2024-25 PROGRAMME
Lectures at 7pm on Fridays
at The Priory, Priory Street NP25 3NX
Friday 20 September 2024
Annual meeting, followed by
Charles Boase
“Bringing Power (and Water) to the People”
Friday 18 October 2024
Dr Rob Jones, FRHistS
Visiting scholar in History , Franklin & Marshall College, Pennsylvania
“The Battle of Monmouth, 1233”
Friday 15 November 2024
Marsha O’Mahony
2024-25 Keith Kissack Lecturer
“This Stolen Land – the Gwent Levels”
Friday 13 December 2024
Christmas Miscellany
Short talks by members
followed by the
Christmas social
Friday 17 January 2025
Dr Mark Lewis
Senior Curator: Roman Archaeology, National Museum of Wales
“Pontifex Maximus: Bridging the gap in the Roman world wide web”
Friday 21 February 2025
Prof Saul David, FRHistS
Professorial Research Fellow, University of Buckingham
“Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War”
Friday 21 March 2025
Dr David Evans
“‘The Perils and Pleasures of foraging for fungi”
Friday 18 April 2025
Jo McCrum
“Saving St Mary’s, Tintern”
This important chapel with a colourful history – from the Cistercians to bankruptcy – is at risk of demolition.
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Summer 2025 outings and other events
May 2025, (date to be confirmed
Buckholt Iron Age Fort archaeological dig
with Katie Churchill MCIfA
Thursday 19 June 2025, 6pm
Summer Party
(Members will receive an invitation a few days earlier)
Thursday 17 July 2025
Salisbury
(coach leaves the Cattle Market at 8.30am, returning at about 6pm)
Bookings to info(at)MonmouthHistory.co.uk or ring 01600 715076
Thursday 4 September 2025
Town Walk
Lower Monnow Street
(meet at the bus station for 6pm)
Friday 26 September 2025
2024-25 Annual meeting
(7pm at Monmouth Priory)