Talks 2020 - 2021
Because of COVID-19 (coronavirus), our normal evening talks cannot take place, but we are arranging on line talks for our members and visitors - scroll down for details. Please note that we are making each talk available a couple of weeks before the meeting date, then holding a one hour Zoom meeting with the presenter to answer questions and enjoy a discussion at the normal time of 7.30pm on the scheduled date.
Our normal charge is £3 for a non-member. Please send an email to ken-hawkins@tiscali.co.uk for details and to make payment. You may want to consider joining us - only £6 single or £10 two at the same address until March 2021.
Updated 20 October 2020
Our normal charge is £3 for a non-member. Please send an email to ken-hawkins@tiscali.co.uk for details and to make payment. You may want to consider joining us - only £6 single or £10 two at the same address until March 2021.
Updated 20 October 2020
Dereham Heritage Trust
Trinity Methodist Church, Dereham
When we can again hold physical talks, they will be held at Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Theatre Street, Dereham, NR19 2EP at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated. See below for details of an interesting variety of talks.
Admission for each evening talk is £1 for members and £3 for non-members. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
Please see our programme below.
Admission for each evening talk is £1 for members and £3 for non-members. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
Please see our programme below.
Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Theatre Street, Dereham, NR19 2EP
Programme of Events 2020 - 21
From September to December, and probably until at least April 2021, we are presenting talks on line. Members will receive details of how to access these (see the note at the top of this page). Visitors will also receive these details on payment of £3 per talk.
Wednesday 9 December
Thatchers and Thackers, Larwoods and Fleggs: surname maps as windows on the past
Surname maps can tell us where families originated, how the names came about, and even some things about dialects hundreds of years ago. There were over 800 surnames in the 1881 census for which Norfolk had more than half the British examples, and at least a dozen names whose national centre was the Dereham area. These give some surprising clues about Norfolk naming habits after the Norman Conquest, and population movement since.
Presenter: Trevor Ogden
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Maud’s Story – the life of a Norfolk Trading Wherry
The talk covers the early history of the Norfolk Trading Wherry Maud, her rescue, restoration and current use. During the talk you will learn about the part Norfolk wherries played in the transport history of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and you will hear how volunteers get involved in preserving and sailing these boats today.
Speaker: Linda Pargeter
Wednesday 10 February 2021
George Skipper - the Architect's life and works
George Skipper (1856–1948) was born in Dereham in Norfolk, the son of a builder and developer. The boy excelled at drawing and attended Norwich Art School, studying art and an artisan’s course on architecture. He was then apprenticed to a London architect who worked under Alfred Waterhouse and other influential figures. Returning to Norfolk, Skipper assisted his father before starting his own practice in Norwich.
Speaker: Richard Barnes
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Digging Sedgeford: 25 years of archaeological research in a typical Norfolk parish
The Sedgeford Historical & Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) was formed in 1996 and is now one of the country’s longest-running archaeological projects. Over the past 25 years, SHARP has been excavating and researching all aspects of human settlement activity within the parish; from a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age burial through to a First World War aerodrome. The main focus of the project has been an Anglo-Saxon settlement and associated cemetery, to which we can now add the exciting discovery of a complex of Anglo-Saxon malting houses.
Speaker: Gary Rossin
Wednesday 9 December
Thatchers and Thackers, Larwoods and Fleggs: surname maps as windows on the past
Surname maps can tell us where families originated, how the names came about, and even some things about dialects hundreds of years ago. There were over 800 surnames in the 1881 census for which Norfolk had more than half the British examples, and at least a dozen names whose national centre was the Dereham area. These give some surprising clues about Norfolk naming habits after the Norman Conquest, and population movement since.
Presenter: Trevor Ogden
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Maud’s Story – the life of a Norfolk Trading Wherry
The talk covers the early history of the Norfolk Trading Wherry Maud, her rescue, restoration and current use. During the talk you will learn about the part Norfolk wherries played in the transport history of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and you will hear how volunteers get involved in preserving and sailing these boats today.
Speaker: Linda Pargeter
Wednesday 10 February 2021
George Skipper - the Architect's life and works
George Skipper (1856–1948) was born in Dereham in Norfolk, the son of a builder and developer. The boy excelled at drawing and attended Norwich Art School, studying art and an artisan’s course on architecture. He was then apprenticed to a London architect who worked under Alfred Waterhouse and other influential figures. Returning to Norfolk, Skipper assisted his father before starting his own practice in Norwich.
Speaker: Richard Barnes
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Digging Sedgeford: 25 years of archaeological research in a typical Norfolk parish
The Sedgeford Historical & Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) was formed in 1996 and is now one of the country’s longest-running archaeological projects. Over the past 25 years, SHARP has been excavating and researching all aspects of human settlement activity within the parish; from a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age burial through to a First World War aerodrome. The main focus of the project has been an Anglo-Saxon settlement and associated cemetery, to which we can now add the exciting discovery of a complex of Anglo-Saxon malting houses.
Speaker: Gary Rossin
When normal meetings can recommence, all talks are at 7.30pm at Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Theatre Street, Dereham NR19 2EP, unless otherwise stated.
Admission is £1 for members of Dereham Heritage Trust and £3 for non-members. Refreshments are included. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
Admission is £1 for members of Dereham Heritage Trust and £3 for non-members. Refreshments are included. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
