Wednesday 18th September 2024- Alan Godfrey – Rowland Hill
Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall, Chaddesley, United KingdomSeptember 18th Alan Godfrey Rowland Hill
Chaddesley Corbett Local History Society – 18th September 2024
Chaddesley Corbett Local History Society Wednesday September 18th - 7.30pm Alan Godfrey *** Rowland Hill Picture credit - https://victorianweb.org/technology/letters/hill.html Sir Rowland Hill — a photograph with Hill's signature A man of our town, a revolutionary that spilt no blood and benefitted every man in his own lifetime, up to the present day and forever in the future of humankind. A teacher at 14, an inventor and an enlightened public servant. Amazon, DPD, Evri and DHL may be titans in […]
Wednesday October 16th – 7.30pm
Chaddesley Corbett Local History Society Wednesday October 16th - 7.30pm Anthony Poulton-Smith The Salt Routes The Talk: As mankind gave up the nomadic hunter gatherer life and became farmers, they were largely self-sufficient. However, one vital commodity was available only in a few isolated areas - salt. Early settlements needed salt to preserve meat and as a vital part of the diet of every animal. Thus, trade routes were born, a network of tracks filtering across the land […]
Wednesday 20th November 2024 – John Pittwood – Wightwick Manor and its contents
Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall, Chaddesley, United KingdomChaddesley Corbett Local History Society Wednesday November 20th - 7.30pm John Pittwood Wightwick Manor and its contents One of Wolverhampton’s Trinity of historic houses. Frequently posted on social media for its stunning interiors. Wightwick Manor was created by the Mander family. It is a house of beautiful possessions and art collected along very specific lines in the definite knowledge that it would be donated to the nation via the National Trust. The possessions and their story reflect the […]
Chaddesley Corbett Local History Society – Wednesday February 19th – 7.30pm – Michael Loftus
Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall, Chaddesley, United KingdomChaddesley Corbett Local History Society Wednesday February 19th - 7.30pm Michael Loftus The Great Wall of Kidderminster Michael Loftus has a most engaging speaking style and gigantic knowledge of the subject of the immense retaining wall on our local ring road, the fascinating history of this Grade II listed feature of Kidderminster and the way it connects us with Coventry, Wrexham and Harrods Store. The wall is something we drive past on a regular basis, some love […]
(AGM) Bessie Blount of Kinlet, Robert Hodge
Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall, Chaddesley, United Kingdomhaddesley Corbett Local History Society Wednesday March 19th - 7.30pm Robert Hodge Bessie Blount of Kinlet Are you interested in family history? Well research for Elizabeth Blount has been carried out by our highly respect speaker ready for you to enjoy with the History Society. Blount was the mother of Henry VIII's only acknowledged illegitimate child, and a male one at that. Imagine if her son had been named successor or indeed if Henry VIII had married […]
Alan Godfrey Postman’s Knock: A History of the Post Office
Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall, Chaddesley, United KingdomChaddesley Corbett Local History Society Wednesday April 16th - 7.30pm CHANGE IN PROGRAMME due to cancellation. Picture credit – from the website of https://www.abps.org.uk Members unable to attend the meeting in person can watch, at a later date, via YouTube if you request a link. Please request a link via email below. Talks held in Chaddesley Corbett Village Hall DY10 4QA Enquiries to Freda Griffith 07747618487 Visitors are always welcome@£5 paid on the door. The […]