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MEETINGS
Please make a note of these
events in your diary and support the Society as much as possible. If you
would like a lift to any event, please ring a member of the Committee. All
events will be held in the Main Hall at Settlebeck High School, Sedbergh,
starting at 7.30 pm, unless stated otherwise. Refreshments are served.
There will be an Admission Charge of £1.00 for members and £2.00 for non-
members, to cover expenses incurred by the Society.
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PROGRAMME
WINTER 2010
Wednesday 6th January Richard Cann
Slides of Old Sedbergh and area
Wednesday 20th January The
Revd. Tim Widdess, George Handley and David Bracken
The History of Local Methodism
A history
of the Methodist Church in Sedbergh and the Dales.
CHANGE OF VENUE:
WILL NOW BE QUEEN'S HALL,
SEDBERGH SCHOOL AT 7.30pm
Wednesday 3rd
February Professor Alison Findlay, Dr Hilary Hinds and Professor
Emeritus Meg Twycross
The Journeys of George Fox
An introduction to the Lancaster University Early Quaker
Project and website.
AT DENTDALE MEMORIAL HALL:
Wednesday 17th
February Dr Michael Winstanley
The Edwardian Domesday: A Unique
Source for Local History
The ‘new domesday’ of 1910-1914 was a detailed
survey of every property in the country. This talk will explain the nature
of the source and how it can be accessed. It will also explain what can be
done with it.
Wednesday 3rd March Margaret
Gowling
Women in a Man’s World: 17th Century Villagers in the Eden
Valley
How did ordinary women cope in the villages of the Upper Eden in the 17thCentury?
The sources used are all original, unpublished documents
Saturday 20th March
Annual General Meeting and a Jacob's Join
followed by a talk by John Mounsey on
Robert Foster, a Man of Parts
For further
information please contact the Programme Secretaries:
Elspeth
Griffiths, 62 Bainbridge Road, Sedbergh, LA10 5AU (015396) 20677
Julie
Leigh, 21 Back Lane, Sedbergh, LA10 5AQ (015396) 20726
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Past
Lectures & Outings
WINTER
2009
Wednesday 7th October Katy
Iliffe Researching Family History
Lecture on using local, national and on-line resources to research
family history
AT DENTDALE MEMORIAL HALL:
Wednesday 21st October
Allan King
The Lost Village
of Calgarth and the
Short Brothers’ Factory at
White Cross Bay
The story of Sunderland Flying Boats.
Wednesday 4th November
Harry Wilson The North Eastern Railway -
a Benevolent Monopoly
Outline history of the North Eastern Railway 1854-1922, the nature of its
business and its impact on the North East and on the United Kingdom.
Wednesday 18th
November June Hall Lady Anne Clifford
The Life of Lady Anne Clifford and her journey from
Skipton, where she was born, to Brougham, where she died.
Friday 27th November Annual
dinner Sedbergh Golf Club 7.00 for 7.30 pm.
Wednesday 2nd December
Ivan Day Traditional Food of the
Lake Counties and North Yorkshire
Wednesday 7th January Members’
talks:
Mike Beecroft St
Helena, Napoleon and the
Westmorland connection
Susan Garnett Facts
and phantoms of
Upper Eden
Wednesday 21st
January Mrs Susan Oliver The Registration Service since 1837
A brief
history followed by time for questions and answers and a chance to see some
old registers.
Wednesday
4th February Trevor Hughes Old Kendal ‘Now and Then’
Part 2
Wednesday
18th February
Maureen
Lamb is going to talk about the Local Textile Industry at the
Peoples' Hall Sedbergh
AT DENTDALE MEMORIAL
HALL
Wednesday 4th March Dr
Kate Sharpe Motifs, monuments, and mountains:
the carved stones of prehistoric
Cumbria
A review of the current knowledge
of prehistoric rock art in Cumbria, setting it in a wider British and
European context and suggesting some possible interpretations based on
recent research.
Wednesday
18th March Don McLellan The buildings of the
Yorkshire Dales National
Park
Saturday 21st
March Annual General Meeting followed by a talk by Professor Robert
Fox, President of SDHS, and a
Jacob’s Join
SUMMER 2009
Wednesday 27th May 2-30pm
THORNTON IN LONSDALE
Brian Parker,
Churchwarden of St Oswald's will take us round the church and talk to us
about the area. A cup of tea at Country Harvest afterwards. Meet in the pub
car park (opposite the church) at 2-30pm or in Loftus Hill Car Park at
l-45pm.
Saturday 6th June 2-30pm
RYDAL HALL GARDEN
Tom Attwood will
lead a visit to this beautiful Mawson garden. Park and assemble in the
grounds at 2-30 or meet in Loftus Hill Car Park at 1-30.
