Events

Unless otherwise stated, meetings start at 7.30pm in the Churchill Building of the Bristol Veterinary School.  Enter from Stock Lane.  The Churchill Building is the large block to the north of the site.  For a map, please use the link Langford House

• Thu, Sep 10th '20
  Arnos Vale; Now and Then  CANCELLED
  
  Zoom talk on the 1895 Auction of the Wrington Estate
   
  John Gowar 
• Thu, Jul 9th '20
  Makers of Bristol.  A tour of Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol.  CANCELLED
   
  Anita Rhodes 
• Thu, May 14th '20
  Slavery and the Country Houses of the West Country   CANCELLED
   
  Madge Dresser 
• Thu, Apr 9th '20
  Roman Army Finds, Fact and Fiction  CANCELLED
   
  John Smith 
• Thu, Mar 12th '20
  The Monmouth Rebellion and Judge Jefferies
   
  Jon Jefferies 
• Thu, Feb 13th '20
  WRINGTON:  Village, Parish, Manor; origins and boundaries
   
  John Gowar 
• Thu, Jan 9th '20
  Thankful Villages
   
  Steve Osman 
• Thu, Dec 12th '19
  A Festive Social Event
   
  Members' Evening 
• Thu, Nov 14th '19
  The Lost City of Bristol
   
  Clive Burlton 
• Thu, Oct 10th '19
  Tyntesfield - Progress & Discoveries
   
  Jenny & Terry Stevens 
• Thu, Sep 12th '19
  The Bristol Seamen's Mission
   
  Phillip Auden 
• Thu, Jul 11th '19
  Details to be announced
   
  Social Event/Outing 
• Thu, May 9th '19
  The Voyages of Cabot
   
  Evan Jones 
• Thu, Apr 11th '19
  'I was a 16th Century Kitchen Maid'
   
  Kay Wych 
• Thu, Mar 14th '19
  AGM  followed by:
  
  The Canons' Houses at Wells
   
  Alex Kolombos 
• Thu, Feb 14th '19
  Milk & Molecules: what organic residues tell us about Stone-age Britain
   
  Julie Dunne 
• Thu, Jan 10th '19
  The Bristol Camera Obscura
   
  Mary Coward 
• Thu, Dec 13th '18
  Local History Quiz
   
  A Social Evening with Mulled Wine and Mince Pies 
• Thu, Nov 8th '18
  Our Personal Tributes to WWI
   
  Members' Evening 
• Thu, Oct 11th '18
  Every Boy will join the Navy - Bristol Training Ship, The Formidable
   
  Shirley Hodgson 
• Thu, May 10th '18
  Gardens of the Wills Houses
   
  Glenda Bryan 
• Thu, Apr 12th '18
  Commercial Archaeology Uncovered
   
  Frances Ward 
• Thu, Mar 8th '18
  Domesday Book and the locality
   
  Frank Thorn 
• Thu, Feb 8th '18
  The History of the SS Great Britain
   
  Brian Aston 
• Thu, Jan 11th '18
  Battle of Britain over Mendip
   
  John Smith 
• Thu, Dec 14th '17
  A Musical Evening with Minced Pies & Mulled Wine
  
  To be held in Langford House
   
  The Lost Sheep 
• Thu, Nov 9th '17
  From a Cockney Royal Fusilier to a Kilted Military Policeman of the 51st Highland Division
   
  Jo Fryer 
• Thu, Oct 12th '17
  The Lost White City of Bristol
   
  Clive Burlton 
• Thu, Sep 14th '17
  Wrington Village Hospital
   
  Mark Bullen 
• Thu, Jul 13th '17
  A visit to the Bishop's Palace & Garden
   
  An Excursion to Wells 
• Thu, Jun 8th '17
  Alfred Plumley - The diary of a Burrington Lad, born 1879
   
  David Wilkins 
• Thu, May 11th '17
  Bristol's Australian Pioneer and the WW1 Hospital at Bishop's Knoll
   
  Chris Stephens 
• Thu, Apr 13th '17
  AGM followed by An Evening of Military Recollections
   
  Members' Evening 
• Thu, Mar 9th '17
  The Evolution of the Mendip Landscape
   
  James Bond 
• Thu, Feb 9th '17
  The Vagrant Children of Bristol
   
  Shirley Hodgson 
• Thu, Jan 12th '17
  The Tanneries of Langford
   
  Alex Kolombos 
• Thu, Dec 8th '16
  Mulled wine, mince pies and musical entertainment
  
  To be held in the Conference Room in Langford House
   
  A Christmas Celebration 
• Thu, Nov 10th '16
  A Walk Through Lower Langford in 1840.
   
