NEWSLETTER. Exploring and Mapping the Historic Landscape around Newark NOTTINGHAMSHIRE LOCAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION. Volume 03 Issue 10 October 2018

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1 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE LOCAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER Exploring and Mapping the Historic Landscape around Newark Volume 03 Issue 10 October 2018 Be involved in creating the storyboard for a video which aims to unravel landscape development around Newark from the present day back into the Ice Age by using the evidence from topography, geology, archaeology and historical maps and documents. We ll start with satellite images like Google-Earth, then examine the evidence for changes through time until we can focus on the landscape which emerged at the end of the Ice Age. As we work backwards, using geographical and historical map regression, our study will provide an essential backdrop to investigations of all periods of time. Our focus will be around the interfluve of the Rivers Trent and Devon, and, besides seeking the hidden late glacial landscape, will assemble the evidence for river movements around Newark essential to the understanding of historic landscapes (e.g. the Civil War) and the parish boundaries studied by the CBA Parish Boundaries project 5 sessions November 2018-April 2019 Tues 6th November 2018: Ursilla Spence (Nottinghamshire County Council) Interrogating the Historic Environment Record for archaeological data Tues 4th December 2018: Colin Baker (author/ contributor to Mercian Geologist) Coversands and investigating past landscape from borehole and auger records Tues 12th February 2019: Leanne Hughes (British Geological Survey) - Insights from correlating the records of topography and superficial geology Other sessions on 12th March and 2nd April 2019 For the first session each day specialists will talk about their work in archaeology and geology, and then engage in question and answer sessions. The second session will focus on assembling material from that topic on a map using a freely available Geographical-Information-System (QGIS). IT sessions will be led by Ian Ross. We will also identify resources that need further research so be prepared to conduct your own research at museums and/or Record Offices. Our work will be incorporated into a fly-through of the landscape for an interactive web-resource for the Ice Age Journeys project and who knows how much more history will be revealed? Venue: Community Space at the Newark Civil War Centre, 14 Appletongate, Newark, NG24 1JY. We will request a donation of 3 to contribute to the funds required to match the Heritage Lottery Funding which supports these sessions.for queries, or to reserve your place: send your name and postcode to info@iceagejourneys.org.uk Page: 1

2 Nottinghamshire Unearthed Exhibition Tuesday 02 October 2018 to Friday 25 January 2019 at The University of Nottingham Museum. Admission FREE This exhibition will highlight some of the finds from the county and examine the important contribution they have made to our wider understanding of Nottinghamshire. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm Sunday 12noon-4pm - Closed on Mondays By the People For the People Coal Nationalisation Exhibition, at the Nottinghamshire Mining Museum. The Friday and Saturday openings (10.00 am 4.00 pm) have been extended into October and November. Schools and group bookings have a priority on a Friday. It may be possible to visit on a Friday, but you are advised to consult the Nottinghamshire Mining Museum Facebook page if you are planning a visit on a Friday, in case Schools have been booked in and the Museum is full. present day. On Thursday 15th November 2018 at Sherwood Library at 10:00am join volunteer tour guide Sam Boote for this talk about the life of George Green, Nottingham s mathematical miller and the creation, success, decline and restoration of Green s windmill, up to the Come along to our library club and experience a range of entertaining talks and activities. It s a great place to meet new or old friends over a hot drink. 2 payable on the day. Everyone is invited to AN EVENING OF OLD CALVERTON SLIDES An evening of memories of the village over the last 50 years or so. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st. at 7.15 pm. at the Baptist Church Hall, The Nook Admission 4 including light refreshments (CPHS Members 3.50) Tickets available at The CORE Centre, St. Wilfrid s Square Ring for more details Page: 2

