Thursday evening, April 11th, was another well attended meeting of the Local History Society to hear the evenings speaker, Doctor Martyn Thomas, a retired local General Practitioner, give a talk about his research into the history of the Peterborough War Memorial Hospital and the involvement of a Doctor John Norton Collins in the funding and […]
The April meeting of Peterborough Local History Society is on Thursday 11th, at 7.30pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF . Dr John Norton Collins and the Peterborough District Memorial Hospital By Dr Martyn Thomas This talk tells the story of the building of Peterborough’s first purpose-built hospital which […]
A Brief look at the History of Horrrell’s Dairies Talk given by Marcus Horrell On Thursday evening March 14th at the Peterborough Local History Society meeting 60 people attended to hear the history of a well known local company that served the Peterborough residents for almost a century. If you didn’t use their products you […]
The March meeting of Peterborough Local History Society is on Thursday 14th, at 7.30pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF . The story of Horrell’s Dairies – 1904 to 1993 By Marcus Horrell How the business evolved from selling the milk from the farm’s own cattle and the gradual […]
By Julie Nicholson Forty people braved the weather, on what was a really miserable, cold, wet evening, to hear the speaker at the February meeting of Peterborogh Local History Society. Local author, Linda Ball talked about The Mendicant Friars of Stamford. Who they were? Why they settled there? What became of them? She looked at […]
Who they were? Why they settled there? What became of them? By local author and historian, Linda Ball Who were these evangelical preachers who arrived from Europe in the early 1200s and settled in English towns? And what became of their magnificent churches, precincts and lands after the Dissolution in 1538-40? Linda has also presented […]
Great news, after a gap of three years our annual charity event is returning. Please support us and add the date to your diary. April 25th 2pm at St. Andrews United Reform Church. The Charity chosen to for this year is Little Miracles. A Charity that supports children and their families with life limiting conditions.
The January 2024 meeting of the Peterborough Local History Society was, as usual, well attended. Our speaker for the evening was the Chairman of the Collyweston Historical & Preservation Society, Chris Close, Chris became a reluctant historian after making a promise to a relative to keep the Collyweston’s Historical Society going ‘No matter What’. Chris […]
By Julie Nicholson What a great end to the year for Peterborough Local History Society! Our December meeting certainly concluded the programme for 2023 with interesting facts, fun and food! Philippa Massey entertained us with “Christmas: the midwinter festival’s different traditions, from pagan times to today”. Philippa looked at how people decorated and celebrated, […]
The well attended November meeting of the Local History Society at St Andrews Church began with the society’s AGM. The formal meeting went swiftly and smoothly, chaired by the Society’s Chairman, Trevor. This was followed by a talk from one of our members, John Dewis, entitled ‘A Local Hero’ John gave an interesting and comprehensive […]
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