The Historical Society

If you are interested in local or family history and want to meet others with similar interests, the Wotton-under-Edge Historical Society at the Heritage Centre is the organisation for you to join.     

By becoming a member, you will be able to attend our eight monthly lectures free of charge and you will receive our newsletters four times a year.

Please visit the Society page to find out more.

Lectures at Wotton Heritage Centre

Upcoming Lectures

  • Sharpness Docks - Past, Present & Future

    15/12/2023

    Dr Ray Wilson will introduce us to the origins and construction of the Docks and will go on to look at the vessels, cargoes, buildings and of course the social history of the last two centuries.

We're on Facebook!

Wotton Heritage Centre has a facebook page so you can have rolling updates on the activities of the Historical Society, Museum and Heritage Centre.

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So, What's Special About Wortley?

Dr. David Wilson of Keele University, Director of Excavations at Wortley from 1983 to 1996, gives an overview of the finding at this Roman site.

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Tyndale and Venn

Hugh Phillips takes a fairly light-hearted look at their place in History.

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Events

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