In 2018 excavation for the National Trust for a new road near the Walled Garden in Attingham Park discovered a previously unknown late Georgian summerhouse - stone clad, with a marble fireplace and painted glass windows. Four excavations later the summerhouse has proved to be just one part of a private lordly pleasure ground probably built for the second Lord Berwick c1815 and virtually undocumented - until now.
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In the first part of his presentation, Doug Newlyn explained why the British government transported convicts to Terra Australis (later called Australia). He introduced us to the 15 criminals , all convicted at Shrewsbury, who were part of the First Fleet which sailed in 1787. He explained how English law was imposed. This talk follow up by considering what happened in the first few years. The immigrants were faced with no buildings, no food production, hopeless tools, lack of clothing and almost total lack of skills. They had to build everything they needed. How did they make shelters; How did they live alongside the indigenous aboriginal peoples? How did 'criminals' react to a completely hostile environment they knew nothing about. This presentation explains how the immigrant invaders had to adjust to their new situation, the long periods of hunger, problems with gaolers and other failures and successes. Join us on Thursday 6th April 2023 at 7.30pm Venue: St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre. St Georges, TF29LJ All welcome but please note that for Non-Members of the WHG there will be a charge of £2.50. The talk is about an unsolved murder which took place near Stottersdon. This case was one of the first to use forensic science.
Join us on Thursday 2nd March at 7.30pm. Venue: St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre, St Georges, TF29LJ All welcome but please note that for Non-Members of the WHG there will be a charge of £2.50. In 1800, Theophilus Doughty was born into a family of bargemen who, for generations had relied on their living on transporting goods and people on the River Seven. Around that time, river traffic started to decline and become more competitive. Facing that difficult situation, he broke tradition in the mid-1830's and took the challenging decision to start something new - manufacturing bricks and roofing tiles.
His son John played a major role in developing the business and the family became wealthy pillars and benefactors of the community. A generation later, his grandson Thomas invested heavily around the turn of the century, but competition, war and recession led to failure of the company, a fate to overwhelm all other similar companies which had played a major part in the economy of Jackfield and Broseley for over a hundred years. This is the story of three generations of the Doughty family which enhanced the reputation of the district as a major centre for the manufacture of bricks and roofing tiles and contributed so much to the local economy but whose mine had such unprecedented consequences for the history of Jackfield. Join us on Thursday 2nd February 2023 at 7.30pm. Venue: St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre, St Georges, TF29LJ All welcome but please note that for Non-Members of the WHG there will be a charged of £2.50. This attractive stone has had intermittent periods of popularity over the last three millennia. This talk will provide the wider story of jet, and then focus on its use in the Roman and medieval periods, using examples from the English Heritage collections.
Join us on Thursday 12th January 2023 @ 7.30pm. Venue: St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre, St Georges, TF2 9LJ All welcome but please note that for Non-Members of the WHG there is a £2.50 charge. Peter will discuss how Shropshire's settlements were affected, by examining the changes in the various towns' populations, shapes and industries.
Peter is the author of 'The Shropshire Union Canal'. The Association for Industrial Archeology's Book of the Year, 2019 Join us on Thursday 1st December 2022 @ 7.30pm. Venue: St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre, St Georges, TF2 9LJ. All welcome but please note that for Non-Members of the WHG there is a £2.50 charge. .It is said that Shrewsbury is the most haunted town in the country but that's not to say that Telford, Ludlow, Bridgnorth and the rest are without stories of their own. There are ghosts all over the county and ghosts through time...
Join us on Thursday 3rd November 2022 at St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre, St Georges, TF29LJ. All welcome but please note that for Non-Members of the WHG there is a £2.50 charge. The talk on convict transportation explores the history leading up to the start of a convict settlement in Australia together with the story of its early days.
Join us on Thursday 6th October 2022 at St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre, St Georges, TF29LJ All Welcome, but please note for Non-Members of the WHG there is a £2.50 charge. Among the many splendid features of our county, the River Severn has a special place, not only because of its dominant physical presence but also because of the important part it has played in our history. This talk will focus on four aspects of the river: its physical features; navigation and trade; hazards and hindrances; and river crossings. Join us on Thursday 5th March 2020 at St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre, St Georges, TF2 9LJ All welcome, but please note for Non-Members of the WHG there is a £2.50 charge. 2019 commemorates 200 years since the death of James Watt, most famous for improving of the steam engine. However, Watt’s achievements were not solitary ones. This talk will look a some of the men and women – especially his two wives – who helped Watt develop the steam engine technology that had the power to change the world.edit.
Join us on Thursday 7th November 2019 at St Georges and Priorslee Parish Centre, St Georges, TF2 9LJ All welcome, but please note for Non-Members of the WHG there is a £2.50 charge. |
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