A Conference in Memory of David Williams FSA, former Surrey Finds Liaison Officer

A day conference will be held on 3rd Octo

Surrey Archaeological Society’s Local History Committee and Surrey Heritage

present:

Surrey Diarists

Saturday 3 November 2018
at Surrey History Centre 130, Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6ND

Programme:

10.15 Registration

10.30-11.00 .  Dr. Catherine Ferguson, University of Roehampton .  Pepys and Guildford: ‘A dull place, but good air’

Programme
10.30am  Registration: tea and coffee available
11.00am  “From wool to cloth: the medieval textile industry in southern  England, 1300-1600.” Dr John Hare, visiting research fellow at the University of Winchester
12.00am  "Tithes on wool in east Surrey in 1535." Peter Balmer
12.30pm  “Sheep & Wool – a practical guide.” David Graham

12.45pm  Lunch break – tea and coffee available

A conference organised by the Castle Studies Group to be held at the Society of Antiquaries will honour Derek Renn FSA, author of Norman Castles in Britain (1969/1973), and launch a Festschrift, Castles: History, Archaeology, Landscape and Architecture, edited by Neil Guy FSA. Speakers include Oliver Creighton FSA, Bob Higham FSA, Brian Kerr FSA, Neil Ludlow FSA and Pamela Marshall FSA.

The annual Surrey Historic Environment Research Conference will be held in Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall this year and will be followed at 16.00 by the Society AGM. A keynote speaker will be Julian Richards on Stonehenge and a programme based largely on prehistoric topics is now complete. A booking form is attached.

9.30        Registration

CBA South East, in conjunction with Surrey Archaeological Society, will be holding its annual conference in Chertsey this year. The programme is being developed to bring the topics discussed at SHERF 2017 into the broader regional and national context.

The Annual South East Industrial history conference will be hosted by Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group in Windsor.

A programme and booking form is available via: biag.org.uk; click Booking leaflet.

Cost of attendance £15.00.

Lunch is available at a cost of £12.50

Surrey Local History Committee

A Committee of Surrey Archaeological Society Registered Charily 272098

ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

The Changing Role of Women

Saturday 21 April 2018 9.30am to 4.00 pm
at Surrey History Centre 130, Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6ND

9.30 Registration

9.55 Chairman’s introductory remarks

10.00 Ros Black, local author and speaker .    Duxhurst, Lady Henry Somerset’s farm colony for inebriate women

10.40 Coffee and tea

This winter’s study day will take place in the historic market town of Farnham at the Museum's Garden Gallery, followed by a walk through town and up to the castle in the afternoon.