Meeting Notes 2010 -
15th November 2010
Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire -
David Amos focused on the effects of of the Beeching cuts in the 1960’s in the Nottingham area showing pictures of the Great Central Line and the large number of stations that were closed on the Erewash Valley and Robin Hood lines .
17th January 2011
Stanton, Gone but not Forgotten -
Stanton’s street furniture of man hole covers and lamp posts are seen everywhere,
the company was the first in the UK to develop the 'spun pipe' process and has produced
other varied products including locomotive wheels and cast-
Stephen explained ‘the 200 feet high furnaces were cathedrals of industry, producing a bright orange glow when they were tapped (releasing the iron) that could be seen from miles away’.
129 members and visitors attended the meeting
Richard Phipps
21st February 2011
Bramcote -
A presentation on of some of the shops and businesses that used to thrive in Bramcote. This is an ongoing project for the History Group and a booklet on it will be published in the Autumn.
131 members and visitors attended the meeting.
21st March 2011
History of Notts. County Football Club -
Colin spoke about the founding and development of the club drawing attention to the part played by Frederic Chatfield Smith of Bramcote Hall. He then went on to share his personal experiences with the club giving a fascinating insight into the successes and failures of Notts. County from the 1960’s to the present day.
140 members and guests attended the meeting.
18th April 2011
The Lost Country Houses of Nottinghamshire -
Philip who has written a book “The Lost Country Houses of Nottinghamshire” outlined
the reasons for the demise of Nottinghamshire’s country houses during 20th Century
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108 members and guests attended the meeting.
16th May 2011
The Battle of the Flames -
20th June 2011
Trip to Harlaxton Manor
The other home of the Sherwin-
An excellent tour round this hidden gem with guides provided the owners , The University of Evansville, Indiana, USA.
18th July 2011
Cook’s Tours -
How Thomas Cook developed tourism.
78 members enjoyed Danny Wells describing how Thomas Cook started his business, his guiding principles and how he and his family ran it until it was taken over by Wagon Lits in the 20thC.
8th August 2011
Historic Stroll Around Bramcote
Starting at the White Lion 36 people had an enjoyable afternoon being guided round the historical buildings in the centre of Bramcote.
15th August 2011
Stapleford Walk
25 members enjoyed an interesting and informative guided tour of historical sites in Stapleford led by Barbara Brooke, the Chairman of Stapleford and District Local History Society.
19th September 2011
Victorian Jewellery
Anne Jennings gave a fascinating talk on personal adornment in the first consumer society.
17th October 2011
The Chilwell Ghost House
Our local author, Alan Dance, unravelled the mystery of the Chilwell Ghost House. Alan described how he searched census records and 19th Century editions of local newspapers to put together a story of murder and intrigue.
Stephen Flinders excellent story of Stanton Iron Works was received enthusiastically by over 100 people at the groups January meeting.
The three square mile site used to employ 10,000 people and Stephen started work at Stanton in 1972 as an apprentice joiner describing the iron works being ‘in the blood as the site could be heard and seen 24 hours a day’.
The iron works was established in 1846 with the last pipe being produced in May 2007, the talk was packed with pictures of the furnaces in use, the social activities at the site including a tug of war team and contrasts of health and safety practices today and in the past.
Stephen Flinders
David, a retired Nottinghamshire Fire Officer, gave an excellent talk about the effects of bombing in Nottingham in WW2. He talked about the development of the provision of fire and rescue services and showed examples of the devastation caused by the bombing. His slides were particularly interesting as he was able to compare photographs of properties when damaged in the 1940’s and what they look like now.
70 members and guests attended the meeting.
Harlaxton Manor -
Left:The Grange, Town Street. Centre:The Old Church Tower, Town Street. Right: St. Michael’s Church, Church Street
Left: Victorian Jewellery on Display.
Right: Members Viewing Jewellery for Sale by Onyx Goldsmiths.
Left: A painting of Ghost House Lane, Chilwell, with the Ghost House in the background,
Right: Author, Alan Dance answering questions after the meeting.
Members viewing our new displays boards which were on display for the first time.