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Exhibition: ‘More than a Minster’

Explore St Mary’s Church Secret Rooms This Saturday

October 21, 2010

A new exhibition will open on Friday, 22 October, at the Beverley Community Museum in the Beverley Guildhall. This latest in the series of local history exhibitions in the Guildhall is entitled “More than a Minster” and looks at the full range of churches, chapels and meeting houses in Beverley, past and present. Fiona Jenkinson, curator, said: “Obviously Beverley Minster is the main church that most people will think of,…

More Than a Minster

An exhibition showing the range of churches, chapels and meeting houses in Beverley, past and present, will open on Friday, 22 October. “More than a Minster” is the latest in a series of local history exhibitions at Beverley Community Museum in the Beverley Guildhall Fiona Jenkinson, the curator, said, “Obviously Beverley Minster is the main church that most people will think of, but we believe that the sheer number of…

October 15, 2010

Guided Tours & History Lectures in Beverley

October 8, 2010

Archaeology, voices from the past and Beverley trades are all on the autumn local history lecture agenda this year at the Treasure House. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service has organised a complimentary programme to the Champney Lectures currently taking place as part of the Champney Exhibition. This autumn series is in its 17th year and commences with David Evans ‘past and present presentation’ of ‘The…

Archive Shows History of Policing

October 7, 2010

The image of the local bobby riding around the countryside on a bicycle on a hazy English summer afternoon is often the memory many people have of policemen and women of the past. But is this a true reflection? People can now judge for themselves as East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service is pleased to announce the availability of the East Riding Constabulary archive. This marvellous…

Course: Researching Your Family History

October 5, 2010

A course on researching family history being held at the Treasure House in Beverley will help people to find out who they are and where they come from. Thousands of people find tracing their family history such a fascinating and rewarding hobby. Recent television programmes such as the BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ show celebrities effortlessly tracking down their ancestor’s footsteps whilst the experts do the hard work…

Beverley Literature Festival 2010

September 22, 2010

Tickets are selling well for the first weekend of the Beverley Literature Festival 1-10 October. And no wonder! Louis de Bernières kicks off the festival at 7pm on Friday night, followed by an astounding performance of Mary Shelley’s classic horror story Frankenstein. On Saturday, there is a chance to rethink all our assumptions about the Battle of the Somme with William Philpott, the supremely skilful author of a new book…

Discover History at The Treasure House

September 21, 2010

A free open day at the Treasure House will give members of the public the chance to see hundreds of local historic documents and films. Members of the public are invited to come and see the fascinating historic records and archive treasures available at the Treasure House during the open day, which will take place on Saturday, 25 September, between 9am and 4pm. All the documents on display will relate…

Heritage Open Days: Free Entry to Skiby Windmill

Once again, Skidby Windmill will be taking part in the popular annual Heritage Open Days event. The mill will be offering free admission to everybody (not just the under fives) on Saturday, 11th and Sunday, 12th September only – the HODS event nationally runs from 9 – 12 September, but not all venues take part for the full four days. Heritage Open Days – the annual celebration of Britain’s architecture,…

September 8, 2010

Sweeping Back Time With Local Chimney Sweep Jethro

September 7, 2010

Having been a professional chimney sweep for over 30 years, there’s not much that Jethro Vivian doesn’t know about modern chimneys and their problems. But it’s not chimney-sweeping in today’s world that really interests Jethro. He has spent many years researching the chimney-sweeping trade as it was during the reign of Queen Victoria, and now, dressed as a 19th century Master Sweep, Jethro is sharing this knowledge with schoolchildren throughout…

Beverley RUFC Beat Waterloo 18 – 11

September 5, 2010

Early autumn sunshine, a lush playing field, and the start of a new season. All that was needed was a good game and these two sides gave us one. Beverley probably deserved the victory by virtue of a good second half and having the sharper finishing. But there was plenty of enterprise throughout by both teams and it was not until ten minutes from the end that an interception try…

Replacing Down-Pipes With Steve Rial

September 3, 2010

As beautiful as historic buildings are, they take some looking after, as Steve Rial is only too well aware. Having worked at Beverley Minster for almost 21 years, Steve has been instrumental in the preservation and repair of this stunning piece of history that took 200 years to build, and is therefore between 800 and 600 years old depending on which part you are looking at. One of Steve’s current…

Films of Beverley’s History on Show

September 1, 2010

Monthly film shows chronicling the history of Beverley look set to start at the Treasure House in September. The shows in the Film and Sound Archive Presents series will kick off next month with Black and White Beverley which will show footage shot in the town by prolific local film-maker Ernest Symmons. Mr Symmons was also the co-founder of the Beverley Picture Playhouse, which opened on Monday, 20 February, 1911….

The Green Dragon

August 21, 2010

The Green Dragon is a traditional pub located in Market Square Beverley. The pub, which is part of the Nicholson’s Collection of Great British pubs, is renowned for its history, character, and warm atmosphere throughout the town. They sell a wide selection of beers and real ales as well as providing a varied selection of hearty pub meals. Food is served every day and there is both indoor and outdoor…

A Unique Chance to Visit a Bit of Beverley’s History

August 10, 2010

The Sobriety has returned to Beverley for the first time in over 40 years. Members of the Beverley Barge Preservation Society were there to welcome the ‘old girl’ back home. The barge arrived at the Beverley Beck yesterday evening, crewed by young volunteers. The Sobriety will be opened to the public for a few hours before it continues its journey to Hull later today. Built in Beverley 100 years ago, …

AJ’s Close in on Tilte and Promotion

August 7, 2010

MW Sunday destroyed Champions ellect to really open up the league table. Showboating became the order of the day in a great performace from the Weighton boys. Borussia never really got to grips with the game, and suffered their 3rd defeat in a row – prior to last week, Borussia had won 8 and lost only 2 and were semingly cruizing to the title. The result now means that victory…

Hodgsons FC Presentation Evening

July 31, 2010

Hodgsons FC finally got their hands on the league trophy as the club held their presentation evening at Hodgsons Pub, Beverley. The Tanners are the first team Beverley to have their name put on the East Riding County Premier League Trophy, a cup that has been won by Hull City in the past. Chairman Lee Hastings took the opportunity to pay tribute to the players including those who could not…

Opening Times Extended @ Guildhall

July 27, 2010

Once again the Beverley Guildhall will be open on Wednesdays as well as Fridays over the school summer holidays, from tomorrow, July 28th until September 3rd. In addition to the beautiful historic building with its stunning 18th century courtroom and original 17th century furniture, the Guildhall offers its current temporary exhibition “1960s Beverley.” There is also a display on the medieval Beverley waits’ chains which are featured on the BBC’s…

Crown, Colonies and Countrymen at the Treasure House

July 23, 2010

What do a Tudor mayor of London, the confiscation of royalist lands during the English Civil War, 50 years incarceration in an asylum, a five month journey to New Zealand, the Treaty of Waitangi and Buffalo Bill have in common? The answer is in a collection held by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service, which is pleased to announce a new cataloguing project listing the family…

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