Winter Lectures 2025-26

Zoom and in person  The zoom programme is as follows: Thursday  16 October 2025:The French Borough of Norwich by Jonathan Hooton Thursday 20 November 2025: Crenels and Merlons by John Vigar Wednesday 14 January 2026: The First World War pillboxes of Norfolk by...

Winter Lectures 2024-25

All meetings will be held over ZOOM @ 7.20 for 7.30pm. The Eventbrite ticket-issuing process is set out below. It sounds complex, but once navigated, it is easy. If you register with Eventbrite, then when you Login afterwards for another event, the process is easier...

Winter lectures 2023-24

Tickets for winter lectures will be handled by Eventbrite. The link to obtain them will be emailed to members a couple of weeks before the date. Lectures include: In October Lynsey Mclaughlin on Castles – Fortress or Status symbol? November Nick Hill on...

Winter lectures 2022-23

These have been zoom sessions with some available more widely via youtube. The talks offer an opportunity to get close to some historic buildings even if you cannot meet up with others with a similar interest. Information about other ‘historic buildings’...

Winter lecture series 2021 – 2022

Lectures with a link are available on nhbg Youtube channel, you can also browse them on YouTube here. Mary Ash Burnt bricks: a different kind of building material. Available on YouTube Ian Hinton Three Surprising Houses in Hempnall. Available on YouTube Chris King The...

Winter lectures 2019 – 2020

Tim Howson. Georgian Cottages in the Maldon District, Essex Philip Venning. Old Buildings: Myths, Mistakes and Oddities Mark Gardiner. Before the earliest standing timber buildings: archaeological evidence for vernacular houses from the tenth to twelfth centuries....