3 Radcliffe WW1 Group Armistice Centenary Radcliffe WW1 Group invites you to their events commemorating the end of the First World War. POPPY TRAIL: View fourteen wreaths commemorating Radcliffe men who lost their lives in WW1. Displayed in Radcliffe Oct 15-Nov 12. Pick up a Poppy Trail pamphlet from Grange Hall, the library or Pen2Paper. Join our guided walks from Oct 17-Nov 10 Tel to book. Follow the trail online using our interactive map at TALKS: 'Radcliffe 1918: what happened next?' November 1st 7.30 pm at Grange Hall. Tickets 2 on the door.the talk will also be given at the U3A meeting on Nov 1st. EXHIBITION: Twelve posters exploring the impact of WW1 and its aftermath on Radcliffe. View posters at: The Grange Nov 1-7 St Mary's Church Nov 8-11 Radcliffe library Nov Presented by Theatre Tours International Compiled and Performed by Guy Masterson A powerful compendium of the finest stories and poems of the trenches of the Great War from both sides of no-man s land. For more information info@radcliffeontrentww1.org.uk phone Marion Caunt website From our greatest war poets Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon and excerpts from Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front and the now mythical Christmas Truce, globally renowned, multi-award winning solo-performer, Guy Masterson (Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm) brings the WW1 trenches to life in a powerfully moving tour de force. 1 hour 10 minutes (no interval) Suitable for ages 12+ Thu 15 Nov 7.30pm Djanogly Theatre 15 ( 13 concessions, 11 restricted view) For ages 12+ You can book here: Page: 3

4 ANGEL ROW HISTORY FORUM The History of the Robin Hood Line, Dave Amos Join us on Tuesday 6th November to at 1st Floor Central Library, Angel Row, Nottingham for a talk on The History of the Robin Hood Line with David Amos. Following tea/coffee from the talk will start at The original Leen Valley line was opened as far as Kirkby-in-Ashfield on 2 October 1848 where it joined with the Mansfield & Pinxton Railway and services from Mansfield to Nottingham. The line was owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) from and in 1948 became part of the nationalised British Railways (BR). The final closure of all of the stations on the line in October 1964 left Mansfield without a rail link. The line between Nottingham and Newstead re-opened in 1993 and to Mansfield Woodhouse on 20th November 1995 with the final extension to Worksop opening in In March 2016 it was reported that high-level talks had begun on extending the Robin Hood rail line across north Nottinghamshire to Ollerton. Nottinghamshire County Council wanted to expand the route and met Government representatives on Monday. Besides the six mile-plus extension from Warsop to Ollerton, the plan would involve reopening existing stations in Warsop, and Edwinstowe and building a new station in Ollerton. Vince Eager on Pop Music of the 1960s Join us on Tuesday 5th February to at 1st Floor Central Library, Angel Row, Nottingham for a talk on pop music of the 1960s with Vince Eager. You can pre-register in person at the Local Studies Library, phone , or by to: Local_studies.library@nottinghamcity.gov.uk Page: 4

5 SOCIETY EVENTS The Art of World War I, Danny Wells, Chinemarelian Society On Thursday 1st November 2018 at 7:30pm in the Djanogly Community Room (accessed via the driveway to Kimberley Leisure Centre, Newdigate Street, Kimberley, NG16 2NJ) Danny Wells will talk about the art of the first world war. One Hundred Years On, John Whitfield, Keyworth and District LHS On Friday 2nd November 2018 in the Centenary Lounge, Keyworth Village Hall at 7:30pm John Whitfield will talk about Britain and the Great War. For more information please visit the website Thoroton Society Annual Luncheon On Saturday 3 November 2018 the Society will hold its Annual Luncheon at Nottingham Council House details will be announced in the newsletter and on the website. Radcliffe 1918: what happened next? Radcliffe WW1 Group On Thursday 1st November 2018 at 7:30pm at Grange Hall there will be a talk as part of Radcliffe WW1 Armistice Centenary. Tickets 2 on the door The talk will also be given at the U3A meeting on November 1st. Urban Expansion and the Nottingham Enclosure Act , Toby Ebbs, West Bridgford and District LHS On Friday November 2nd 2018 at 7:30pm at The Lutterell Hall, Church Drive, West Bridgford, NG6 7AY Toby Ebbs presents Urban expansion & the Nottingham Enclosure Act Doors open 7.15 Meeting starts Visitors welcome for a nominal charge. Music Hall Memories, Dr Ann Featherstone, Nuthall and District History Society On Tuesday 6th November 2018 at 2:30pm at Nuthall Temple Centre Dr Ann Featherstone will give a talk about Music Halls Page: 5

