Discordant Noises – ‘riding the stang’ and ‘skimmington rides’ Dr. Andrew Walker, Chair of the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology

This curious folk custom in Europe and North America throughout the nineteenth century involved crowds making as much noise as possible by beating on pots and pans or anything that came to hand, creating what was known as rough music. This is another chance to hear Andrew Walker explain how these events enabled communities to regulate themselves and impart their own “rough justice”.

£4 non-members.