
The Murder of Emily Kaye from The National Archives
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The origins of the Met’s Detectives from The National Archives
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AGM For the Lancashire Local History Federation
The 2025 AGM for the Lancashire Local History Federation will be held as a Zoom meeting on Tuesday 18 March at 6.30 pm. We will keep the AGM business meeting short and it will be followed with a talk by Jack Southern on : Knobsticks: A social history of a Lancastrian (?) term. Jack Southern …
The Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition
The Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition – a talk by David Hill The Planning and Building of the Amazing Crystal Palace and the world’s first International Exhibition.
Quaker burial grounds
Quaker burial grounds – a talk by Chris Skidmore From the earliest times in the 1650’s, Quakes chose to bury their dead other than in parish graveyards. Land was usually enclosed by a wall and was often given by sympathetic landowners or, in towns purchased by Quaker members. With the decline in Quakerism especially …
Past times in the Cartmel Vale
Past times in the Cartmel Vale- a talk by Janet Niepokojlzycka The historic village of Cartmel in South Lakeland Cumbria is known for it’s magnificent Priory church, horse racing and sticky toffee pudding, this talk looks at key sites in the village and valley beyond with special reference to the “Cinderella of Cartmel” The …
Frogs, Firearms and Flames
Frogs, Firearms and Flames- a talk by Heather C. Davies Unexpected hazards to Museum collections including radioactive breakfast ware and poisoned wallpaper !!
The Cheshire lines Railway into Southport 1884 – 1952
The Cheshire lines Railway into Southport 1884 – 1952- a talk by Keith Hick One of the very few railway companies to remain independent until Nationalisation in 1948 the Cheshire Lines Committee was centred upon North West England, principally around Liverpool and Manchester. The formation of lines to Godley in the east, Chester to …
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Decorating the Christmas tree in Manger Square Bethlehem
Decorating the Christmas tree in Manger Square Bethlehem – a talk by Ged Comerford Christmas is a busy time of year for us all, but none more so than for Liverpudlian Ged Comerford who has found himself in charge of decorating the Christmas tree in Bethleham – just yards away from Jesus Christ’s manger.
The Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic – a talk by David Hearn The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest and most complicated campaign of the second world war, at the 80th anniversary of it’s start it is important to look at the battle, its importance to the war and the vital role that Liverpool …
The Building of Paddy’s Wigwam
The Building of Paddy’s Wigwam – a talk by Philip Harrison A description of the whys and wherefores of the unusual design of the building with illustrations together with a collection of personal anecdotes of the speakers time on the design team of the cathedral and then his time as Resident Architect on site …
Icehouses and the international trade in ice
Icehouses and the international trade in ice – a talk by Dr. Rob David Wealthy people used icehouses to preserve food before the invention of refrigeration. This talk examines icehouse buildings in N.W. England and how they were used, describe an experiment in which an icehouse was put back into use n 1980, and …
The Country House Portrayed
The Country House Portrayed – a talk by Roger Mitchell The Country House has been a popular subject for artists, engravers and photographers from Elizabethan times to the present day. The first half of the 19th century was something of a golden age and our part of the country was particularly well represented in …
Anecdotes of a Registrar
Anecdotes of a Registrar – a talk by Carol Codd A short history of civil registration, followed by marriage in England and Wales today. Both amusing and informative.
The West Lancashire Agricultural Strike 1913
The West Lancashire Agricultural Strike 1913 – a talk by Pat Ireland The strike was centred in Ormskirk and coincided with King George V’s visit to Lancashire.
Lancashire Textile Industry
A talk by Ian Gibson A brief look at the major inventions, development and decline. Ian was the Head of Lancashire County Museum service before retirement. This talk starts with a brief look at historic early textile processes and earliest known surviving textile material. Via the ARCCH inventors there follows a condensed overview of …
‘Keep On Taking the Tablets’
A talk by Stephen Freeborn Historical facts / stories & experience. The talk is a light hearted presentation that reflects on over 30 years of Stephen’s life as a Pharmacist, mainly in hospital pharmacy. It focuses on the difficulties people have with their medications, eg ‘Why do people put suppositories up their noses?’ Stephen …
Votes for Women
A talk by Prof Paul Ward (Edge Hill Uni) Votes for Women – votes for which women? Patriotism and domesticity in the First World War. In 1918, women were granted the right to vote in general elections. It seemed like a reward for the patriotism of thousands of women active in the war effort against …
Liverpool China Town
A talk by Colin Ling. Colin is Chief Executive Office of Chinese Wellbeing, a small charity working mainly with the Chinese community in Liverpool. He will talk about the arch in China Town, the architecture and Chinese culture, ending with some facts about the Terracotta Warriors on display at the World Museum in Liverpool …
The English Village from 1750 to the present day
A talk by Stewart Eliott. The presentation will begin with an overview of the place of the village in the economic and social life of England on the eve of the Industrial Revolution and of the developments impacting upon it at that time. It will then examine the consequences for the English …
The Annual General Meeting
This will be followed by :- How the Royal Iris & Daffodil got their names. – A talk by Derek Arnold. Derek is a member of the Wirral History & Heritage Association. This talk is an interesting insight into these famous ferry boats on the Mersey and maybe lead to a Society outing …
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