Wednesday 24th June 2pm
DENT FAULT WALK
Dennis Sanderson
will conduct members on a walk to Heletsgale Barn. Meet at Blind Beck Bridge
in Barbondale at 2pm or in Loftus Hill Car Park at 1-15.
Wednesday 8th July 2pm
EXPLORING RAVENSTONEDALE
Caroline Morris
will introduce us to some of the interesting features in this attractive
village. A cup of tea at the Black Swan afterwards. Park and meet on the
Triangle by the village school at 2pm or at 1-30 in Loftus Hill Car Park.
2008
Joyce Scobie: Cow keepers from the Yorkshire Dales
Wednesday 16th January 2008 Martha Bates: Harriet MarHneau,
Political Journalist
Bom in 1862 in Norwich of Huguenot descent, she was deaf from childhood yet
became a political columnist of considerable influence in England and a
prolific writer of articles and novels. She had the Knoll in Ambleside built
for her retirement.
Wednesday 30th January 2008 Vickv Aspin & Steve Smith: Howgill to
Himalaya: the Sedbergh-Tibet Connection
The historical background of several Old Sedberghians who went to Tibet, one
of whom was George Sherriff diplomat and plant hunter, and an account of
some of his botanical discoveries. With CWLT
AT THE HERITAGE CENTRE. SEDBERGH SCHOOL
Wednesday 6th February 2008 Trevor Hughes: Old Kendal
History of Kendal with slides and old photographs of the 1890s.
Wednesday 20th February 2008 Tom Clare: King Arthur and the Lost
Kingdom of Rheged
Wednesday 5th March Professor David Shotter Rome's Northern
Frontier in Britain
A review of the Roman conquest ofNorth-West England to the point where it
was found necessary to create frontiers in northern England; he will examine
the nature and purpose of the Stanegate frontier and Hadrian's Wall
Saturday 15th March 2008 Annual General Meeting at 7.30 pm, followed
by Jacob's Join refreshments
Wednesday 19th March 2008 Peter Fleming: Coniston Coppermines
A brief history of recent exploration of the underground workings.
Wednesday 1st October Dr
Eleanor Straughton Common land in
England and Wales: historical perspectives
A general introduction to common land and
its history, with reference to case study areas in Cumbria, Yorkshire and
Wales.
AT DENTDALE MEMORIAL
HALL
Wednesday 15th October
Martin Gibson The eighteenth century excise service with
particular emphasis on the career of Richard Brunskill of Sedbergh
A general history of the excise service, its famous literary
officers, its structure, pay, conditions and reputation, with particular
reference to the career of Richard Brunskill, Officer of the Excise,
1794-1829.
Wednesday 5th November Jack
Manning Ancient Fish Traps
An account of the fish traps exposed during channel movements and
which proved to be very old.
Wednesday 19th
November Dr Andrew White Kendal Carriers
A review of the carrying trade from Kendal to the rest of England and
abroad from the 17th Century, first with packhorses, then with
wagons and carts.
Friday 28th November Annual
dinner Sedbergh Golf Club 7.00 for 7.30 pm.
Wednesday 3rd
December David Boulton Cromwell’s representative in
Sedbergh and Dent
The life and times of Gervaise Benson who
complained that 17th Century Sedbergh had no fewer than 14
alehouses and that the Vicar was a frequenter of them all.
SUMMER OUTINGS 2008
Wednesday 30th April
2pm
KENDAL TOWN HALL
A visit to the Mayor's Parlour at Kendal
Town Hall. Gwen Murfin, the present Mayor and an ex-resident of Sedbergh
hopes to be present. Meet at 1-15pm in Loftus Hill Car Park or outside the
Town Hall at 2pm.
Wednesday 28th May
2pm
WHITEHAVEN
A walk around this ancient port led by
Ralph Lewthwaite. Meet at Loftus Hill Car Park at 12-OOpm or the South Shore
Car Park in Whitehaven at 2pm.
Wednesday 18th June
6pm
KENDAL RECORD OFFICE
An introduction to the range of archives
held by the Office, and an update on recent acquisitions. Meet at 5-15pm at
Loftus Hill Car Park or outside County Hall at 6pm
Wednesday 9th July
2pm
MIDDLETON HALL. KILLINGTON CHURCH
A guided tour of the remains ofMiddleton Hall
(by kind permission of Mr and Mrs D.Watson) followed by a visit to
Killington Church. Meet at Middleton Hall at 2pm or ring One of the
Programme Secretaries for a lift. Members only on this occasion.
2007
Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Bette Kissack: The Life of Thomas Mawson, Landscape
Gardener and Architect
Biography including during the First World War with pictures of many of his
landscape work in gardens of the Lake District.
