Discussion Group: Bradford Leigh Fair – 200 Years of Trade, Revelry, Wickedness and Vice
Wednesday 1st November, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
In November’s Discussion Group, Rob Arkell will lead the discussion on the topic of Bradford Leigh Fair: 200 Years of Trade, Revelry, Wickedness and Vice. Rob has been regular speaker at Discussion Group since it began, and his...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: The History of the Bradford on Avon Fire Brigade
Wednesday 4th October, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
In October’s Discussion Group, our Hon. Curator, Roger Clark, will talk about the history of the Bradford on Avon Fire Brigade. The Museum holds a collection of items and photographs from the Fire Brigade through the ages, and it promises to be an interesting evening.
Discussion Group covers a...
Read MoreGreat War exhibition success
Bradford on Avon Museum’s exhibition about the Great War has now closed and has been a great success. Just under a thousand visitors were counted during the times when a Steward was on duty and there must have been many more uncounted when it was not stewarded too.
A special event was the opportunity for children to dress up in military and nursing...
Read MoreSOLD OUT! Lecture: Julian Richards – Stonehenge: old rocks, new theories
Please note that this event is now SOLD OUT.
Friday, 13 October, 7:30pm, St Margaret’s Hall, Bradford on Avon
Please join us at our inaugural Autumn lecture with Julian Richards for his talk, ‘Stonehenge: old rocks, new theories’ on Friday, 13 October at St...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: The Work of the Museum Research Group
Wednesday 6th September, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
Come along to September’s Discussion Group to find out more about our Museum Research Group. In this session, led by Roy Canham, we will be discussing the work of the MRG – what they’ve been up to so far, and what they might research in future.
Discussion Group...
Read MoreWiltshire at War exhibition
. The Museum will be holding a special exhibition about how communities in Wiltshire were affected by the Great War, 1914-1918. It features display material from “Wiltshire At War – Community Stories” that has been put together at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre and we will showing items and photographs from our own collection...
Read MoreDiscussion Group – Excursions in the 1800s with Rev John Skinner: Part Two
Wednesday 5th July, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
Rev John Skinner was Rector of Camerton and a keen antiquarian, who kept many journals of his life as a clergyman and his numerous trips to archaeological sites both at home and abroad. This Discussion Group session, led by Sophie Hawke, follows on from her talk at Discussion Group last December, looking at the life...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: Bring Up The Bodies – Reordering Holy Trinity
Wednesday 7th June, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
In our June Discussion Group session, Gill Winfield will be discussing the work she and others have done on reordering Holy Trinity Church. This is promises to be a fascinating evening delving into what lies beneath!
Discussion Group covers a wide range of subjects, and if you haven’t been...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: What A Relief! An Appraisal of the Roman Panel Fragment in Bradford on Avon Museum
Wednesday 3rd May, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
In our May Discussion Group session, Archaeologist and Museum Trustee, Sophie Hawke will be discussing the fascinating Roman panel fragment on display in our Museum.
Discussion Group covers a wide range of subjects, and if you haven’t been along to a session yet, do try it out.
The meetings take place...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: Some Interesting Eighteenth Century Blind Houses – Local and Further Afield
Wednesday 5th April, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
Continuing our richly diverse history and heritage-themed Discussion Group meetings for 2017, Margaret Dobson, author of ‘Bradord Voices’ will talk about Some Interesting Eighteenth Century Blind Houses – Local and Further Afield.
Discussion Group covers a wide...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: The Archaeology of Budbury
Wednesday 1st March, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
A very local theme for the March Discussion Group session. Roy Canham, former County Archaeologist for Wiltshire, and the leader of the Museum Research Group, will discuss The Archaeology of Budbury, with help from Ritchie Brown.
Discussion Group covers a wide range of subjects,...
Read MoreDiscussion Group – List of Talks for 2017
Discussion Group covers a wide range of subjects, and if you haven’t been along to a session yet, do try it out.
The meetings take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm in the Library Meeting Room, and are FREE to members. Non-members can attend one session before being asked to join. If you know of someone who isn’t a member, do bring them along – it’s a...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: Tutankhamun
Wednesday 1st February, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
Still on a historical theme, although a little further away from Bradford on Avon than usual, John Salvat kicks the Discussion Group year off with a talk about Egyptian Pharoah Tutankhamun.
Discussion Group covers a wide range of subjects, and if you haven’t been...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: Excursions in the 1800s with Rev. John Skinner: rector and antiquarian
Wednesday 7th December, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
Rev John Skinner was Rector of Camerton and a keen antiquarian, who kept many journals of his life as a clergyman and his numerous trips to archaeological sites both at home and abroad. This Discussion Group session, led by Sophie Hawke, will look at the life of Rev Skinner, and examine his...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: The Bradford Hundred Moot Site
Wednesday 2nd November, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
In this session, Rob Arkell will talk about his research into the site of the Bradford Hundred Moot. A moot site is the meeting place of local dignitaries in ancient – medieval times. Bradford on Avon’s moot site is a mystery…or is it?
Discussion Group covers a wide...
Read MoreThe Iron Duke is glazed
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The historic Iron Duke rubber calender machine has now received its partial glazing. The 15mm-thick toughened glass was carefully measured and manufactured to fit under the COR-TEN roof and delivered from Bristol. The left side went smoothly, but the rough ground on the other side presented some difficulty.
The roof and glass give...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: Plaster from the Bradford on Avon Roman Villa Bath House
Wednesday 7th September, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
In this session, Gill Winfield will talk about the Roman plaster found at the site of the Bradford on Avon Villa Bath House.
Discussion Group covers a wide range of subjects, and if you haven’t been along to a session yet, do try it out.
The meetings take place on the first...
Read MoreKing John and the Millennium Embroidery
Bradford on Avon Museum’s Millennium Embroidery will be displayed in the library’s exhibition/meeting room for the whole of August.
One of the twelve panels depicts King John crossing the Town Bridge during his visit to Bradford in August 1216, so this is an 800th anniversary of the event.
The embroidery can be seen during the hours that the library is...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: New Results from LIDAR for the Bradford Hundred
Wednesday 1st June, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
In this session, Roy Canham and Ritchie Brown will give us an update on new results from LIDAR for the Bradford Hundred.
Discussion Group covers a wide range of subjects, and if you haven’t been along to a session yet, do try it out.
The meetings take place on the...
Read MoreDiscussion Group: The Buildings of Barton Farm
Wednesday 4th May, 7:30pm, Library Meeting Room
In this session, Pam and Ivor Slocombe will discuss the history of Barton Farm’s building. This Discussion Group session Group will complement the new Museum Publication, The Buildings of Barton Farm.
Discussion Group covers a wide range of subjects, and if you haven’t been...
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