Following the Society’s AGM at 7.30pm and a short refreshment break, Dr. Alex Ombler (Curator, Goole Museum) explores the natural, industrial and social history of Hessle Cliff from pre-history to the present day. A little-known place on the north bank of the Humber Estuary, the cliff forms the southern-most tip of the chalk Wolds of... Read more...
Helmsley Archaeology Store holds the extensive archaeological collections and paper-based archives from English Heritage guardianship sites from the North of England including the counties of Northumberland, County Durham, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Cheshire. The range of collections spans English history from Prehistory to the modern day, from flint, architectural stonework to ceramics and small... Read more...
East Hull is an area Colin Cooper knows well, and this informal discussion session is based on his many unique images of the buildings that have given East Hull its character.
Guided walk (90 mins) starting and ending at Wilderspin School Museum looking at the town's Victorian Legacy. Booking essential via The Ropewalk (01652 660380)
Guided walk (90 mins) starting and ending at Wilderspin School Museum looking at the town's Victorian Legacy. Booking essential via The Ropewalk (01652 660380)
As part of national celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the world's first public railway between Stockton and Darlington, we've joined with Friends of the Barton Line to host a nostalgic look at films from the British Film Archive with one of its former archivists, Barry Coward. Note that this event is free entry to... Read more...
Showcasing the development and outline solution to reduce flood risk from the Humber Estuary around Barton Upon Humber with Mark Adams, Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency
Guided walk (90 mins) starting and ending at Wilderspin School Museum looking at the town's Victorian Legacy. Booking essential via The Ropewalk (01652 660380)
Dr Jack Hatfield returns with an updated talk about how our flora, fauna and landscapes are changing and what this may mean for the future. The national and international trends will be considered but also what is happening in Barton and the surrounding region showing inter connectedness and how everyone can have an influence. Born... Read more...
Local sculptor, illustrator and Woodcarver to the Palace OH Boyd returns to discuss his involvement with the Royal Coaches, carving the Imperial Crown centrepieces for the Royal Diamond Jubilee Coach 'Britannia', and, more recently, for the new King's Carriage.
With Sarah White. How a local company brought high speed connectivity to a rural North Lincolnshire community.
With Air Vice Marshall Paul Robinson