  John Gowar 
• Thu, Oct 13th '16
  Churchill Court
   
  John Murray 
• Thu, Sep 8th '16
  Tyntesfield - the family, house and vision
   
  Jeannie & Terry Stevens (National Trust) 
• Thu, Aug 11th '16
  Alderney
   
  Dave Wallace 
• Thu, Jun 9th '16
  Frances, Countess Waldegrave:  a Nineteenth-century Society Hostess
   
  Tony Antonovics (University of Bristol) 
• Thu, May 12th '16
   
  Unfortunately, this month's meeting has had to be cancelled 
• Thu, Apr 14th '16
  Local Archaeological Treasures
   
  Kurt Adams (Bristol Museum) 
• Thu, Mar 10th '16
  "It shouldn't happen to a writer"
   
  Michael Malaghan 
• Thu, Feb 11th '16
  Down the Plughole
   
  Sue Goodland (Wessex Water) 
• Thu, Jan 14th '16
  Members' Evening:
  Four Remarkable Rectors (of Wrington)
  A 13-year-old joins the Raj
   
  John Gowar & Jane Dixon 
• Thu, Dec 10th '15
  Sensations
   
  Musical Group Quartet 
• Thu, Nov 12th '15
  Hannah More
   
  Film (Alex Kolombos) 
• Thu, Oct 8th '15
  Spinning Wheels
   
  Sarah Harris 
• Thu, Sep 10th '15
  Druids in Britain
   
  Professor Ronald Hutton 
• Thu, Jul 9th '15
  Members' Meeting:  Langford Industries
   
  Members (Jo Fryer) 
• Thu, Jun 11th '15
  Transportation to Australia
   
  Paul Cope 
• Thu, May 14th '15
  The Three BACs
   
  Bill Morgan 
• Thu, Apr 9th '15
  The History of Bristol Water and Blagdon Lake
   
  Hajira Khushnood 
• Thu, Mar 12th '15
  AGM
  
  The Land Speed Record: from 39 to 1000 mph.
   
  Stefan Marjoram 
• Thu, Feb 12th '15
  The Strawberry Line - Past, Present & Future
   
  Lois Brenchley 
• Thu, Jan 8th '15
  Old Bristol & Old Postcards
   
  Mike Britton 
• Thu, Dec 11th '14
  The history of the banjo with illustrations.
  
  Mulled wine and mince pies.
   
  Steve Price 
• Thu, Nov 13th '14
  Clifton Suspension Bridge
   
  Mike Rowlands 
• Thu, Oct 9th '14
  Village Witchcraft
   
  Prof. Ronald Hutton 
• Thu, Sep 11th '14
  Frances Sage, Queen of Bath - A local story of Georgian England
   
  Prof. Chris Stephens 
• Sat, Aug 2nd '14
  Walking Beckford's Ride
  
  A guided walk from Lansdown Crescent in Bath to Beckford's Tower followed by a picnic or pub lunch.
   
  Amy Frost 
• Thu, Jul 10th '14
  Windmills & Millers in Somerset
   
  Sarah Harris 
• Thu, Jun 12th '14
  Did you know?
   
  Jo Fryer & members 
• Thu, May 8th '14
  Jane Austin
   
  Jane Dawes 
• Thu, Apr 10th '14
  AGM  followed by:
  
  Burrington in World War One
   
  Jacky Kerly, Mary Coward, Mike McLennan 
• Thu, Mar 13th '14
  Tools of the Trade
   
  Mike Horler 
• Thu, Feb 13th '14
  Learning Local History from Maps
   
  Veronica Bowerman 
• Thu, Jan 9th '14
  Members' stories and queries.  Access to family history databases.
   
  Members family history evening 
• Thu, Dec 12th '13
  North Somerset in Anglo-Saxon Times
   
  Michael Costen 
• Thu, Nov 14th '13
  From Pillar to Post
  
  [Veronica Bowerman's talk: Learning Local History from Maps has been postponed until February.]
   
  Cyril Routley 
• Thu, Oct 10th '13
  The Phillips Collection of Victorian Photographs
   
  Ann-Marie Wilkinson 
• Thu, Sep 12th '13
  Some findings of YCCCART
   
  Chris Short 
• Thu, Jul 11th '13
  Visit to Over Langford Manor
   
  Chris & Mamie Lee 
• Thu, Jun 13th '13
  High-level Tour of Wells Cathedral followed by tea at 7 Cathedral Green
   
  Alex Kolombos 
• Thu, May 9th '13
  The City of Wells
   
  Tony Scrase 
• Thu, Apr 11th '13
  AGM  followed by
  
  William Beckford
   
  Dr Amy Frost 
• Thu, Mar 14th '13
  The Architect of Weston - Hans Fowler Price
   
  John Crockford-Hawley 
• Thu, Feb 14th '13
  Monastic Houses: local effects of Dissolution
   
  James Bond 
• Thu, Jan 10th '13
  Family history evening
   
  Members 
• Thu, Dec 13th '12
  A West Gallery Christmas
  
  A musical entertainment with seasonal refreshments.
   
