Aylsham Local History Society

Southern Comfort - Heritage Centre Cruise
2023-06-07 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Horning, Horning, NR12 8AA
Summer Evening Cruise on the paddle boat ‘Southern comfort’, organised by Aylsham Heritage Centre. Setting sail form Horning at 7:00pm – see poster for further information…

Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping project : Jack Powell
2023-05-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom

Visit to Thetford, Town Tour & Ancient House Museum
2023-04-25 | Thetford, Ancient House Museum, Thetford, IP24 1AA
Coach trip to Thetford with a town tour in the morning, lunch and then tour of The Ancient House Museum in the afternoon…
Limited to 25 people only.

Leave Aylsham Market Place at 9am
Arrive Thetford Bus Station 10am where there are public toilets
Guided Heritage walking trail round Thetford centre 10.30 – 12 midday
Sandwich Lunch at Wereham Guest House, provided especially for us by Peter & Roela.
2pm Visit to The Ancient House Museum with a guide, which includes a special exhibition of ‘The Vikings, history on your doorstep’, as well as many other fascinating exhibits relating to Thetford – Thomas Paine & Maharajah Duleep Singh included.
5pm Coach back to Aylsham
6pm Arrive Aylsham Market Place

All sites are very close to each other in the town centre, but be aware a certain amount of walking involved.
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Please book by 11th April

Julian Barnwell : The Last Voyage of the Gloucester
2023-04-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Tithe Barn, Rectory Road, Horstead, NR12 7EP
In case you missed the ALHS talk at the Town Hall from Julian Barnwell on 9th March, you can also hear Julian at the Tithe Barn, Horsted on 5th April.
Click here for full details

Thomas Paine : Rob Knee
2023-03-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom

Newhaven Court, Love, Tragedy, Heroism and Intrigue : Helen Murray
2023-02-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom
Described in The History Press as ‘This is the house by Cromer town …’
Built in 1884 as the grand summer home for the well-connected Locker-Lampson family, the red -brick, turreted mansion Newhaven Court once sat high on a windswept hill above Cromer. Before its dramatic destruction in flames nearly eighty years later, the house played host to such eminent figures as Sir Winston Churchill, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Sir Ernest Shackleton, illustrator Kate Greenaway and French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen.
It was a home where poets rubbed shoulders with politicians and aristocracy with artists and authors. There was dance, dining and song – but also family tragedy and hidden love. Follow the true story of Newhaven Court and its colourful inhabitants from the decadent years of the late nineteenth century and the elegant Edwardian era, through the tragedy of the First World War and terrible conflict of the Second to the roaring twenties and the uncertain post-war age.

Norfolk county schools at the turn of the 20th century : Daryl Long
2023-01-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom

Blickling: a treasured estate : Megan Denis
2022-11-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom

The Devil's Dye : Jeni Neill
2022-11-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom

How Lady Constance Saved Blickling : Tony Shaw
2022-11-02 14:30 - 16:30 | Quaker Meeting House, Peggs Yard off Red Lion Street, Aylsham, NR11 6ER, United Kingdom
Tony has been part of a group of volunteers mending the water pump at Blickling Hall.

Norfolk’s Lost Heritage : Stephen Poulter
2022-10-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom

ALHS AGM
2022-10-06 19:00 - 19:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom
Thursday, 6 October 2022, refreshments at 7pm in the Friendship Hall, AGM
…followed by talk by Jack Powell – Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping project.
See LECTURES

Chanter's Jigge Social Event - 'Dancing Through Time'
2022-07-30 15:00 - 18:00 | Aylsham Town Hall, Market Square, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR116EL
Please put Saturday 30th July 2022 in your diary…
If you enjoy good tunes, lively entertainment and good company, then Chanter’s Jigge is the band for you. They cross the centuries with colourful performances of music from around Europe and beyond, playing a unique array of traditional, ancient and modern instruments.
Their musical influences and experience span many years. Performances are devised using sounds from past and present, both played and spoken. They blend folk tunes with early and traditional music. Medieval dances rub shoulders with Victorian ballads. Lively sea shanties and traditional chorus songs are served up with foot tapping jigs and reels. They play catchy tunes, new arrangements of old favourites and some of their own invention. Singing along in the chorus songs, clapping and stamping in the jigs and reels are encouraged. Spontaneous dancing and leaping have been known to take place!
Please let Sue Sharpe know if interested.

Visit to Warham Camp (Iron-Age Fort)
2022-07-07 | Warham Camp, Warham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1NJ
Visit to Warham Camp (Iron Age Fort) with John Davies – details and booking information to be confirmed shortly

Visit to Sutton Hoo
2022-06-07 | Sutton Hoo, Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3DJ, United Kingdom
Visit to Sutton Hoo – details and booking information to be confirmed shortly

All aboard the Ghost Train: Jamie Fox and Nigel Digby
2022-05-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom
ALHS Summer Afternoon Series 2022
A talk by Jamie Fox & Nigel Digby with tea/cake!
2:30pm at The Friendship Hall
Please email alhssecretary@gmail.com to book a place and help us assess likely numbers.

