Tumbled brick gables, dry stone walling, Henry VIII in East Yorkshire and illegitimacy are the topics of the winter lecture programme this year.
The lectures are organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service and will be held in the education room on the first floor of the Treasure House, Beverley. (Disabled access is available.)
For the first lecture on Monday, 17 January, Dr Joan Kemp will speak on the subject of ‘Tumbled brick gables of East Yorkshire: an aspect of vernacular buildings.’
Pete McLeod continues on Thursday, 10 February with ‘It’s a sideways game: dry stone walling – history, craft & styles’. ‘Henry VIII’s royal progress of 1541 through East Yorkshire – an opportunity for landscape reconstruction’ will be the lecture by Richard Clarke on Thursday, 10 March; and Margaret S Oliver’s presentation ‘Illegitimacy in East Yorkshire’ on Monday, 4 April concludes the programme.
All speakers are experts in their field and the lectures start at 6.30pm.
Booking is essential for all events at the archives and local studies service; alternatively call 01482 392790 or book on-line at a cost is £5 per event.