  Bristol Harmony 
• Thu, Nov 8th '12
  Family History Evening
   
  Members 
• Thu, Oct 11th '12
  Annie Kenny
   
  June Hannam 
• Thu, Sep 13th '12
  Wells Cathedral Library
  Another opportunity for a guided tour of this remarkable collection.
  
  Alex & Debbie Kolombos have kindly offered to entertain the Group to afternoon tea and members may wish to complete the visit by attending Choral Evensong.  Please note that this is an afternoon visit.
   
  Kevin Spears 
• Thu, Jul 12th '12
  "Yeo Valley"
  
  The history and background of this successful local enterprise.
   
  Les Davies, MBE 
• Thu, Jun 14th '12
  "The Bridge that killed"
  
  The story of a Bristol tragedy of 1855
  
   
   
  Mark Bullen 
• Thu, May 10th '12
  The Rev. T. S. Whalley and his cousin Penelope: linking Mendip Lodge and Hotwells
  
  The talk explores some of the remarkable characters in the local social scene at the end of the 18th century.
  
   
   
  Chris Stephens 
• Thu, Apr 12th '12
  AGM
  
  followed by: Memories of Langford
   
  Ruth Weaver 
• Thu, Mar 8th '12
  Trenches to Trams - the life of a Bristol tommy
   
  Clive Burlton 
• Thu, Feb 9th '12
  Bristol Children's Help Society
   
  Richard Hyde 
• Thu, Jan 12th '12
  500 years of local maps, a homage to John Rocque
   
  John Gowar and Alex Kolombos 
• Thu, Dec 8th '11
  Artisan cheesemaking and tasting
   
  Trethowan Dairy 
• Thu, Nov 10th '11
  Medieval Somerset Villages
   
  James Bond 
• Thu, Oct 13th '11
  Over an hour of old cine film shot by Sidney Hill of Langford and Churchill from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. A wonderful glimpse of Langford and its characters.
   
  Sidney Hill Films 
• Thu, Sep 8th '11
  Historic Somerset Gardens including Langford House
   
  Marion Mako  
• Thu, Jul 7th '11
  Visit to Wells Cathedral Library, to start at 6.30pm
   
  Kevin Spears 
• Thu, Jun 9th '11
  British Piers, fun and frivolity.
   
  Bob Tinker 
• Thu, May 12th '11
  Ballooning in the Bristol Area, 1784 to 2000
   
  John Penny 
• Thu, Apr 14th '11
  AGM followed by "Bloody Assizes, the Langford Connection?"
   
  Alex Kolombos 
• Thu, Mar 10th '11
  Hannah More
   
  Echo Irving 
• Thu, Feb 10th '11
  Farming in the Wrington Vale
   
  John Alvis 
• Thu, Jan 13th '11
  Paule Vezelay, a remarkable Bristol Artist
   
  David Cuthbert 
• Thu, Dec 9th '10
  My life with Shirehorses
   
  Mike Horler 
• Thu, Nov 11th '10
  "A penny to go to School, a Victorian education"
   
  Jo Fryer 
• Thu, Oct 14th '10
  The Somerset Assizes in the 19th Century
   
  David Pugsley 
• Thu, Sep 9th '10
  Wells Cathedral Library
   
  Kevin Spears 
• Sat, Jul 17th '10
  Burrington Fete to be held at Burrington House
   
  Burrington House 
• Thu, Jul 8th '10
  Exploring Local Landscapes Using Old Maps
   
  Sue Shaw 
• Thu, Jun 10th '10
  Visit to Gatcombe Court followed by wine and cheese party,  £7 for members, and £9 for non members. Meet at Gatcombe Court, Long Ashton at 7pm.
   
