Wednesday 5th July 2017 A talk by John Pilkington on “Castles in Yorkshire, defending God’s own County since 1066” A lot of people think that they are familiar with Yorkshire’s medieval castles, but there are many more castles in this county than most people realise. There are so many that it is not feasible for […]
Monday 12th June 2017 7.30pm A talk by David Templeman on “Mary Queen of Scots – from Sheffield to Fotheringhay – the Final Journey 1584-7″ An Illustrated Talk by David Templeman, We follow Mary into further seclusion under her new zealous custodian, Sir Amyas Paulet. She is involved in the Babington plot at Chartley Manor […]
Monday 8th May 2017 A talk by Clive Waddington. This talk will describe the unexpected discovery of a complex of Roman sites around the Whirlow area and the archaeological investigations. The findings are then related to the broader context of the Roman invasion of Britain and the re-discovery of an early Roman frontier running right […]
Wednesday 26th April The excavations at the Ness of Brodgar on Orkney have made the news and been part of a recent BBC2 documentary. Last year, FOBH trustee and virtual Bishops’ House inhabitant Ken Dash took part in the dig. Ken will talk about his time there and what the discoveries there and elsewhere on […]
Friday 24th February 2017 Howlaround A Sheffield-based outfit consisting of Adam Woolf, John Jasnoch, Damion Wright and Tim Tozer. They play a stream of improvised musical consciousness music that will take you places you have never been to before. The band will play an opening set, then a solo set by Nick, then Howlaround will […]
27th May 2017 Doors 7:30 for 8:00 start.Tickets £7 Click here to buy tickets We are delighted to announce this rescheduled date for Owl Light Trio Owl Light Trio are Jim Penny on concertina, Jane Griffiths on fiddle and Colin Fletcher on guitar. All three have deep roots in traditional music and share a passion […]
Monday 9th January 7.30pm David Templeman is the local authority on Mary Queen of Scots and in this free talk you can learn not only about her captivity but also of intrigue, passion, plots and escape attempts. Follow Mary on her journey as a captive queen through Castle Bolton, […]
Thursday 10th November 2016 8.00pm Returning to Bishops House is songstress/instrumentalist frostlake, with a selection of songs from her latest release White Moon, Black Moon* and new pieces, accompanied by guitar, laptop and bassist Terry Todd. Her music is atmospheric, distinctive soundscapes awash with haunting melodies, layered vocals and percussive sounds, an other-worldliness akin to […]