2024
All talks take place in St. John’s Church Hall, Hooe at 7:30pm. Members free. Guests welcome @ £3pp. Pay on door
January 18th
BUILT, BROKEN & BOMBED
A History of Turnchapel Ships
Joe Radmore
February 15th
AGM and
A bit of a do
March 21st
THE DEFENCES OF PLYMOUTH UP TO THE CIVIL WAR
There is no evidence for a complete defensive wall around Plymouth until the English Civil War - however, there were defences against an attack on the town by land or sea prior to this. This talk will look at some of these defences
Martin Read
April 18th
The PLYMSTOCK TAPESTRY
The story of a Community Project and its unique outcome.
BRIAN STEELE
May 16th
SALTRAM FROM THE OUTSIDE
URSULA MYERS
NT volunteer researcher & guide. PVH Member
June 20th
The SUTTON HARBOUR LOCKGATES
Purpose, Design and Installation
ROBIN GRAY
July 18th
Prisoners of 1812 on Dartmoor.
Richard Harper
August 14th
VISIT TO PLYMOUTH SYNAGOGUE 2pm
Jerry Sibley
Open to Members and Non-Members. Contact Di Smart if you want to come: dsmart781@btinternet.com. No charge. Max 50 persons.
August 15th
NO MEETING
September 19th
A Natural History of Collecting at The Box
A summary of the rationale, relevance and uses of the natural history collections at The Box
Sarah Marden
October 17th
The WORKHOUSE
HERO or VILLAIN?
Ernie Hoblyn
November 21st
DARWIN in DEVON
When writing his autobiography some 45 years later Charles Darwin described the time he spent in Plymouth from October to December 1831 as “the two most miserable months of my life.” Yet he does not appear so wretched in his writings at the time, what was he doing whilst preparing for this epic voyage and why would that make him so unhappy?
DOUGLAS HERDSON
December 12th
Christmas Fun and Frolics
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