Last meeting report

Stephen Griffiths has compiled a record of the recent lecture given to the Society by Dr Stuart Prior on the results of the excavations he managed at and around Berkeley Castle. Stephen’s report is here:

This season’s meeting reports

Stephen’s reports for the whole of the 2023-24 season are now online. See the index here:

Next meeting

Tuesday 14 May 2024, 7.30pm

Elizabeth I

Speaker: Ronald Hutton, Professor of History, University of Bristol.

A leading authority on British history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and on British folklore, Prof Hutton will be sharing insights into the life of England’s most famous female monarch and her local connections. There will surely be a full house for this fascinating speaker.

Summer excursion

Thursday 27 June 2024

Visit to M Shed, Bristol Docks

M Shed has provisionally offered us a private tour of the outside exhibits, including a harbour cruise on one of its boats, hopefully Pyronaut to witness its water cannons, a dockside crane demonstration, with a chance to visit the driver’s cab, and ending with a visit to Concorde’s flight deck. Full details and booking arrangements to follow.

Annual programme

The annual season consists of eight meetings on the second Tuesday of every month from October to May at St Mary’s Church Hall, Eastbury Road, Thornbury. There is also a summer excursion to a place of historical interest.

Meetings begin at 7.30pm and last for about 90 minutes with a break for free refreshments (tea/coffee and biscuits).