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The Historical Society

The Historical Society

We are an informal group of like minded individuals who share responsibility for running, hosting, and organising events for ourselves. In this way we can keep costs to a minimum and many of our of events are FREE to members. Should we wish to ‘buy in’ expertise or join other fee-paying events then costs will be divided amongst participants.

Membership of the society is £10.00 per annum or, for individual meetings we charge: Visitors £3.00, Junior visitors £1.50 per session (These prices includes Light Refreshments).

Meetings usually start at 7.30 p.m. and for this season will all be at Mendip View Farm, Yeo Bank Lane, BS21 6XH (except where specified).

For more information about the Historical Society, please phone Jane on 01934 877322 or Anne on 01934 833888

Forthcoming Events

Tuesday 21st November

Speaker: Professor Steve Sparks, Bristol University – “ The Geology of Clevedon Beach”  (NB. Change of speaker/subject).

The area around Clevedon Pier is notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for the unusual minerals exposed in the cliffs and on the shore. More than thirty different species have been identified. the mineralisation at Clevedon is associated with a geological fault.

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Previous Talks & Events

Phil Curme – “The Story of Clevedon Pier”

Paul Barnett, – “Titanic Effort”, A desperate dash to a stricken Liner”

John Harris & Vince Russett – The archaeology of Cadbury Hill

Clive Burlton – Bristol’s “White City”

Clive Brain – Pyronaut and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant

Kate Bell – Clothed in Nature – Textile Construction History

Phil Curme – Fooling the Luftwaffe – Decoy Sites in North Somerset

Jane Bell – Kingston Seymour to Berrycreek and return

Jane Hill – Weston Museum Past & present

Jane Bell – I only count the sunny hours

Dr Amy Frost – Victorian Architecture

Clive Burlton – The Life and Times of Harry Dolman

Jim Ruston – Operation Pied Piper

Dr Amy Frost – Repairing War Torn Bath

Clive Burlton – A Night at the Cinema

Jane Bell – Roman Kingston Seymour

John Penny – Out and About in Bristol 1914 to 1918

Battle’s Over – A Nations’ Tribute – Exhibitions & history trails

Melvin Wood  –  Lost Rivers of Bristol

Julian Marsh – The Life and Times of George Muller

Bryan Smith – The Smyth – Pigotts of Brockley

Trevor Bowen – Coates Cider , Nailsea – illustrated with many archive photos

Chris Sperring- When Beavers Roamed the Marshes

Dr Amy Frost- Planning for Peace, Redesigning Bath in the First World War

Clive Burlton- A pot-pourri of archive films