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 […]
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, […]
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday 11th May at 7.30 pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF. Topic- The Story of the Hedda Stone, by Dr Jackie Hall and Teresa Porciani Teresa is in the final year of her PhD (University of Leicester) on figural sculpture dated 700-850. […]
On a light spring evening in April, the Monthly meeting of the Peterborough Local History Society was very well attended with several new members and visitors. The evening’s speaker was Dr Hilary Dawson. Dr Dawson is the secretary and magazine editor of St Mary’s Parochial Church Council. Her subject was the history of the St […]
Our April meeting will take place on Thursday 13th, at 7.30pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF . We’re delighted to welcome Dr Hilary Dawson, with “St Mary’s Church, Boongate” St Mary’s Church, Boongate St Mary’s in New Road doesn’t have a long history, but it’s an interesting one. […]
The Whittlesea Festival of the Straw bear is enacted on the Tuesday after Plough Monday. The first Monday after Twelfth Night. There seems to be no record of its beginnings but in 1909 an overzealous Police Inspector decided to ban the festival calling it a form of ‘Cadging’ The ‘Bear’ a local man dressed in […]
Our Chairman, Trevor opened the 31st AGM of the Peterborough Local History Society by welcoming all the members attending and giving us a rundown of the year’s events. The first full year of meetings since the Covid Pandemic disrupted events locally and worldwide. The business part of the AGM was conducted swiftly and successfully and […]
The November meeting of the Peterborough Local History Society is due to be held on Thursday, November 10th. The evening will commence with our annual general meeting. Following this, our speaker for the evening will be Society member, Carolyn Perkins, with “From Farming Fenlands to Ploughing Canadian Prairies.” This brief history of the Canadian Emigration Service […]
The History Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 13th October. The venue is the St Andrews United Reform Church. Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough PE3 9RF Parking is behind the church. Visitors are welcome with an entrance fee of just £3. Coffee and biscuits are provided. Commencing at 7.30 pm, our speaker for the evening will […]