6 Notts People: Halloween at the Archives, Nottinghamshire Archives On Tuesday 6th November at 6pm at Nottingham shire Archives James Wright, Ruth Imeson and Gabriella Stenson bring you a chilling evening of demon and ghost stories. Featuring the legends of Ghost House Lane, Chilwell, and Bottle Lane, Mansfield, and how to protect yourself from things that go bump in the night. Book a place at: Hyson Green Heritage Get Together pm on Wednesday 7th November 2018 at The Vine Centre, Bobbers Mill Road, Hyson Green Come along to another Hyson Green Get-Together It s FREE and you may meet old friends! It s for anyone who fancies a cuppa, a chat and a reminisce about Hyson Green & the local area. Armistice Centenary Exhibition, Collingham and District LHS In collaboration with the Collingham U3A Local History Research Group the Collingham and District Local History Society is mounting an exhibition to celebrate the WW1 Armistice on 9th, 10th & 11th November between 10.00am and 4.00pm at the Youth and Community Centre on Low Street, Collingham. The Tank Tour Lecture and Film Show, Richard Pullen and Andrew Blow, Collingham and District LHS On Wednesday November 7th 2018 at 7.00pm at Collingham War Memorial Hall, High Street, Collingham Richard Pullen and Andrew Blow will present The Tank Tour Lecture and Film Show the story of the Lincoln Tank which revolutionized warfare. Poaching in the Nineteenth-Century East Midlands, Rosemary Muge, University of Nottingham Local History Seminars On Saturday 10th November 2018, 10:00am to 12:30pm, at Lenton Grove, University of Nottingham. Poaching increased from the mid-eighteenth century, and became a cause of concern for landowners and all those involved in upholding the law. Often referred to as the Poaching Wars, and dubbed The Long Affray by one historian, the night-time fights between gamekeepers and poachers have entered into popular myth in some cases. The session will examine poaching in the east midlands counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire from Page: 6

7 The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Month, John Beckett, Nottingham Civic Society On Saturday 10 November, 2.30 p.m. at Nottingham Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EZ Maurice Barley Lecture in conjunction with the Thoroton Society what happened next in Nottingham explained by John Beckett. Lest We Forget III, Burton Joyce and Bulcote LHS Tuesday 13 November 2018 at 7.30 pm in the Carnarvon Room on Chestnut Grove in Burton Joyce NG14 5DP Lest we forget III is an illustrated talk about the men from Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph who lost their lives in the final year of the Great War. Nonmembers are welcome at 3.00 The Arts and Crafts Movement and its relationship with Stoneywell. Rowan Reinisch, Sutton Bonington LHS On Wednesday November 14th 2018 at 7:30 in the Methodist Church Schoolroom Rowan Reinisch, a National Trust speaker and expert on the Arts and Crafts movement, will give a presentation on Stoneywell. Christmas: True Victorian Style, Jo Goldby, Stapleford and District LHS On Tuesday 13th November 2018 at St Helen s Church Hall, Frederick Road, Stapleford starting at 7:30pm Jo Goldby will talk about the Victorian Christmas The Nottinghamshire Heritage, Chris Weir, Farnsfield LHS On Wednesday 14th November 2018 at 7:30pm in the lower hall of the Village Centre Chris Weir will conduct a visual tour of churches, fields, farms, local personalities and architecture, country houses, castles and towns Marion Adnams and Her Circle, Val Wood, Bilborough Local History Group On Wednesday 14th November 2018 at 7.30pm at St Martin s Church come and join us at the Evelyn Gibbs Memorial Lecture 2018 for this illustrated talk exploring the Derby based artist s involvement with the Midland Group of Artists and her friendship with Evelyn Gibbs. Admission 2 Everyone welcome no need to book For more information please info@stmartinsbilborough.org.uk Page: 7

