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Lord Falkland, his life, times, death and memorial
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomThere must be many people in West Berkshire who pass the massive granite obelisk at the top of ‘Wash Hill’ and have little or no idea of its origins, the man it was named after or even any connection with the Falkland Islands. Having become immersed in the story of the First Battle of Newbury […]
The Town and Manor of Hungerford
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomThe Town and Manor of Hungerford and Liberty of Sanden Fee is a charity (formed in 1908) that protects the local countryside and a wonderful ancient set of rights, for the Commoners and people of Hungerford. The modern estate managed by the Trustees comprises 423 acres (171 hectares) of land including Hungerford Common, Freeman’s Marsh […]
A brief history of Thatcham
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomThe talk will look at the history of the parish from evidence of early humans in the Palaeolithic, through the birth of the modern town to the present. Important events that shaped the development of Thatcham will be discussed, key buildings will be looked at and the origin of the name. The talk will give […]
Reflections on a Museum Career
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomEric Turner will give a brief overview of his career as an art historian, firstly as a porter in Sotheby’s, followed by his career as a curator in the Victoria and Albert Museum. His talk will focus on how both these institutions have responded to changing tastes and markets over the last 50 years. Eric […]
My journey in sculpture: Johannes Von Stumm
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomA talk by sculptor Johannes von Stumm, which relates the journey of how his work developed. He started making sculptures combining glass, stone and metal; but in trying to create larger pieces of glass he had to accept the technical limitations. Replacing glass with empty space led him in the early years of the 21st […]
Visit to the police museum at Sulhamstead
Thames Valley Police Museum 3 North Drive, Sulhamstead, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomThe Society is restricted to 25 places for this guided tour. There is a nominal charge of £3 per head. Further details to follow.
A history of milling in 30 objects
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomNathanael Hodge is from the Reading-based Mills Archive Trust, the national repository for the documentary and photographic records of traditional and contemporary mills and milling.
The Newbury Society Annual General Meeting and review of Newbury in 2024-25
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomNewbury Society chairman David Peacock will be reviewing the past year, talking about Newbury today, highlighting some of the town's attractions, and discussing the range of challenges it faces.
Action for the River Kennet (ARK) – its work and campaigns
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomCharlotte Hitchmough is the director of the Marlborough-based charity which works to conserve, protect, rehabilitate and improve the rivers and other waterbodies of the Kennet and Pang catchments.
Investigations along Ermin Street and the Road to Bath in Roman West Berkshire
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomThe Berkshire Archaeological Society (BAS) has undertaken a number of geophysics surveys along the routes of these two major Roman roads across West Berkshire. Most notably in the area of Wickham, where the Roman Road to Bath is believed to intersect with Ermin Street which connects Silchester to Cirencester. Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) […]
The History of RAF Welford
Parish Room, St. John’s Church St. John’s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United KingdomRAF Welford was initially planned as a standard World War II 3-runway bomber airfield under the command of Membury but it was handed over to the USAAF in 1943 prior to its completion. Aircraft and gliders flown from the airfield participated in D-day and subsequent support operations – it was transferred back to the RAF […]