Friday, March 18th 2016, 7.30pm The Gamebirds sing in 3 or 4 part harmony within the folk music tradition and with an instrumental complement. Themes include ancient and mediaeval songs, songs about women’s issues through the ages and songs about bellringing – as one of our members is a bellringer. The Beekeepers chamber folk group […]
Sunday, February 14th 2016, 7pm An evening of Tudor music (and more) from the Endcliffe Brass Ensemble and 16th Spanish songs of love and longing as well as Cuban songs from Sinsontes, a group of singers who perform in Spanish and Catalan. In support of the Syrian Refugee Crisis Appeal Admission £6 including free glass […]
Saturday 23rd January 2016 7.30 A night of songs, medieval tunes and improvisations from Sharron Kraus and Moogambo (Jennifer Bliss Bennett, Olly Parfitt, George Parfitt) + Rob Lee & Arianne Churchman performing psycho-botanical ballads, wassails and dirges. £5 on the door
Wednesday, 2nd March 2016 THE COMING OF LIGHTAn evening of poems, paintings and wine THE WORD TRAINPoems by Nick RogersCarolyn WaudbyAlan PayneLorraine O’ReillyJohn GosnellJan Caborn Paintings byJohn Gosnell Admission £5 including free glass of wine or juice.
Wednesday March 23rd 2016 This talk by David Templeman looks at how the ordinary man lived, worked and played in central Sheffield in the 16th and 17th centuries. Also the buildings that survive from this period. Finally a look at how the town developed its core industry – cutlery and laid the foundations for the […]
Wednesday March 9th 2016 7.30pm Having read about marks found in older buildings, that are thought to have been made to avert evil and promote good fortune, Andy Bentam was intrigued enough to see if he could find anything similar locally. This talk aims to show some of the interesting graffiti, marks and symbols found […]
Wednesday February 3rd 2016 7.30pm Suzanne Bingham talks about the history and content of local newspapers from 1767, and how some aspects of newspaper reporting, such as the fascination with crime and gruesome stories has changed very little.
Wednesday January 27th 2016 Neil Anderson ‘Sheffield in the 1970s’ talk and film. repeat of an earlier talk by popular request. You will be taken on a trip to 1970s Sheffield by way of a screening of ‘City On The Move’ and highlights from his best selling books. You will need a free ticket for […]
Wednesday, January 13th 2016 7.30pm Ann Beedham is giving a talk – ‘Monkey Man and Other Sheffield Notables’. Hear tales of legendary Sheffield characters from the past brought to life by our local author.
Above the fireplace in the furnished bedroom to the right of the main staircase on the first floor is some plasterwork which shows the common emblem of the Talbot family, the Talbot dogs. It is possible that this plasterwork was bought by William Blythe when Sheffield Castle was being demolished after 1643. If this is […]
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