LANGPORT & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY Officers Chair - Janet Seaton Tel: 01458 259310 or 0792 146 1765 Email: [email protected]

Vice Chair – Anne Michell Tel: 01458 250863 Email: [email protected]

Secretary - Sue Standen Tel: 01458 273471 Email: [email protected]

Treasurer – Fiona Thomas

TALKS PROGRAMME 6 November 2017 David MacLean. The Martock Treasurer’s House 8 January 2018 Peter Stanier. Looking at limekilns 5 February 2018 Tom Harris. A history of bells and English church bellringing 5 March 2018 Philip Unwin. The incredible journey (SS Great Britain)

14 May 2018 Rob Curtis. A glimpse of stocking

Committee members Paul Deegan, Allan Edwards, Colin Edwards, Pat Edwards, Sheila Edwards

4 June 2018 Evening visit to Aller Church (to be confirmed)

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9 April 2018 David Sutcliffe. Popular music in Edwardian Somerset

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3 September 2018 John Allen. The Monmouth Rebellion 1 October 2018 AGM. Joseph Lewis. Langport in the 1980s 5 November 2018 Ross Aitken. Flax in South Somerset

A view of Bow Bridge from the south east

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TALKS

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Visiting speakers are invited to give illustrated talks on subjects of historical interest, either about the local area, or more generally.

Research projects Our current projects are:  Battle of Langport Trail  Langport carnivals Please contact us if you have information or would like to help with any of these projects.

Our talks are held in Langport Library, Whatley, Langport. They start at 7.30pm on the first Monday in the month, except if that is a Bank Holiday, when we meet a week later, and July and August, when we don't meet. Talks are free to members. Non-members are very welcome, £2.00 per talk.

VISITS Recently we have been to Sherborne Castle, the Poppy Factory in Richmond, Surrey, and John Boyd Textiles in Castle Cary. In May 2018 we will visit Dawes Twine Works at West Coker.

Digital image bank Since 2010 we have been making digital copies of photographs of Langport and the surrounding area. If you have any old photos that you are willing to let us borrow, please get in touch. A selection is on display at the Black Swan pub in North Street.

PUBLICATIONS

Exhibitions We have mounted displays about Walter Bagehot, Langport carnivals and local men who died in the First World War. If you would like to help put on a display please let us know.

Langport & Huish Episcopi through time Amberley Publishing, 2013. Copies available from the Secretary, price £12.00.

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Hand in glove: Langport’s gloving history. Pict’s Hill Publishing, 2017. Copies available from the Secretary, price £5.00

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Level Talk. All members receive a copy of our annual collection of local history items, Level Talk. Contributions are very welcome.

We are happy to answer enquiries, preferably by email to the Chair.