Category: Local History 1
Posts for the Local History 1 Group
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2025 Annual lunch
Our January meal is always a popular event. Read more
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Festive Meeting
We met at Barston for our annual Festive Meeting. There was a Photo Quiz as well as planning for 2025 Read more
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‘The Spirit of Knowle: Life in a Warwickshire Village 1939-45’
We met at Barston for a talk by Helen George, entitles ‘The Spirit of Knowle: Life in a Warwickshire Village 1939-45’ Read more
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‘My journey with Refugees’
We met at Barston for a talk by Patricia Hayes, entitled ‘My journey with Refugees’ Read more
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Guy of Warwick
Guy of Warwick: A 'Warwick Words' history talk by Aaron Manning Read more
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Lord Leycester Hospital
We enjoyed a guided tour of the Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick. Read more
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Birmingham Centre Guided Walk
We had a guided walk around the centre of Birmingham. Read more
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Stoneleigh Village
Guided walk around Stoneleigh Village with Sheila Woolfe Read more
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Stourbridge Glassworks Museum
Visit to Glassworks Museum in Stourbridge (by public transport) Read more
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‘Here Come The Girls’
Sheila Woolf gave us a talk entitled Here Come The Girls - a very Special Relationship. At the end of the 19th century many aristocratic young men found that title alone was insufficient: what their estates needed was cash! Beautiful young American women often supplied this need, making for the "ideal" marriage for both parties. This… Read more