Wednesday 17th October 2007
David Matthews Wilberforce: Westmorland and Yorkshire
Describes Wilberforce's journey through Yorkshire and the Lake District
as a young man and his great campaign for the abolition of slavery and
reform of society. AT DENTDALE MEMORIAL HALL
Wednesday 7th November 2007 Kevin
Lancaster: Garsdale Mills
Explores the documentation of water corn mills in Garsdale.
Wednesday 21st November 2007 Dr Malcolm
Petyt: Dialect in 'Wuthering Heights'
What features of dialect does Emily record? Are these attempts to portray
one particular dialect? If so, how accurate is this, and how can we tell?
Friday 30th November 2007 Annual dinner at
Thorns Hall, 7.00 for 7.30 pm
Wednesday 5th December 2007 Members'
talks:
Judith Robinson: Researching John Atkinson 's Book
2006
Wednesday 4th January 2006
Adrian Rogan 'Andrew de Harcia and the
Scottish Wars of Independence'
The story of his amazing career: border warfare in the early
fourteenth century
Wednesday 18th January 2006
Dr Simon Smith 'Robert Lowther, Governor
of Barbados (1711-20): Saint or Sinner?'
Examines the two terms served by Robert Lowther (of Maulds Meaburn) as
Governor; contemporary histories strongly criticise his governorship
as being tyrannical and corrupt but there are two sides to every
story.
Wednesday 1st February 2006 Members' talks:
Roger Underwood 'From Bristol to Sedbergh and Back Again - a Journey
of Fifty Years'
Kevin Lancaster 'Inventories'
Wednesday 15th February 2006
Mrs Judith Robinson 'A Year at
Killington Hall'
Aspects of local life in the late nineteenth century as revealed by
the 1876 diary of Agnes Ann Kendal of Killington Hall.
Wednesday 1st March 2006
David Boulton 'Adam in Paradise' - a Film. AT DENTDALE MEMORIAL HALL
A showing of the Granada Television film about Dent's History, first
broadcast in 1985, featuring Dent Choir and Dent characters.
Wednesday 15th March 2006
Professor Robert Fox 'The Scientists and
Schools of Sedgwick's North Country'
In the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the schools of
North Lancashire, Westmorland,
Cumberland and the Yorkshire Dales produced an unusually large number
of young men who went on
to distinguished careers in science. The speaker examines the context
from which they emerged.
Saturday 25th March 2006
Annual General Meeting at
7.30 pm, followed by Jacob's Join refreshments
Wednesday 3rd May 2006
2.45pm Leighton Hall
Guided visit to the hall and gardens. Assemble at Leighton Hall
car park at 2.45 pm (gr 494745) or Loftus Hill car park at 2 pm.
Wednesday 24th May 2006
2.15pm Braithwaite Hall and Middleham
Castle
Short conducted tour of the Hall followed by a visit to me castle
ruins. Meet at Braithwaite Hall at 2 15 pm (gr 117858) or Loftus Hill
car park at 12.30pm
Saturday 17th June 2006
2.30pm Judges' Lodgings and Maritime
Museum Lancaster
Conducted tour of the Judges' Lodgings, followed by a walk round
me museum. Meet outside the Judges' Lodgings at 2 30 pm or Loftus Hill
car park at 1 30 pm. Parking in Lancaster at the multi-storey car park
halfway between the Judges' Lodgings and the Maritime Museum on the
lefthand side of the road by Mitre House.
Wednesday 19th July 2006
2.00pm Kendal Walk
A conducted walk in south Kendal. Assemble at the Canal Head Kendal at
2.00pm or Loftus Hill car park at 1 30pm.
2005
Wednesday 5th October 2005
Dr Peter
McCue 'Ghostly Armies: an Examination of some British Cases'
Apparitions and theories of apparitions; some examples of phantom army
cases, including Edgehill, Souter Fell, Loch
Ashie and Dent.
Wednesday 19th October 2005
lan Lewis 'Memorialisation of the Great
War 1914-1925'
The community politics of the establishment of war memorials in the
South Lakes area, and the iconography and
language of memorials.
Saturday 22nd October 2005
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Dinner at the
Queen's Hall, Sedbergh School. 7.00pm for 7.30 pm.
Wednesday 2nd November 2005
Mrs Margaret Gowling '652 Horseshoes and
Some Old Clouts: Kirkby
Stephen in the 17th Century'
The development of the economy of a Westmorland market centre as seen
through the wills and inventories of its
inhabitants.
Wednesday 16th November 2005
The Revd Canon David Peacock 'Ruskin's
Legacy'
Ruskin's wide-ranging ideas and the way in which these have come to
influence our modern-day lives.
Wednesday 7th December 2005
Dr Rob David 'Slate Quarries and
Quarrymen in the North Eastern Lake District'
An illustrated lecture examining the landscape, documentary and
pictorial evidence for slate quarrying, and some of
the successes and difficulties involved in recording the lives of the
quarrymen themselves.
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