Simon Waldron

“The Discovery and Identification of King Richard III, the King Under the Car Park” by Matthew Morris, Leicester University. (from Joanne Garner) There was a good attendance for the local history lecture with a difference, that being it was another county’s local history. Mathew Morris, Project Officer at the University of Leicester Archaeological Services gave …

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Helen Ackroyd from the National Trust on “One place, one time, one life: Lord Fairhaven’s life at Anglesey Abbey” Almost like old times, a talk at the The Stable. Needs more attendees though to really get back to normal. We were treated to a very interesting talk about Anglesey Abbey, mainly since the ownership of …

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Presentation of Old Newmarket photos by Peter Norman, preceded by the AGM.

At long last gatherings were permitted again and the Society paid a return visit to Bottisham Airfield Museum. One of our visits in 2019 was to the museum, which was then a work in progress. The volunteers there have not been idle in the interval, and we enjoyed seeing the result of their labour on …

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Was to have been an “Old Photographs of Newmarket” show from the vast collection of member Peter Norman, but was the first hit of the COVID19 cancellations.

The last meeting before the COVID19 lock down was a talk by Andy Peachey “From Pre-history to the Saxons”, about the excavations in the Deben Valley in East Suffolk where works were being undertaken to link offshore wind turbines with distribution sites in the area.

Peter Green, of the National Trust, East of England spoke of “Life on the Edge, the story of the Butcher family of 5 Lode Lane, Wicken.

The usual members Christmas gathering, buffet and quizzes by Peter Norman and Chris Easom.

Talk by Dr.Paul Saban on the History of the Medical Practices in Newmarket, as covered by his website www.talkingdust.net

Talk by member Brian Parsley on the 2019 archaeological dig at Scotsdales Nursery, Fordham.