Lectures

Adam Dolling-The Battle of Nibley Green

28/10/2022

The Battle of Nibley Green was fought in the spring of 1470 between the Berkeley and Lisle families, who had fallen out over land inheritance and went to war over it. This was the last battle to be fought in England between the private armies of magnates.
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The story of Undercover RAF Saul

18/11/2022

Paul Barnett, Maritime Historian of over 20years and Author, will help us discover how a quiet Cotswold backwater played host to the vital airborne Navy.
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The Berkeley Vale Railway

16/12/2022

Howard Parker will cover the History and Future of the Vale of Berkeley Railway line. Volunteers have been working since 2015 to establish a new heritage railway using the line which runs from Berkeley Road to Sharpness.
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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.

Tyndale and Venn

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