Meetings
Our meetings are held generally in Martock on the fourth Tuesday of the month.Location
Venue will be in the Princes (Function) room behind The George Inn in Church Street TA12 6JL.Tea from 7, talks start 7.30pm. Free to members, £3 if not.
There is parking on site, the room is upstairs with a chair lift.
22 October - Sheila Seymour on Nunneries such as Shaftesbury.
The most powerful in England. She will tell us exactly what motivated people to enter nunneries and what happened in them. It wasn’t always purely about religion!26 November - Stone Masonry, Stone Carving and Mosaics at Cathedrals and Abbeys
a talk by Nick Durnan, who has spent 45 years working on cathedrals such as Wells, Exeter and Canterbury, he finds any alabaster he needs on the shore at Watchet. Nick has spent his life so far working on the fabric of old buildings. He runs courses on stone conservation at his workshop in nearby Drayton. His talk is said to be excellent!This talk is delayed from September 2023."
2025
28th January: Andy Ziminski
His new book Church Going, an exploration of our glorious heritage of old churches, from bullet holes in weathervanes to beehives in church walls, Andy has an eye for curious details so many of us miss and a gentle way of putting it across. He lives in Frome from where he runs Minerva conservation.25th February
Clive Wakely funeral director. ‘A Life in Death’.25th March
Joseph Lewis on the Barwick Follies, nationally famous yet despite being near Yeovil, so completely eccentric and bizarre they have aroused curiosity ever since built in 1780.22 April
Fergus Dowding will talk on Martock and its remarkable built heritage.Tuesday 27 May, 2.30 pm
Guided tour of Shepton Mallet prison. This has been well reviewed by all who have been on it and we will hear many good stories as we go around. We have booked tickets to secure our place, the cost is £22. Please contact
to express an interest.
24th June
Hinton Mill, Mudford, BA22 8BA. A 1780s barn was converted to a watermill by the construction of a mile long tunnel through shale, under two roads and the farmhouse. This was engineered in 1800 by William Smith, who published the first geological map of Britain in 1815. Stephen Bartlett farms there today and has restored the 1892 Armfield turbine to working order and will show us round. There is also a farm shop on site.22nd July, 6pm
Walkabout in Ash. We will walk for about a mile, talking for about an hour talking about why they look like they do and what they were built for. Meet outside Manor Farm, Burrough Street, TA12 6PH. For more details 0751 703 4533
Location
Unless otherwise noted all meetings will take place at the Princes (Function) room behind The George Inn in Church Street TA12 6JLDoors open at 7.00pm for a start at 7.30pm prompt.
An annual membership of £10 gives free access to all talks. For non members a fee of £3 is payable per meeting.
When possible tea and coffee will be provided.
For more information contact
