Broseley Local History Society and The Wilkinson Society Programmes 1972 - 1997
The Programmes of the Wilkinson society and the Broseley Local History Society from 1972 to 1997.
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1995
1972
Oct. 27th Talk by Barrie Trinder on 'John Wilkinson in Shropshire'.
1973
March 9th Slide show by Ron Miles on the 'Severn Gorge'.
May 26th Tour of Wilkinson sites in the Wrexham area, organised by Wayne Turner.
Oct 4th AGM
1974
Jan 24th Symposium on the theme of “Local Clay Industries'': the speakers were Mr. Frank Turner (Clay Mining at Blists Hill), Mr. Howard Williams (Brick and Tile Work of the Broseley area) and Mr. Tony Herbert (Ceramic Tile Industry of Jackfield).
March 22nd Mr. George Stretton on “Early Communications and Settlements in S.E. Shropshire"
May 4th Coach-tour of historical sites in Broseley, Bridgnorth and north Telford areas.
June 8th Day conference on the theme "John Wilkinson and the two Willey Ironworks" the speakers were Mr. Robert Machin (Documentary and Archaeological Evidence), Mr. Maurice Hawes (Willey Tramway), Mr. Wayne Turner (John Wilkinson's Trade Tokens) and Mr. Ralph Pee (First Iron Boat) following these talks at the Lawns, lunch was taken at Broseley Hall; and the afternoon field-excursion ended with tea at the Deanery.
October 4th : second A.G.M. followed by talk "The importance of the excavations at Caughley" by Mr. David Holgate.
November 1st . Talk "Tobacco pipe making in Broseley", by Mr. Ron James, Curator of Clive House Museum, Shrewsbury, (joint meeting with Friends of Ironbridge Gorge Museum).
1975
January 31st . members' evening
February 28th . talk - "John and William Wilkinson in France, the Austrian Netherlands, Scandinavia and Silesia, 1775-1790", by Dr. W. H. Chaloner of Manchester University.
March 28th talk "Brick and Tile Works of the Broseley Area" by Mr. Howard Williams (sequel to earlier talk).
April 11th Mr. E. H. Pee spoke, on "The Old Industries of Bridgnorth", illustrated with slides.
7th June a party of 23 members and friends visited the Arkwright Society's headquarters at Cromford in Derbvshire
29th August. County Councillor Eric Robinson spoke on "Broseley's Past and Broseley's Future"
30th August the Society held an "Open Day"
October 24th : third A.G.M. followed by a talk "One Man's View of the Severn Gorge" by Mr. Maurice Hawes.
November 21st: Talk - "The Ecomusée at Le Creusot in Burgundy", by Mr. Barrie Trinder
1976
6th Feb Members’ Evening
12th March. Talk - Mr. Stuart Smith on "Art in the Severn Gorge"
March, April, May and June a small party of members, led by Chris Pointon, set about the task of redecorating and reorganising the Museum.
26th/27th June Weekend Trip to the Backbarrow and Lindale areas of Cumberland
2nd July Mr. Neil Cossons, Director of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum, spoke on "Preserving our Industrial Heritage"
4th September Official Opening of the New Museum
22nd October Fourth Annual General Meeting followed by an account of the Weekend in Cumbria., given by Messrs. Chris Pointon, Howard Griffiths, and Maurice Hawes.
12th November Dr. Ivor Brown - "Old Mines, Miners and Mining Machinery on the Banks of the Severn Gorge"
1977
18th. March Social Evening at Broseley Hall
20th May Visit to the Coalport Museum
May 28th Dyson Perrins Museum at Worcester
14th October Illustrated talk –“The Ceramic Industry in the Severn Gorge, 1750-1820”- by Mr. D.B. Roberts,
11th November Fifth A.G.M. followed by a short illustrated talk .- “The Severn Navigation” by Mr N. J. Clarke.
9th December Tape-slide presentation with spoken commentary – “Exports from Ironbridge” arranged by Peter Green, Hilary Green, Tony Herbert, Peter Martin and Barrie Trinder. At the Severn Warehouse, Ironbridge.
1978
24th February Members Evening at "The Lawns".
31st March Illustrated talk - "George Maw, Botanist, Gardener and Plant Hunter" – by Sir Paul Benthall, F.L.S.