8 Comfort and Security, Pete Smith, Woodborough LHG On Thursday November 15th 2018 commencing at 7:30 pm at The Institute, Roe Lane, Woodborough there will be a presentation by Pete Smith on Wollaton Hall Commemorating Conflict, Keyworth and District LHS On Saturday 17th November 2018 between 11.00am 4.00pm at Centenary Lounge, Keyworth Village Hall Keyworth and District Local History Society will be marking the Centenary of the Armistice, the end of World War One. Battlefield Medicine, Scott Knowles, Arnold Local History Group On Saturday 17th November 2018 in Arnold Library meeting room at 1:30pm Scott Knowles (of the Great War Society) will give a talk entitled Battlefield Medicine: Casualty Clearance and Wound Treatment The Green Howards in Italy , Steve Erskine, Arnold Local History Group On Saturday 17th November 2018 in Arnold Library meeting room at 2:45pm Steve Erskine (of the Green Howards Museum) will give a talk entitled The Green Howards in Italy Billy Knowles War: A Weaver s Tale, Scott Knowles, Arnold Local History Group On Saturday 17th November 2018 in Arnold Library meeting room at 10:30am Scott Knowles (of the Great War Society) will give a talk entitled Billy Knowles War: A Weaver s Tale Conscientious Objectors at Richmond Castle, Steve Erskine, Arnold Local History Group On Saturday 17th November 2018 in Arnold Library meeting room at 11:45am Steve Erskine (of the Green Howards Museum) will give a talk entitled Conscientious Objectors at Richmond Castle County Archaeology, Emily Gillott, Friends of Nottingham Museums On Saturday 17th November 2018 at 2:00pm in the Committee Room of The Malt Cross, St. James Street, Nottingham Emily Gillott will talk about county archaeology. There is a regular programme of talks, visits to galleries and historic sites. Non members are welcome at meetings and outings on payment of an additional charge of 2.00 Page: 8

9 The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month: what happened next in Nottinghamshire? Professor John Beckett, Bramcote History Group On Monday 19th November 2018 at 8:00pm in St. Michael s Church centre, Church Street, Bramcote John Beckett will explain what happened locally after the armistice. Rufford Abbey, Pete Smith, Nottingham Civic Society On Tuesday 20 November 2018 at Nottingham Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EZ commencing at 7.30p.m Pete Smith takes a look at this grand Dukeries house during its Victorian and Edwardian heyday. Arnolds Mighty Army, Andy McKinnon, Arnold Local History Group On Tuesday 20th November 2018 at Arnold Methodist Church, 54 Front Street, Arnold NG5 7EL commencing at 7:00pm Andy McKinnon will tell the story of over two thousand Arnold men who fought in the Great War, what these men did in civilian life, and how some of them fared in the War to end all wars. The Lost Church of St Ethelburga, David Bate, Wolds Historical Organisation The next WHO talk will be on Tuesday 20th November 2018 when David Bate will give a talk called The Lost Church of St Ethelburga - an account of the church at Langar. The usual time 7.45 prompt in the Jubilee Room of Wymeswold Memorial Hall. As always non-members most welcome but will be asked to contribute New Dawn? The 1997 General Election, Prof Steven Fielding, Lakeside Arts On Wednesday 21st November 2018 at 1:00pm in the Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside, University Park. This talk by Steven Fielding, Professor of Political History at the University of Nottingham, reflects on some of the issues raised by the 1997 election, many of which remain relevant today. Page: 9 British POW camps and Edwinstowe s part, Kevin Murphy, Edwinstowe Historical Society On Wednesday 21st November 2018 in the Church Rooms, Mansfield Road, Edwinstowe, NG21 9NJ, commencing at 2.00 p.m. Kevin Murphy will give an illustrated talk about British prisoner of war camps and Edwinstowe s part in them. Tea/coffee and biscuits are available.

