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Our group has embarked on a range of visits to historical sites of various kinds, chosen and organised by members. Some visits, like that to Solihull School, have been very local, whilst others take us farther afield. Wherever possible, we use a Guide on site to take us round and provide information.
- The schedule usually includes either lunch or a very popular ‘tea & cake’!
- Planning meetings take place at regular intervals to discuss our programme.
- We use public transport, where feasible, or sort out car-sharing.
- A lunch is organised each December, in a local pub, to plan the next year and enhance the social aspect of the group
- Joint visits with other ssu3a groups take place occasionally.
Suggested Visits for Local History 2, during 2026/7
Acme Whistles, Birmingham. (Tony Robson, April)
Charterhouse, former Monastery. Now N.T. Coventry.(Kris Clark, May)
Arbury Hall, Nuneaton, not N.T.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford.. Backstage tour (Malcolm Clark Oct}
St.Mary Magdalene Church, Tanworth-in-Arden.(Christine Webb, July)
National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire.
Local Archery Activity, Meriden. (daylight only).
Kenilworth Castle.
Brindley Place, Canal cruise. Birmingham.
The Commandery, Worcester.(Val Blackburn, June/July)
Harvington Hall, Kidderminster..
Assay Office, Birmingham.
Norton Ironworks Museum, Bromsgrove.
Steam Train, Severn Valley Railway.
Forthcoming Meetings
Previous Meetings
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Fifteen members from Art Appreciation and Local History Group 2 visited Birmingham Oratory. Our guide, David Joyce, the Oratory archivist, gave us a detailed talk about the history of the Church, the origins of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri and an insight into the life of Cardinal John Henry Newman, who was the founder…
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Our annual planning meeting, with seasonal lunch.
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15 members went on guided tour of the Morgan car factory. After a quick coffee while we assembled, we were welcomed by our guide and shown a short informative video about the history of the Morgan family, and the early days of the car. We were then escorted through the various workshops while our guide…
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This has been described as possibly the most interesting of all England’s Cathedrals
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An interesting guided group tour took members through the history of Coventry’s Cathedrals and the necessity of building the present Cathedral alongside the war-torn ruins of the previous one. We walked around the Cathedral stopping frequently to view the design features made by a variety of artists. The guide continued to provide us with excellent descriptions and explanations of the features, which included Graham Sutherland’s…
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First post lockdown trip, organised by Jeanine and Christine. Sixteen members of ssu3a celebrated the end of lockdown restrictions with a day trip to the ancient salt town of Droitwich. This trip had been planned before lockdown and rearranged several times during 2020 in the hope of being able to go ahead. Organisers Christine and…