20th May Summer Outing to the Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, near Bromsgrove), and Evesham.
1st September Fourth, Annual Celebrity Lecture in association with the Broseley and District Arts Union: Mr. Henry Sandon, Curator of the Dyson Perins Museum at the Worcester Porcelain Works, will speak on “Caughley and Worcester Porcelain.”
7th, 8th and 9th September at "The Lawns", several members of the Society took part in the Broseley Pageant.
27th October Sixth A.G.M., at the Cumberland Hotel followed by a talk - "The Broseley Association for the Prosecution of Felons" - by Mr. J. Cragg.
10th November Illustrated talk - "The Bradley Ironworks of John Wilkinson" - by Mr. W. Smith, The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton.
8th December Joint meeting with the Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum at the Severn Warehouse, Ironbridge : illustrated talk - "The Uncommon Genius - Thomas Telford", by Alistair Penfold.
1979
9th February Members' evening at "The Lawns".
16th March Illustrated talk - "Memories of Old Broseley", by Mr. E. Harris. (Postponed due to snow).
May/June It is hoped to arrange a summer outing in association with the F.I.G.M
21st July 1979 Outing to the Piece Hall, Halifax, Shibden Hall and the Wainhouse Tower.
31st August Mr. W.K.V.Gale "A lateral look at Iron and Steel"
12th October Seventh A.G.M., followed by a talk - "Broseley and the Iron Bridge" - by Mr. Ralph Pee.
9th November "Broseley as I remember it" - talk by Mr. Ernie Harris (postponed from March).
13th December Joint meeting with the Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum at the Severn Warehouse - film evening.
1980
15th February Members' social evening at "The Lawns".
7th March Illustrated talk - "The work of Thomas Farnolls Pritchard in Shropshire" - by Mr. J.B. Lawson.
27th April Annual summer outing - joint visit with the Friends of I.G.M.T. to the Model Industrial Village of Styal, Cheshire, and the Anderton Boat Lift.
July Sixth Annual Celebrity Lecture (details to be announced).
7th June Re-opening of the Society's museum for 1980
26th September Mr. Ian Lawley "Quakerism in Broseley"
24th October Recent discoveries at the New Willey Ironworks site - talk by Mr. Ralph Pee.
28th November Eighth A.G.M., followed by a joint meeting with the Broseley Society and an illustrated talk - "Broseley Tiles" - by Mr. Mike Stratton.
17th December Joint meeting with the Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum at the Severn Warehouse - film evening.
1981
27th February Members' social evening at "The Lawns"
11th July Annual summer outing - joint visit with the I.G.M.T. Friends to S.S. Great Britain, Bristol and Bath.
9th October "The industrialisation of Broseley, 1570 - 1700" - talk by Dr. Malcolm Wanklyn, The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton.
6th November Illustrated talk - "John Rose and Edward Blakeway" - by Mr. Roger Edmundson.
28th November Ninth AGM in the Church Hall, Broseley and a joint meeting with the Broseley Society, a talk by Mr. M. Stratton entitled "Broseley Tiles"
17th December Joint meeting with I.G.M.T. Friends at the Severn Warehouse - film evening.
1982
5th March Members' social evening in the Church Hall.
April-September The Committee catalogued and dismantled the exhibits at "The Lawns" and transported them to Broseley Hall
7th May A guided tour through the Tar Tunnel, Coalport.
9th July Visit to Maw's Tile Works, Jackfield.
15th October Tenth A.G.M.,followed by talk - "Wem Cow Club and Other Curiosities of Insurance in Shropshire" - by Mr. Chris Whall
9th November "Broseley Pipes and other interesting things" - talk by Mr. Ivor Southern at the Cumberland Hotel..
8th December Joint meeting with the I.G.M.T. Friends at the Severn Warehouse - an oral history evening. "Local Dialects in the Black Country", presented on tape and video by members of the Redditch Historical Society.
1983
January - April Re-erection of exhibits in new museum at Broseley Hall
18th February Extraordinary General Meeting and Members' social evening in the Church Hall
18th March "The Parish Chest" - talk by Rev. L.F. Peltor.
1st May official opening of new museum at Broseley Hall.