  Stella Clarke 
• Thu, May 13th '10
  "When Weston was a village"
   
  Pat Hase 
• Thu, Apr 8th '10
  AGM to be followed by a talk from Nicholas Hooper entitled  "Village Medicine in the Wrington Vale"  (Please note this is a change to the programme, Richard Storey's documentary drama on Annie Kenney has been moved to December 2010)
   
  Nicholas Hooper 
• Thu, Mar 11th '10
  Metal Detecting, including the bronze age axe heads recently found in Lower Langford
   
  Bob and Dave Whalley 
• Thu, Feb 11th '10
  England's last crime scene execution, Kenn, Somerset 1830
   
  Steve Poole 
• Thu, Jan 14th '10
  "Landscape Archaeology in North Somerset"
   
  James Bond 
• Thu, Dec 10th '09
  Christmas Special
   
  Colin Chapman 
• Thu, Nov 12th '09
  My life as a wheelwright
   
  Mike Horler 
• Thu, Oct 8th '09
  Bristol Curiosities
   
  Glynn Duggan 
• Thu, Sep 10th '09
  Bronze Age Burial Sites ( to be confirmed)
   
  Dr Joshua Pollard 
• Thu, Jul 9th '09
  Grandma's Garden, The Edwardian Garden.
   
  Yvonne Bell 
• Thu, Jun 11th '09
  Visit to Churchill Court
   
  John Murray 
• Thu, May 14th '09
  AGM
  and An evacuee at Tyntesfield 1941/1942
   
  Phillipa Perks 
• Thu, Apr 9th '09
  Supper at the Langford Inn with talk
  at Langford Inn 
  Alex Kolombos 
• Thu, Mar 12th '09
  A History of Mendip Lead Mining 1600-1900
   
  Colin Budge 
• Thu, Feb 12th '09
  Trials and tribulations of restoring Crowcombe Court, a Grade 1 Listed Somerset Georgian Country House
   
  Dr Patricia Smith 
• Thu, Dec 11th '08
  100 years of Cider Making at Thatchers
   
  John Thatcher 
• Thu, Nov 13th '08
  History of Bee Keeping
   
  Ivor Davis 
• Thu, Oct 9th '08
  Chasing the tail of the hunter-gatherers in South West England
   
  Paula Goddard 
• Thu, Sep 11th '08
  Postal history
   
  Cedric Prys-Roberts 
• Thu, Jul 10th '08
  Visit to Banwell Caves
   
  Jo and team 
• Thu, Jun 12th '08
  Sidney Hill Centenary
   
  Langford House 
• Thu, May 8th '08
  Bone Caves of Banwell
   
  John Chapman 
• Thu, Apr 10th '08
  Reminiscences of Langford life between the Wars
   
  Alex Kolombos and residents 
• Fri, Apr 4th '08
  Inaugural meeting of LANCET ( Langford Community Archaeology project). Meet 10am at the Blagdon Water Garden Centre.
  at Blagdon Water Garden Centre 
  Vince Russett 
• Thu, Mar 13th '08
  Community Archaeology and a possible "Langford Dig"
   
  Vince Russett 
• Thu, Feb 14th '08
  A most appropriate subject for St. Valentines Day, Love and Marriage, Edwardian Style
   
  Yvonne Bell 
• Thu, Jan 10th '08
  The history and tradition of Wassailing with figgy pudding and wassail to follow!
   
  Eric Holdaway 
• Thu, Dec 13th '07
  The history of campanology – a talk and demonstration on the history of bell ringing
   
  Michael Horseman 
• Thu, Nov 29th '07
  The Shapwick Project, a study of a Somerset village.
   
  Prof. Mick Aston 
• Thu, Nov 8th '07
  The history of Winscombe
   
  Maria Forbes 
• Thu, Oct 11th '07
  Sidney Hill - Langford's benefactor
   
  Peter Archer 
• Thu, Sep 13th '07
  Restoring the stained glass of the Victorian summer House at Langford House
   
  Rita Hinton 
• Thu, Jul 12th '07
  The history of Burrington church and village
   
  Christopher Marsden-Smedley 
• Thu, Jun 14th '07
  Langford trail - a tractor and trailer ride to the houses featured in LHG's book 'Every House Tells a Story' to look at their exteriors and hear a potted history of each
   
  Jo and team 
• Thu, May 10th '07
  A holiday diary from 1836 (includes visits to Weston-super-Mare)
   
  Pat Hase 
• Thu, Apr 12th '07
  2 course meal at the Langford Inn
  at Langford Inn 
  Social 
• Thu, Mar 8th '07
  Dr Whalley at Mendip Lodge
   
  Chris Stevens 
• Thu, Feb 8th '07
  Memories and memorabilia of the 50’s, to include the Golden Jubilee of Churchill Community School
   
  Jo and team 
• Thu, Jan 11th '07
  John Vane, Rector of Wrington and Vicar of Burrington (1828-1870), the quest for his family, social and political connections.
   
  John Gowar