Surrey Archaeological Society

The work women of the Land Army in World War 2 is well known.  This talk tells the story of the less well-known women who volunteered in the 1940s to keep traffic flowing on Britain’s canals. However they may have referred to themselves, they were far form “idle women”.

This talk uncovers a lost industry of the Adur valley – the making of salt. Salt is something we probably all take for granted, sprinkling it on our roast potatoes or adding it to our salads. Or even, perhaps, trying to eat less of it nowadays.

Make your own way to  the Waggon Yard Car Park  GU9 7PS in time for a 10:30am start to the Farnham walking tour, guided by Richard Shenton, which will take 90-100 minutes. There will then be time for lunch to be taken individually (at your own expense). In the afternoon, you may wish to visit The Maltings or the Museum of Farnham, or further explore the streets, shops, pubs and teashops of Farnham

This spring's Medieval Studies Forum meeting will be themed around Medieval Houses and take place on Saturday 22 March at East Horsley Village Hall.

The programme  will include the following talks:

'West Horsley Place' by Martin Higgins (Surrey Domestic Buildings Research Group)

'High Bank, West Horsley, dating from 1375' by Brigid Fice (Surrey Domestic Buildings Research Group)

'Buildings researched and documentary records' by Jeremy Clarke

'How to make a brick on Effingham Common' by Dr Mark Eller (Mole Valley Geological Society)

A welcome return for David Hassard, one of SIHG's favourite speakers, for his first  live talk to us since before Covid.