All talks take place in the Parish Hall, Church Street, Bathford, at 8.00 pm. Coffee is available from 7.30pm, and visitors and new members are welcome. £1.50 charge for non-members at the door.
Date |
Talk |
| 26th September 2011 | "The Victorian Census - the difficulties and issues of conducting the census over 150 years ago" - by Prof. Graham Davis, now retired from Bath Spa University, author of ten books and editor of the journal Bath History. |
| 31st October 2011 | "Jane Austen and the Engineers - the conflict between assumptions about Regency Bath" - by Stuart Burroughs, Director of the Museum of Bath at Work and Chairman of the B&NES Museum Group. |
| 28th November 2011 | 36th Annual General Meeting, followed by the Society's Christmas party. |
| 30th January 2012 | "The Bath Preservation Trust - the history and work of the trust, with some contemporary updates" - by Caroline Kay, Chairman of the Bath Preservation Trust. |
| 27th February 2012 | "The 18th Century Agricultural Labourer and his Family" - by Dr Alan Dodge, former lecturer at the University of Bath and Chairman of the Freshford History Society. |
| 26th March 2012 | "The Aust to Beachley Ferry - the rescue of the Severn Princess" - by Tim Ryan, formerly Deputy Headmaster at Wyedean school, Chepstow. |
| 30th April 2012 | "Behind the Scenes at the Fashion Museum - the fashions of the 19th century" - by Elly Summers, Collections Assistant at the Fashion Museum. |
