Winter Lectures 2011-2012

Organised by Hilary Huckstep
Entry open to all at £3 payable at the door
All at 2.30 pm in the Methodist Hall, East Green, Southwold except for the October lecture which will be in St Edmund's Hall, Cumberland Road, Southwold.

Tuesday 18 October

Fifty years on: Revising Pevsner's Suffolk - Dr James Bentley

The Suffolk volume of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner's 'Buildings of England' series was published in 1961 and is now being completely revised for the first time by our speaker, architectural historian, Dr James Bentley. He will illustrate his talk largely with examples of buildings in Southwold, Reydon and nearby villages.

Tuesday 15 November

Pakefield - 2000 years of history - Paul Durbidge

A welcome return of Paul Durbidge who is a founder member of the Lowestoft Archaeological & Local History Society. His talk will cover coastal erosion, the 1000-year history of the church, Roman and Anglo-Saxon remains and Second World War defences.

Tuesday 17 January 2012

Most Secret: The Hidden History of Orford Ness - Paddy Heazell

Our speaker is the author of the recently published definitive history of Orford Ness over the years that it served as a secret research centre.

Tuesday 21 February 2012

Lowestoft Then and Now - John Holmes

A return visit by John who will show us how the town developed as a consequence of the wealth created by the fishing industry.

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Southwold & District in Black and White: The Printmakers - Robert Temple

Robert, who spoke to us about local impressionist painter, Harry Becker, two years ago, now introduces us to a mix of well-known and less well-known printmakers, many from his own collection. They include Henry Davy, Charles Keene and Glynn Thomas.