Meetings usually last about an hour and are held in the Freshford Village Memorial Hall on the fourth Wednesday of each month, September-November and January-May.
The hall is open from 7.00 pm and the talks start at 7.30 pm. Visitors are very welcome to come to meetings without advance notice.
The annual subscription is just £10, with visitors paying £3 to attend a meeting. All are welcome.
If you know of anyone who would like to become a member, please suggest they just turn up at the next meeting, contact Penny Jones on peter.pennyjones@gmail.com or phone 01225 723447 and leave a message if you have a query. Email Penny Jones if you are interested and would like to be kept informed but can’t get to meetings.
Covid-19 Update
Please note that Freshford & District Local History Society is hoping to resume its meetings in Freshford Village Memorial Hall with a new Programme, starting in September.
Next Meeting – 22 September
The subject of the next meeting is ‘Discoveries at Chedworth Roman Villa’, which promises to be a fascinating subject for the meeting.
Please use the button below to see details of the meeting.
2021 Meeting Dates
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September | Discoveries at Chedworth Roman Villa | Martin Papworth (National Trust Archaeologist) |
| 27 October | Nelson in Bath: The History and the Trail | Barry Gilbertson (Chairman, Bath UNESCO World Heritage site) |
| 24 November | Casting the World: The Story of JW Singer & Sons, Frome | Sue Bucklow (Curator, Rook Lane Chapel, Frome) |
2022 Meeting Dates
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 26th January | History of Bath Botanic Gardens | Ann Brooks (retired Pharmacist and botanical history researcher) |
| 23rd February | A History of Mells Manor | Jenny Waller (Textile Artist) |
| 23rd March | Somerset and Wiltshire on Old Film | David Parker (Involved with TV production) |
| 27th April | Bath-v-Lyme: Architecture in Austen’s Persuasion | Amy Frost (Senior Curator, Bath Preservation Trust) |
| 25th May AGM & Alan Dodge Memorial Lecture | The Fishers. Significant families in our neighbourhood from the 17th to the early 19th centuries | John MacDonald (Chairman, FDLHS) |