Annual programme
2025
28th Jan | David Morse, of Leamington History Group: The Year without a Summer - 1816 |
25th Feb | Members' short talks: Pete James Godiva and Leofric / Shirley Ball My husband on Christmas Island / Margaret Moorhouse The Garlick family / Lisa Reay Durham and Stoneleigh family connections |
25th Mar | AGM followed by Jill Kashi (with additional material by Pete James): Mary Dormer Harris, Warwickshire Historian from Stoneleigh |
22nd Apr | Mel Bianco: A personal interpretation of the Cistercian Abbey at Stoneleigh |
27th May | Sheila Woolf: Sir Henry Parkes - ten years on from our bicentenary celebrations |
24th Jun | Quentin Compton-Bishop: From Smyrna to Stoneleigh - my Levantine Heritage In the 19th century there were thriving communities of western Europeans in the Ottoman Empire. Known as "Levantines" they were engaged in shipping, trade and diplomacy, with Smyrna (now Izmir) being a cosmopolitan hub. Quentin Compton-Bishop will describe the history of the Levantines and trace his family origins back to the Ottoman Empire. |
23rd Sep | Lisa Reay and Sheila Woolf: Tales from the Churchyard |
28th Oct | Sue Crofts: The History of North Lodge |
25th Nov | Chris Kirby of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire): Hannah Snell, an 18th century Female Icon |
16th Dec | Christmas Social |