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EXMOUTH HISTORICAL & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
(Affiliated member of the British Association for Local History,
the Devon History Society, and the Friends of Devon's Archives)
PROGRAMME for 2015/16
All meetings start at 7.30 p.m.
Meetings are held at Glenorchy Church Hall, Exeter Road.
March 2 - The history of Exeter cathedral, part 2, 1326-?
Speaker: John Allan, cathedral archaeologist
April 13 - Cess pits, cemeteries and sewers – on being an archaeologist
Speaker: Dr. Peter Marsden, formerly of the Museum of London
May 11 - I. K. Brunel - engineer
Speaker: Brian Portch, volunteer speaker for the S.S. Great Britain Trust
June 1 - How Wellington won Waterloo
Speaker: Prof. Jeremy Black, author of “The Battle of Waterloo”
*** SUMMER OUTINGS ***
June 10 (Wed) - Annual Full Day Outing to Tuckers Maltings and Newton Abbot area
led by Tony Reader
July 15 (Wed) - Evening outing to Exeter, In the footsteps of the Roman army
led by Dr. John Salvatore, archaeologist
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September 7 - Church houses
Speaker: Dr. Sue Andrew, historian
October 5 - The history of the Exmouth lifeboats
Speaker: Alan Salsbury, author of A history of the Exmouth lifeboats
November 2 - The Boys
Speaker: John Lowe, local historian
*** 2016 ***
January 4 - The bare bones of history
Speaker: Charlotte Coles, osteoarchaeologist
February 1 - AGM followed by presentations by members of the Society
Visitors are welcome at all evening meetings, at a cost of £2 per meeting.
For further information, contact the chairman
Mike Tracey (01395 260442)