It was 1828 and Elizabeth and Thomas were in love - their elopement to Manchester ended up in the County Court and was followed by a legal tangle that lasted for nearly 40 years. Our speaker, David Shaw, will be giving us the story of love's frustrated dream.
Elizabeth Morris, a performance artist, will be taking us down to the woods today and will we find witchcraft or worship - you decide.
In 1958 Maurice Egerton gave Tatton Park to the National Trust and left us with a legacy both here and in Kenya where he is revered for his schools and university and "mini" Tatton Park. Judy Popley will delight us with her talk on this inspiring and eccentric man.
After our AGM, our talk by Tina Lawton will be about a puzzle that started in Grappenhall and which led to a Grade II listing - highlighting a doctor's philanthropy from 160 years ago.
Notable lives and the mysteries of history as given to us by Ray Hoerty.
Jerry Marshall will be explaining the historical narrative and giving us moving personal stories to bring this tragic conflict to life.
December, the time for fun and frolics and Judy Popley will be entertaining us with her look at nursery rhymes through the ages.
Anthony Annakin-Smith will be giving us the remarkable story of the ‘seaside village without any sea’.
A first hand account of voyaging aboard a 19th century sailing ship, the Clyde-built barque Cloch. Ian Bellard has drawn from his great-grandfather’s 1897-1899 account of 2 years in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
David Atkinson, a professional writer and tourist guide, will be shining a light into the darker corners of Chester.