Study Day at Queen Street Mill Saturday 1st October 2022, Burnley, Lancs, BB10 2HX. Visit the last surviving operational steam-driven 19th century textile mill Highlights include:… Continue reading “Study Day at Queen Street Mill”…
Chris Mitchell As a follow-up to the recent Friends Online Presentation The Multicultural Middle Ages Chris Mitchell advises that his PhD thesis… Continue reading “Chris Mitchell”…
Friends’ volunteers complete digitisation of the CELH library card catalogue Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of volunteers, the Friends have now completed the digitisation of the CELH… Continue reading “Friends’ volunteers complete digitisation of the CELH library card catalogue”…
Library relocation complete The libraries of the Centre for English Local History and the Centre for Urban History have now arrived at the… Continue reading “Library relocation complete”…
HOSKINS DAY 2022. Saturday 2nd July 2022. Time : 13:00 to 16:00. Venue : King Richard III Visitor Centre, 4a St Martins, Leicester, LE1… Continue reading “HOSKINS DAY 2022.”…
Dr. Rosamond Faith and the Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize. We are pleased to report that a member of The Friends and eminent former member of the Department of English… Continue reading “Dr. Rosamond Faith and the Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize.”…
Have you got the skills to help an historic chapel? Friends who took part in the April 2019 Norwich Study Weekend will recall a Saturday morning visit to the Old… Continue reading “Have you got the skills to help an historic chapel?”…
The Human Costs of the British Civil Wars. On 9th December 2021 the inaugural David Dymond Memorial Winter Lecture was given by Andrew Hopper. The following report is… Continue reading “The Human Costs of the British Civil Wars.”…
A History of English Places VCH Smartphone App Do you want to explore England’s Past? Are you interested in maps? Then the Victoria County History’s… Continue reading “A History of English Places”…
New Director of The Centre for English Local History We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Angela Muir as the new Director of the Centre for English… Continue reading “New Director of The Centre for English Local History”…