Ponteland Historian
Newsletter of Ponteland Local History Society
“CLIFFORD’S FORT &THE LIFE BOAT
CONECTION”
Dorothy Brownlee, our speaker this evening is a
retired school teacher from North Shields.
She is secretary to FISH, a community group closely involved in the Fish
Quay regeneration programme and is also a Trustee of The Net, which is a new
heritage centre recently established in the Old Low Light within Clifford’s
Fort on the Fish Quay.
ANLHS NEWS
Saturday 3rd October 2015
URC Hall, Warkworth
‘Magna Carta & King John’
To commemorate the 800th
anniversary of Magna Carta a facsimile of one of only four surviving 13th
century copies of the original document will be on view in St Lawrence’s Church,
Warkworth.
There will three excellent speakers - Professor
Nicholas Vincent, Dr Hugh Doherty and Michael Thomson:-
Professor Vincent, from the University of
East Anglia, is the UK's leading scholar on Magna Carta and is also leading a
major research project into its background.
Dr Doherty, a medieval historian, is also from the University of East
Anglia.
His talk will be about Eustace de Vescy,
Northumberland’s leading baron and one of the more implacable opponents of King
John.
Michael Thomson, well known to ANLHS members, has a passion for medieval
history. His talk is entitled “The Events in
Northumbria leading up tp Magna”.
Annual General Meeting
Saturday 7th November 2015
Stannington Village Hall
10.30; Arrival & Coffee
11.00: AGM
12.00 – 1.30: Lunch
1.45:-Introduction to Book Launch
A number of noted historians have been
invited to contribute essays to be published as a memorial to Dr Constance
Fraser and her significant contribution to local history. The limited edition
entitled Northumbrian Miscellany: Historical Essays in Memory of Constance M.
Fraser will be on sale for only £10
3.00:- Celebration
Drink & Cake and opportunity to buy a
copy of the book.
Tyne & Tweed
The Association’s latest annual journal,
Volume 69, has just been published and a copy will be on display this evening.
SOCIETY OUTINGS
In May, June & July members enjoyed very successful and interesting visits
to Wooler, Ushaw College, Chester le Street and Durham.
In Wooler members of Glendale LHS accompanied us on afternoon guided tours
visiting, the old Victorian Police Station (complete with original Magistrates’
Court), the URC Church (to see the famous stained glass windows possibly
attributed to one of Rennie MacIntosh’s apprentices), and the former WW2 Land
Army Girls’ Hostel.
The journey south in June provided a morning tour of Ushaw College, near
Durham followed by an afternoon guided tour of the Parish Church of St. Mary
& St. Cuthbert in Chester le Street, where we had the opportunity to spend
some time in the unusual unique museum of the adjoining Anchor’s House
Our return to Durham in July included a morning guided tour of the
Castle and an afternoon visit to the Magna Carta exhibition in the Place Green
Library.
COMMUNICATION
Have you got an email address? If so then please provide detail as it allows
us to keep in touch with you between meetings.
If you have already done this then please keep us updated with any
changes.
XMAS
SOCIAL EVENING
Entertainment this year is “Robson’s
Choice” – an evening of Northumbrian music.
Tickets, price £8, will be on sale from the
October meeting.
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