19th September Visit of Mr. Leighton Wilkie and party (Des Plains, Illinois, U.S.A.) to Museum
14th October Eleventh AGM, followed by illustrated talk - "The saving of the last Severn Trow" - by Mr. Brian Waterson
11th November "The 'Trial' Enigma" - illustrated talk by Mr. R. Pringle-Scott
14th December Joint meeting with I.G.M.T. Friends at the Severn Warehouse
1984
22nd February Joint meeting with the Broseley Society - social evening and slides (Mr. Ron Miles)
30th March "Road Transport" - illustrated talk by Dr. Barrie Trinder
16th April 'John Wilkinson' - an illustrated talk by Neil Clarke, America Room, IGMT, The Wharfage, Ironbridge at 7.30 p. m.
20th April 'John Wilkinson of Willey' - a walk led by Neil Clarke, beginning at Broseley Church Car Park at 2.30 p.m., (Organised by the Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum - members of the Wilkinson Society welcome.)
12th October 12th A.G.M., followed by viewing of china collection bequeathed to the Society by the late Ralph Pee.
23rd November "Portraits of John Wilkinson" - illustrated talk by David de Haan.
12th December Joint meeting with Friends of Ironbridge Museum.
1985
15th February Social Evening - "Found under the floorboards".
22nd March "Oral History in the Ironbridge Gorge" – illustrated talk by Ken Jones.
18th May Summer outing to Bersham Industrial Heritage Centre.
11th October 13th A.G.M., followed by Roger Edmundson on current market values of typical pieces of Caughley china.
8th November 'John Wilkinson and new methods of transport' - illustrated talk by Neil Clarke.
6th December Joint meeting with the Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum.
1986
21st March Social evening and dinner at The Cumberland Hotel, Broseley, speaker Tony Herbert.
4th April Joint meeting with the Broseley Society. "What should be the aims of a museum in Broseley".
April A small but very willing party of members dismantled the exhibits in the cellars of Broseley Hall, and transported them to the stable block of "The Lawns",
Summer Visits to the Black Country Museum (date to be decided).
28th November 14th A.G.M., followed by a run-down on the plans for the new Broseley Museum at "The Lawns".
11th December Joint Annual Meeting with Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Long Warehouse, Coalbrookdale, 7.30 p.m.
1987
8th May 1987: “Broseley and the Domesday Book” (Neil Clarke)
27th May 1987: Annual Dinner at “The Lawns”.
11th July 1987: Annual Outing to the Black Country Museum in Dudley, using members’ own transport.
23rd October 1987: 15th A.G.M.; Chris Pointon elected Treasurer, no other Committee changes. The formalities were followed by a talk on “The New Blists Hill Ironworks” (Lance Smith).
13th November 1987 Joint meeting with the Broseley Society, to discuss the proposed Broseley Museum Trust (B.M.T.).
10th December 1987: Joint Meeting with the F.I.B.G.M.
1988
11th July Joint meeting with the Broseley Society on the new upper floor meeting rooms of ‘The Lawns’ stable block.
9th November 1988: Joint meeting with the Broseley Society, “Life in C 17th Broseley” Dr. Barrie Trinder.
14th December 1988: Joint Meeting with the F.T.B.G.M.
1989
27th January 16th AGM and ‘Arial Photographs of Local Interest’ Ron Miles.
1995
11th February ‘Parklands of Shropshire’ by Dr Paul Stamper
11th March ‘Early Railways’, Michael Vanns.
8th April Guided Walk with Tony Mugridge
13th and 14th May Reminiscences of Broseley during the War, Broseley Library.
1996
21st September Annual General Meeting, 2.30 pm.
9-10th November Photographs of BroseleyWeekend, 12.30—4.00 pm. each day.
1997
17th January Visit of replica Trevithick Steam Carriage, Blists Hill Museum, 7.30 pm (jointly with Friends of Ironbridge Gorge Museum).
14th March A talk on Researching John Wilkinson (Neil Clarke), 7.30 pm.
11th May Coach trip to Matthew Boulton’s Soho House, departs Broseley Square, 12.30 pm.
11th July A guided tour of industrial archaeology sites in North Telford associated with John Wilkinson; cars to meet at Telford Central Station car park at 7.30 pm.
3rd October Annual General Meeting.
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