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Events
The Marlow Society endeavours to run a variety of events to cover our main focus of interests, and some which are purely social but provide that important point of contact in a diverse Society like ours.
We hold presentations in the main hall in Liston Hall, Marlow five times a year. Two of these are organised by our very active Local History group and the others are of more general interest.
In addition the Local History Group holds monthly workshops. These take place on a Monday evening in the Garden Room at Liston Hall.
Over the summer months a selection of interesting walks around Marlow are organised, which are very popular - see the Walks Group page for more information and the Local History Group Programme (further down this page) for times of specific walks.
Full dates and details on forthcoming (and some past) events:
THE MARLOW SOCIETY Local History Group (LHG) Programme
AIM = Archaeology in Marlow, MAS = Marlow Archaeology, LHG = Local History Group, MS = Marlow Society.
The listing below includes some events that are organised by groups other than LHG.
Current and Future Events:
Sat 12-Oct-19
2.00pm
meet at Marlow Museum, Court Garden
Town Walk
Speaker/Contact (category)
Geoff Wood (LHGW)
Thur 17-Oct-19
8.00pm
Garden Room, Liston Hall
Bucks Archaeological Sites from the Air
Speaker/Contact (category)
Mike Farley (AIM)
Thur 24-Oct-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
Roman roads in Britain
Speaker/Contact (category)
Paddy Lambert (MAS)
Tues 29-Oct-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
The Great Bath Road
Speaker/Contact (category)
Julian Hunt (MS/LHG)
Tues 26-Nov-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
Boat building and steam on the Thames
Speaker/Contact (category)
Neil Garside (MS/LHG)
Mon 17-Feb-20
8.00pm
Garden Room, Liston Hall
Virtual Tour of Historic Wycombe
Speaker/Contact (category)
High Wycombe Society (GR)
Some Past Events:
Thur 24-Jan-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
The founding of Reading Abbey: its architecture, art and music
Speaker/Contact (category)
John and Lindsay Mullaney (MAS)
Thur 14-Feb-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
LIDAR - the new illuminating the past
Speaker/Contact (category)
Andy McGrandle (MAS/AIM)
Mon 18-Feb-19
8.00pm
Garden Room, Liston Hall
Marlow's Overworked Workhouse
Speaker/Contact (category)
Janet Smith (GR)
Thur 14-Mar-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
The Anglo-Saxons of the Upper Thames: dress and identity in the 5th and 6th centuries
Speaker/Contact (category)
Dr Toby Martin - Lecturer in Early Medieval Archaeology, IoA, University of Oxford (MAS)
Tues 26-Mar-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
Marlow's shops - then and now
Speaker/Contact (category)
Michael Eagleton (MS/LHG)
Sat 6-Apr-19
11.00am
Meet at church
Bisham Church Tour
Speaker/Contact (category)
John Harper 01628 624677
Thur 11-Apr-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
The Monks' Graveyard excavation: finding a lost abbot at the Abbey Church and Cathedral of St Albans
Speaker/Contact (category)
Ross Lane - Site Director, Canterbury Archaeological Trust (MAS)
Thur 9-May-19
7.30pm
Liston Hall
Annual General Meeting
Speaker/Contact (category)
All Members Welcome
Mon 13-May-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
Lesser known mansions of south Bucks
Speaker/Contact (category)
Mike Dewey (MS/LHG)
Sun 19-May-19
2.00pm
meet at Marlow Museum, Court Garden
Town Walk
Speaker/Contact (category)
Geoff Wood (LHGW)
Thur 23-May-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
Sutton Hoo
Speaker/Contact (category)
Jennifer Foster (MAS/AIM)
Sat 8-Jun-19
11am - 4pm
All Saints Church Hall, The Causeway
Marlow Remembers WWI - Final Exhibition
Speaker/Contact (category)
Marlow Remembers WWI. Entry Free
Sun 23-Jun-19
12.30pm-5.30pm
Bisham
Bisham Gardens Open Day
Speaker/Contact (category)
Small charge for ticket. (Date supercedes the one shown in Marlow Society newsletter)
Tues 25-Jun-19
Amersham Museum
Speaker/Contact (category)
Book early with Peter Bailey 01628 476610 (LHGV)
Sat 29-Jun-19
2.00pm
meet at Marlow Museum, Court Garden
Town Walk
Speaker/Contact (category)
Geoff Wood (LHGW)
Tues 9-Jul-19
time tbd
Hall Barn Gardens
Speaker/Contact (category)
Book early with Adam Baxter - adambaxter@sky.com (LHGV)
Thur 11-Jul-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
Buckinghamshire's Saxon Prince: The burial at Taplow
Speaker/Contact (category)
Leslie Webster - former Keeper, Dept of Prehistory & Europe, British Museum (MAS)
Sun 21-Jul-19
2.00pm
meet at Marlow Museum, Court Garden
Town Walk
Speaker/Contact (category)
Geoff Wood (LHGW)
Sat 17-Aug-19
2.00pm
meet at Marlow Museum, Court Garden
Victorian Marlow Walk
Speaker/Contact (category)
Geoff Wood (LHGW)
Mon 19-Aug-19
8.00pm
Garden Room, Liston Hall
Insights into Marlow's Past
Speaker/Contact (category)
Members of LHG (GR)
Thur 12-Sep-19
8.00pm
Liston Hall
Anglo-Saxon Estates and Defences: thoughts on Wessex and the Thames Valley
Speaker/Contact (category)
Dr Ryan Lavelle - Reader in Early Medieval History, University of Winchester (MAS/AIM)
Sun 15-Sep-19
2.00pm
meet at Marlow Museum, Court Garden
Town Walk
Speaker/Contact (category)
Geoff Wood (LHGW)
(AIM) For AIM Talks (8.00pm, Liston Hall, Chapel St.) a charge of £3.00 per AIM member /£4.50 per non-member is made.
(MAS) For MAS Talks (8.00pm, Liston Hall, Chapel St.) a charge of £3.00 per MAS member /£4.50 per non-member /£1.50 per student is made.
(MS/LHG) For MS/LHG Lectures (8.00pm, Liston Hall, Chapel St.) a charge of £2.50 per member /£4.00 per non-member is made.
(GR) For Garden Room Talks (8.00pm, Garden Room, Liston Hall, Chapel St.) a charge of £1.50 per member /£3.00 per non-member is made.
(LHGW) For LHG Walks, a charge of £2.50 per person is made. Children are not charged.
There is no need to book for lectures, talks or walks - just turn up and pay on the day.
(LHGV) For LHG Visits, which often include a pub lunch and car-sharing, booking is required. Any charge will be advised at the time of booking.
Other events, e.g. Walks and Visits may be arranged during the year and all may be subject to late change.
For further information on any of the LHG Talks or lectures, contact
tmslocalhistorygroup@ marlowsociety.org.uk
For walks details or a private group to be arranged contact
tmswalks@marlowsociety.org.uk