10 Blurred Lines, Clare Harvey, Bromley House Library Wednesday 21st November 2.00pm 3.00pm Join award-winning local author Clare Harvey to find out how renowned Nottingham war artist Dame Laura Knight catalysed The Night Raid. Clare explains how Laura Knight s paintings, her autobiographies and real wartime locations in Nottingham combined to become a work of historical fiction. Emma Wilmott, Richard Gaunt, Beeston & District LHS Richard Gaunt presents Emma Wilmott the forgotten artist of the Dukeries at Chilwell Memorial Institute, 129 High Road Chilwell, NG9 4AT on Wednesday 21st November Doors open at 7:15 and the meeting commences at 7:30pm. Postcards and the Family Historian, Brian Lund, NFHS On Wednesday 21st November 2018 at Nottinghamshire Archives commencing at 7:15 pm Brian Lund will explain how important and relevant postcards were in everyday family lives during their heyday in the early-mid twentieth century. Arnold s Mighty Army, Andy McKinnon, Arnold Local History Group On Saturday 24th November 2018 in Arnold Library meeting room at 10:30am Andy McKinnon will give a talk entitled Arnold s Mighty Army To mark the 100th anniversary of the Great War Arnold Local History Group present an exhibition from Saturday 3rd to Friday 30th November in the exhibition space in Arnold library. You are InvIted Using Ancestry.com to Research Great War Soldiers, Ralph Lloyd- Jones On Saturday 24th November 2018 in Arnold Library meeting room at 11:45am Ralph Lloyd-Jones will review the use of Ancestry.com to carry out research on Great War soldiers To mark the 100th anniversary of the Great War Arnold Local History Group present an exhibition from Saturday 3rd to Friday 30th November in the exhibition space in Arnold library. Arnot Hill Hospital and the VADs, Bob Massey, Arnold Local History Group On Saturday 24th November 2018 in Arnold Library meeting room at 1:30pm Bob Massey will give a talk entitled Arnot Hill Hospital and the VADs To mark the 100th anniversary of the Great War Arnold Local History Group present an exhibition from Saturday 3rd to Friday 30th November in the exhibition space in Arnold library. Page: 10

11 Arnold Men in the Sherwood Foresters in the Great War, Andy McKinnon, Arnold Local History Group On Saturday 24th November 2018 in Arnold Library meeting room at 2:45pm Andy McKinnon will give a talk entitled Arnold Men in the Sherwood Foresters in the Great War To mark the 100th anniversary of the Great War Arnold Local History Group present an exhibition from Saturday 3rd to Friday 30th November in the exhibition space in Arnold library. You are invited to a series of talks around WWI themes, from a local perspective on Saturday 17th and 24th November. All events are FREE of charge Evacuees to the Bleasby Area in World War 2, Roger Dobson, Bleasby Local History Society On Tuesday 27th November 2018 at 7:30pm at Bleasby Village Hall Roger Dobson will give a talk on evacuees to the Bleasby area in World War for non members. All are welcome. The Workhouse Storytellers, Victoria Preece, Southwell LHS On Wednesday 28th November 2018 commencing at 7.30pm in Southwell Library Victoria Preece will present The Workhouse Storytellers. The Duke of Wellington, Ken Moulds, Lambley HS On Monday 26th November 2018 at 7:30pm in Lowdham WI Hall Ken Moulds will give an insight into the life of the 1st Duke of Wellington, with a brief mention of his ancestry, his parents and his birth in 1769 until his death in First and foremost, he was an accomplished soldier and some of his battles will be mentioned, including a brief summary of Waterloo. The main endeavour is to present a look at the life of the whole man, including his marriage, his dalliances, the houses he lived in and his political background. Once upon a time at Christmas, Tracey Akehurst, The Pentagon Society On Wednesday November 28th 2018 at 7:30pm at Elston Village Hall Tracey Akehurst will give a talk entitle Once upon a time at Christmas The Hidden Story Behind 1066, Mike Kelley, Wollaton Historical and Conservation Society On Wednesday 28th November 2018 at 7.30pm at St Leonard s Community Centre, Bramcote Lane, Wollaton Mike Kelley will reveal The Hidden Story Behind 1066 Page: 11

12 SPEAKERS More speaker information is available on the NLHA website at Please contact speakers directly. STEVE WRIGHT telephone: Talks include: - The Rise & Fall of Colwick Locomotive Depot - Looking at Nottinghamshire Churches - Mining Memories - A Tour of Gedling, Carlton and Netherfield - Garden talks - European tours. EDWARD HAMMOND edwardhammond@live.co.uk telephone: Talks include Hannibal Barca: Rome s Greatest Adversary - The Napoleonic Wars at Home? - Napoleon s British Obsession: The Invasion of the Nation of Shopkeepers - In the Service of the Emperor: The Life and Experiences of a Napoleonic Soldier DAVE MOONEY dave.j.mooney@gmail.com telephone: Talks include: - Folklore and Custom in the East Midlands - The History of Busking and Street Performance - Folklore and Custom in the East Midlands (talks involve elements of live music and performance) DANNY WELLS danny.wells@history-talks.co.uk telephone: website: Talks include: - Art of the Garden - The English and Gardening - Joseph Paxton - Art of the Christmas Card - The Victorians and the Christmas Season BRIAN BINNS bnbins@gmail.com Talks include: - The Campion Story: from Stocking Frame to Bicycle Frame - My Entrepreneurial Grandfather: John William Tomlinson Page: 12

