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This Friday 2nd February (that's today!) it's time for our next Hangout On Air. Each year the Society runs a Shared Endeavour for members, where our one-place studiers have the opportunity to work on a common theme, supported with materials and guidance the Society puts together. Today's Hangout will be led by this year's Shared […]This Friday 2nd February (that's today!) it's time for our next Hangout On Air. Each year the Society runs a Shared Endeavour for members, where our one-place studiers have the opportunity to work on a common theme, supported with materials

  Happy New Year to all our members and one-place studiers out there! Members, check the latest issue of Destinations for an introduction to Built Heritage, our Shared Endeavour for 2018. Every year we focus on one particular aspect of our one-place studies and provide guidance, suggestions, and inspiration for investigating that particular aspect in […]  Happy New Year to all our members and one-place studiers out there! Members, check the latest issue of Destinations for an introduction to Built Heritage, our Shared Endeavour for 2018. Every year we focus on one particular aspect of

The 'Buildings of England' guides by Nikolaus Pevsner are regarded as one of the ‘go to’ guides for buildings of architectural importance and can be both helpful and interesting. However they are secondary sources compiled with various degrees of local knowledge, and as such should be regarded with caution. One example is seen in the […]The 'Buildings of England' guides by Nikolaus Pevsner are regarded as one of the ‘go to’ guides for buildings of architectural importance and can be both helpful and interesting. However they are secondary sources compiled with various degrees of local

Halloween and Bonfire Night have recently passed and these have led me to reflect on the changing traditions around these two celebrations over the years (too many to own up to!) that I have been in and around my place. I am not going to get into the discussion of whether Halloween is a pagan […]Halloween and Bonfire Night have recently passed and these have led me to reflect on the changing traditions around these two celebrations over the years (too many to own up to!) that I have been in and around my place.