Discussion Group: Bradford Leigh Fair – 200 Years of Trade, Revelry, Wickedness and Vice

Bradford Leigh Fair

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...

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Discussion Group: The History of the Bradford on Avon Fire Brigade

BoA Fire Brigade 1897

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...

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Great War exhibition success

Wiltshire at War exhibition

 

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...

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SOLD OUT! Lecture: Julian Richards – Stonehenge: old rocks, new theories

Julian Richards

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...

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Discussion Group: The Work of the Museum Research Group

Field Survey

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.

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Wiltshire at War exhibition

Wiltshire 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...

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Discussion Group – Excursions in the 1800s with Rev John Skinner: Part Two

Rev John Skinner (c) Radstock, Midsomer Norton & District Museum Society; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation

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...

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Discussion 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...

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Discussion Group: What A Relief! An Appraisal of the Roman Panel Fragment in Bradford on Avon Museum

Roman panel fragment

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.

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Discussion Group: Some Interesting Eighteenth Century Blind Houses – Local and Further Afield

Hilperton blind house

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.

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Discussion Group: The Archaeology of Budbury

Roman pottery from 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,...

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Discussion Group – List of Talks for 2017

Bradford on Avon 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 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...

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Discussion Group: Tutankhamun

Bradford on Avon Museum

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...

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Discussion Group: Excursions in the 1800s with Rev. John Skinner: rector and antiquarian

Rev John Skinner (c) Radstock, Midsomer Norton & District Museum Society; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation

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...

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Discussion Group: The Bradford Hundred Moot Site

Germanic Moot

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...

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The Iron Duke is glazed

The 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...

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Discussion Group: Plaster from the Bradford on Avon Roman Villa Bath House

Roman plaster

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...

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King John and the Millennium Embroidery

King 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...

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Discussion 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...

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Discussion Group: The Buildings of Barton Farm

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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