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Wolverhampton: Henry V and Agincourt
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWas Agincourt England's finest three hours? Hear this talk to learn more - complete with armour, chain mail and weapons of the period. Speaker: Max Keen
Wolverhampton: The Bicycle Industry of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomDo you know how many businesses there were, in Wolverhampton, producing bicycles? Vic will tell us of his research following the discovery that an ancestor had been involved in the […]
Wolverhampton: Dudley Street Origins, Development and Warring Neighbours
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWhat is now one of the main shopping streets of Wolverhampton has a long history going back to the early settlement of the city. Jackie has been researching Dudley Street […]
Wolverhampton: George Marquand Truss, Lost in France 1916
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis talk has been timed to (almost) coincide with the ending of the 1914-18 war. One man remembered among many. Speaker: Phil Lamb
Wolverhampton:
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomFestive cheer ! Bring a plate of food to share, and perhaps a drink, to welcome the start of the Christmas season. A social evening with the opportunity to […]
Wolverhampton: Members’ Evening
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomMembers’ Evening
Wolverhampton: The Tudor Housewife
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomValerie Campbell will be telling as about The Tudor Housewife
Wolverhampton: Hereward The Wake
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomHereward The Wake “The Last True Englishman” or “A Hero of Romance More Than History?” Famed through folklore, immortalised through myth, Hereward The Wake has been depicted as an all-action […]
Wolverhampton: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomCommonwealth War Graves Commission A talk about how the Commission came into existence during WW1 and some of the obstacles it faced. Also some social history around the founding, what […]
Wolverhampton: No meeting
There will be no meeting on our usual Thursday this month due to it being during the bank holiday week.
Wolverhampton: Skulduggery at Soho Foundry
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomSkulduggery at Soho Foundry - by Mary Bodfish Soho Foundry was created in 1795 by Matthew Boulton and James Watt. What skulduggery can Mary mean ? James Watt's letter copying […]
Wolverhampton: The Bicycle Industry of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThe Bicycle Industry of Wolverhampton - A talk by Vic Davies A history of the bicycle industry in Wolverhampton - one of rise and fall. From its earliest beginnings in the […]