13 BOB MASSEY telephone: website: Talks include - Gone but not forgotten: some of the Lost buildings of Nottinghamshire on film and pictures - Goose Fair on Film: part 1 in the square; The story, Historic film and pictures of Nottingham's own fair from its origins - Goose Fair on Film: part 2 on the forest; The story, Historic film and pictures of Nottingham's own fair after its move to the forest Muriel and Bert: Jessie Chambers,her history as D H Lawrence s first girlfriend, Swinhouse farm and their relationship - Pints and Pubs: The history of beer and beer houses through out the ages - W H Higginbottom Architect: The unknown designer of many Nottinghamshire s and the countries public as well as private buildings ROWENA EDLIN-WHITE ro@edlin-white.net telephone: Talks include - No Surrender! Women s suffrage in Nottinghamshire and talks based on her recent book Exploring Nottinghamshire Writers. DAVID TEMPLEMAN templeman3@tiscali.co.uk telephone: David specialises in the study of Elizabethan history with local connotations. Talks include - mary Queen of Scots Lady Arabella Stuart - The Great Sheffield Deer Park MICHAEL KIRKBY mpkirkby@hotmail.co.uk telephone: Talks include: - The stories of Nottingham regiments during the Napoleonic and Zulu wars PETER HAMMOND historyworkshops@aol.com telephone: website: Talks include- Middens and Muck - So You think You Know Nottingham (Parts 1,2 and 3- Edward Carver: A Journey into Local and Family History - On the Buses - Potions, Lotions and Cure-alls - Murder, Mystery, and Misfortune - Robert Blincoe: Nottinghamshire s Oliver Twist - Destitution and Despair (Claypole Workhouse )- Well, Well, Well: The story of Nottingham s Caves and Wells- The archaeology of clay tobacco pipes - Mudlarking in the River Thames - Webb of Intrigue: The story of the Webb Family of Newstead Abbey - Albert Ball: Nottingham s First World War Ace Pilot - The Luddites: Nottingham s Response - Can you name the object? - A Load of Codd s Wallop: The history of the Glass Bottle - Belvoir Angels: A Grave Story - Joseph Woolley: The Diary of a Framework Knitter - A Servant s Lot - Portraits of the Past: Nottinghamshire s Victorian Studio Photographers - The Origins of Everyday Sayings - Victorian shopping in Nottingham - William Booth s early years in Nottingham - A historical tour of Whitby - A historical tour of Llandudno Page: 13

14 RUTH IMASON DA SILVA website: Talks include: - "Tired of living to kill." An alternative view of the life of WWI flying ace, Captain Albert Ball. - "It is for these haunts of peace that men go into the jaws of hell." This talk focuses on the life, poems and death of Sergeant Will Streets - "Not unhappy". The life of Gertrude Savile of Rufford tells the tale of scandals in a Georgian family. MARK DAWSON mdfoodhistory@gmail.com website: Talks include - Food and Drink in Tudor and Stuart Derbyshire - Food and Drink in Tudor and Stuart Nottinghamshire - Oatcakes: farming and diet in North Derbyshire - What s up with ewe? A thousand years of English sheep s milk cheese MO COOPER mocooper@yahoo.co.uk telephone: Talks include - The Clergyman, The Widow and the Milkman (An exploration of Nottingham s Edwardian landlords) - The History of the Deaf Community in Nottingham - Women s History STEPHEN FLINDERS stephenflinders@sky.com telephone: or Talks include - Terror from the Skies - January 1916 the night the Zeppelins came - Catherine Crompton s Diary - The Life and Travels of Robert Bruce Napoleon Walker - A Family History Presentationalong the lines of Who Do You Think You Are? - Stanton-Gone but not Forgotten - The History Beneath Our Feet - A Taste of Tudor Ilkeston - Stanton on Film - Stanton at War Owd Ilson ROBERT MEE RobertMMee@btinternet.com telephone: Talks include - Nottinghamshire Castles - A Derbyshire Railway Outing: A railway tour using a 1920s timetable - Aldercar and Langley Mill Years in 60 Minutes - Derbyshire Associations for the Prosecution of Felons, Policing in 19th-Century Derbyshire - Bradshaw s, and an Early Railway Tour: the famous railway timetable, and a mystery tour! - Derbyshire s Castles - Vic Hallam - One Man and his Company: from the 1920s to the 1990s - Crime in Langley Mill 1891 to Morlestan - South East Derbyshire before the Norman Conquest - A History of Smalley: from medieval times to modern open-casting - Wheels of Industry - Langley Mill - History along the Erewash Valley Trail - A Potted History of Heanor: the name says it all really - Heanor Grammar School: Its history from beginning to end! - Mine s a Pint: Public Houses in the Heanor Area Page: 14

