LUDLOW LECTURES
History and Landscape of Ludlow and the Marches
The Ludlow Lectures have recommenced in Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Market Square Ludlow SY8 1AZ, following extensive refurbishment and modernisation.
Each lecture starts at 10.00am and finishes at 12.00, with a coffee break in the middle. (Coffee may be ordered before the lecture, at the Bar.)
The programme for Autumn 2024 is as follows:
Tuesday 15 October 2024
Mrs Lybbe Powys, an 18th century tourist, and her visit to Ludlow in 1771
Mrs Lybbe Powys, an indomitable lady tourist, travelled through the country in the later eighteenth century, keeping a detailed record of her observations. This talk first places her in the context of early tourism, showing how and why she travelled, and then describes her visit to Ludlow in 1771. Valerie is the author of ‘The Broad Gate’.
Valerie Thomas
Tuesday 22 October 2024
The Story of Ludlow Workhouse
Based on the book by Derek Williams
John’s talk will trace the history of its arrival in Ludlow, how it operated and developed and concludes with the personal memories of a local resident who visited the workhouse as a child.
John Nash
Tuesday 29 October 2024
Mothers-in-War: The Women of the Wars of the Roses
Accounts of the Wars of the Roses are dominated by men – kings and kingmakers, traitors and tyrants. But they were equally shaped by women, driving the action and risking their lives to secure the throne for their sons. From Ludlow’s own Cecily Neville, matriarch of House York, to Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudor dynasty, acclaimed local author Annie traces the risks they took and the prices they paid.
Annie Garthwaite
Tuesday 5 November 2024
All the Wide Border - a Marcher Legacy
An exploration of the persistence of the Marcher identity, 500 years since its official abolition. Mike is the author of All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between, named by Waterstones as one of the best ten travel books of the year.
Mike Parker
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Excavations, Survey and Research at Shrewsbury Castle
An archaeologist-free zone until the summer of 2019, Nigel has led the excavations and surveys that have taken place over the last 5 years at Shrewsbury Castle, as well as taking a fresh look at the historical evidence. The result has been a transformation of our understanding of the site - how the castle was first built, what happened to the parts of it that are no longer visible and, crucially, what was there before.
Nigel Baker
Tuesday 19 November 2024
The Pre-Reformation Religious Houses of Ludlow
Local historian and town guide Mike, leads this virtual pilgrimage around the pre-Reformation religious houses in Ludlow, from late Anglo-Saxon times to the dissolution of the religious guilds in 1552.
Mike Beazley
For further information please contact:
Amana Winchester
Telephone 07545 257 847
or
E-mail: AmanaWinchester@gmail.com
If you would like to attend these lectures:
1) Please pay £25 by BACS for all 6 lectures.
Sort code: 20-53-22 Account number: 63901157 Ludlow Lectures
Please include your name as the reference so we know who has paid and email me (Amana) so I can look for your name on the bank statement.
2) Or let Amana have a cheque made payable to Ludlow Lectures - £25 per person.
3) Individual lectures are £5 per person and you are welcome to pay in cash on the door.