FORTHCOMING EVENTS

In November, last year, Charlotte Coull gave us a fascinating talk titled Magic and Science in the Stones of Alderley Edge. 

This talk is quite different from LCAS's usual but has links with British archaeology.  It will make a refreshing change from our normal agenda and I hope as many as possible will attend next Wednesday.

Zoom details will be posted out later in the week.

Here is a brief description of Charlotte's talk:

The Indian landscape is scattered with Megaliths of various designs. Some are associated with ancient human remains and some have been woven into local Indian folklore. But all of them were very confusing to the Victorian British archaeologists who rediscovered them and tried to explain them. So how did the druids fit into these explanations? How did this staple of British prehistory end up thousands of miles from home, building megaliths in the Indian sun? 

Charlotte Coull is an independent scholar and public historian with a PhD from the University of Manchester. Her thesis examined the agency of stone in the development of British archaeological practice in India and Egypt and her research interests include materiality, environmental history, colonial knowledge creation and public engagement. Find her on Instagram @drcharlottecoull and YouTube @appliedhistorian

On the 11th June we were given a talk by Steve Spencer about the work done and the discoveries made at Hoghton Tower.  Following on from his talk we are planning a visit on 19th September for a guided tour of the Tower.

More detials will be posted shortly.

Hoghton Tower is an historic landmark in Preston, Lancashire.  This talk will be given  by Steve Spencer follows on from an article he wrote in Transactions 114.  Our Researtch Grant in 2024 was awarded to Jane Smith for her work on the project which sought to deepen our understanding of the North Entrance to the tower where it is believed a chapel predating 1565 once stood.  The talk will report of the findings of that project.  

This Zoom talk promises to provide an in-depth look at the fascinating history of Hoghton Tower, with a special focus on the previously unexamined north entrance. Jane Smith's research, funded partly by the society, has unearthed intriguing details about the chapel that once stood there, shedding new light on the architectural and religious significance of the site during the pre-1565 period. It will be an excellent opportunity for members to gain insights into the latest findings and developments in the study of Hoghton Tower's rich heritage.

This talk is to be followed by a visit to the Tower in September to get an even better feel for the history.  We then plan further zoom talk in October to discuss with Steve in greater detail what we have learned from the talk and the visit.

This a quite a new approach for LCAS and if successful we plan to have more in depth studies of historical or archaeological plces of interest.

Following on from our visit to Hoghton Tower we are hoping to arrange a Zoom talk.

Anne is a member of our society and has a published book Thomas Tyldesley and the Lancashire Plot.  Details of the book can be found in our Publications section.