Trip to Wymondham Museum & Abbey with lunch at The Lemon Tree
2022-05-16 | Wymondham Abbey, Church St, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0PH
On Monday 16th May we have a coach trip to Wymondham to visit the Museum (opening especially) and Abbey (with a tour) with lunch at The Lemon Tree Cafe a short walk between the two.
Leaving the Market Place by 9:30am and returning by 6pm.
Lunch offers the following choice of a main course and dessert for £13 per person (see note below with reduction for those who have already paid)
Main course

Goats cheese and caramelised onion tart served with salad and chips
Beef Lasagne served with salad and chips or garlic bread
Vegetarian Moussaka served with salad and chips or garlic bread
Fish Pie served with salad and chips

Desserts

Sticky toffee pudding and caramel sauce
Cheesecake
Fruit Salad
Cheese and Biscuits

Teas, coffees, soft drinks, wine, beers and Prosecco available at extra cost.
The total cost will be £34.50
Please email Sue Sharpe at alhssecretary@gmail.com for further information and to book.

Reading and analysing the historic landscape of your area : Adrian O’dell
2022-05-11 14:30 - 16:00 | Quaker Meeting House, Peggs Yard off Red Lion Street, Aylsham, NR11 6ER, United Kingdom
ALHS Summer Afternoon Series 2022
GIS or Geographic Information Systems has been an important tool in archaeology since the early 1990s.
A talk by Adrian O’dell, 2:30pm
Please email alhssecretary@gmail.com to book a place and help us assess likely numbers.

Thomas Becket in Norfolk : Vic Morgan
2022-05-03 14:30 - 16:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom
ALHS Summer Afternoon Series 2022
A talk by Vic Morgan, 2:30pm.
Please email alhssecretary@gmail.com to book a place and help us assess likely numbers.

Thomas Fowell Buxton of North Repps, anti-slavery campaigner : Rob Knee
2022-03-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom

A Letter to Mr Urban: John Adey Repton's account of the "Altar Piece in Aylsham Church : Clare Haynes
2022-02-24 19:30 - 21:00 | ZOOM, United Kingdom
For ZOOM details please email Sue Sharpe – alhssecretary@gmail.com

The M&GN and North Norfolk : Nigel Digby
2022-01-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom

Iron Age Norfolk - Dr John Davies
2021-11-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom
Iron Age Norfolk – Dr John Davies

Norwich - A Black History : Paul Dickson
2021-10-28 20:30 - 23:00 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom
Paul celebrates the diverse contribution of black people to the history of Norwich and Norfolk from street traders in the 18th and 19th centuries to Pablo Fanque, the UK’s first black circus impresario, the American servicemen who brought rhythm and blues and soul music to the city and Lucas, the 1960’s US airman, who settled in Norfolk and gave soul to the Orford Cellar.
Paul also looks at slavery – those involved in the slave trade and the abolitionists from Norfolk like Thomas Fowell Buxton, Amelia Opie and Harriet Martineau. We also explore the work of 19th century Norfolk boxing hero Jem Mace with black boxers and the great contributions of soldier, historian, archaeologist and philanthropist, Frederick Duleep Singh and his sister Sophia Duleep Singh, who was a leading suffragette.

19th century industrial activity in Norfolk and its market towns : Adrian O'Dell
2021-10-07 20:30 - 22:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom
Please Note: The ALHS AGM is being held before this lecture at 7:00pm

ALHS AGM
2021-10-07 19:00 - 19:30 | Friendship Hall, 38 Mill Road, Aylsham, NR11 6DS, United Kingdom
Thursday, 7 October 2021, refreshments at 7pm in the Friendship Hall, AGM followed by talk by Adrian O’dell on 19th century industrial activity in Norfolk and its market towns. See LECTURES

Aylsham History Weekend - September
2021-09-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Aylsham Town Hall, Market Square, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR116EL
Aylsham History Weekend
Saturday September 25th
Aylsham Town Hall 9am – 1 pm A morning of films, exhibitions, information from Aylsham History Society, Aylsham Heritage Centre, Aylsham Roman Project and Aylsham Archives • Need help deciphering an old document such as a will, letter or deed? Bring it along and the archivist will give you a hand! • Information about the history and renovation of the Pauper’s Graveyard. • Information to mark the anniversary of Joseph Clover’s death • Marriott’s Way exhibition • Short history walk in and around the Market Place at 11am • Updates on the Roman Project Free Entry, Everyone welcome. Refreshments available.
History Weekend Sept

Bure Navigation Conservation Trust - Aylsham Navigation Talk
2021-09-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Horstead Tithe Barn, Rectory Road, Horstead, NR12 7EP, United Kingdom
Bure Navigation Conservation Trust
Talk by Margaret Bird
Hard times for Horstead and Coltishall – The opening of the Aylsham Navigation in 1779
Thursday 23 September @ 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Horstead Tithe Barn, Rectory Road, Horstead, NR12 7EP
Entry £3.00

Aylsham History Weekend - History Walk
2021-08-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Heritage Centre, Aylsham, St Michaels Church, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR116EL
History Walks Friday 20th at 7pm and Sunday 22nd at 2pm Approx 90 mins – starting at the Heritage Centre – route includes the history of the Railway and the Workhouse.
£7 per person including refreshments. Booking essential.
Dogs welcome www.aylshamheritage.com

Aylsham History Weekend - Tea, Cake & Mardle
2021-08-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Aylsham Town Hall, Market Square, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR116EL
Tea, Cake and Mardle
Saturday 21st August 2pm – 5pm Free!
Tea, Cake and Mardle in the Town Hall, with a showing of films covering many aspects of Aylsham’s history. Everyone welcome.
No need to book. www.aylshamhistory.org