15 CHRIS WEIR telephone: website: Talks include - Lace, Slums and The Occasional Riot: The Making of Victorian Nottingham - The Story of Boots: Jesse Boot, Florence and the history of the Boots Company - A Woman s Lot: Women s History in Nottinghamshire, s - The People s War World War 2 in Nottinghamshire - When The Bands Played On! - Kill or Cure! Bygone Medicine - The Nottinghamshire Heritage - Rambling Into History - Secrets, Mysteries and Curiosities of Nottinghamshire - Mud, Munitions and Memorials: Nottinghamshire and World War One MIKE HIGGINBOTTOM mike@mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk telephone: mobile: website: Talks include - English country houses: not quite what they seem Victorian Cemeteries NottinghamTemples of Sanitation All the World s a Stage: the development of theatre buildings - Dream Palaces: an introduction to cinema architecture RICHARD GAUNT richard.gaunt@nottingham.ac.uk Talks include: - Nottingham Castle (From Royal Residence to People s Palace - and beyond) - The Women in the Lives of the 4th and 5th Dukes of Newcastle - The Pentrich Rebellion - Nottinghamshire and the Great Peace - Emma s Sketchbook - Political Cartoons - Gladstone JAMES WRIGHT jpwarchaeology@hotmail.co.uk telephone: Talks include - Rock of Ages, Medieval Stone Masons - Tattershall Castle - William Shakespeare Henry V and the Manipulation of History - Historic Graffiti - Castles of Nottinghamshire - Ritual Protection Marks at Knowle, Kent ADRIAN GRAY adriangray@pilgrimsandprophets.co.uk telephone: Talks include - Why did they all come from here? - Religious Liberty: A Gift to the World from Notts and Lincs - Thomas Helwys: The Price of Freedom - The Black Prince of Scunthorpe The Wrays of Glentworth: Radical Religion TRENT AND PEAK garethdavies@yorkat.co.uk telephone: Talks include - The Archaeology of the Tram - We Dig the Castle - Lenton Priory and the archaeology of Nottingham Castle - Excavations and fieldwork at Newark, Southwell, Toton, St Ann s Allotments, Attenborough, Darley Abbey, Chester Green and many other sites in the area. Page: 15

16 FINALLY Important Dates for NLHA Angel Row History Forums:Tuesday 6th November 2018, Tuesday 5th February 2019 NLHA Day Schools: Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Ravenshead NLHA Executive Committee Meetings: Tuesday 22nd January 2019 News and Events We are happy to publish any news or events, from individuals or groups, regardless of whether or not they are NLHA members, as long as the topic relates to Nottinghamshire local history. Please send material by to: You can still access the news and events on our webpage at: nlha.org.uk I am happy to post news and events to the webpage at any time but if you want them to appear in the newsletter than I need to have them by the last week-end of the previous month. Trustees NOTTINGHAMSHIRE LOCAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ( ) registered with the Charity Commission and managed by an Executive Committee of elected trustees: David Anderson Nick Hayes Ruth Imeson Robert Mee Jeremy Lodge Judith Mills Alison Montgomery John Parker Jenny Sissons Roger Tanner Chris Weir James Wright Page: 16