Events
Events
Mourholme Lecture Programme 2024-2025
Note new venue
Meetings are held in Gaskell Hall, 17 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, LA5 0RA at 7.30 pm unless otherwise stated
Our talks generally finish by 9 pm
Annual membership Single £10
Visitors to a single meeting £2
February 26th Thomas Mawson's A Lancastrian garden designer - Brian Smith
Silverdale has one of Thomas Mawson's designed gardens Grey Walls, but there are others in the region including Rydal Hall. His life was remarkable, and this talk will tell you about some of it and the gardens he designed locally.
March 26th Cromwell's Northern Journey 1648 - Nick Burton
Walking in the footsteps of the New Model Army across Yorkshire and Lancashire to fight the Battle of Preston in August 1658.
April 30th The Leeds Childrens Holiday Camp Silverdale - Stephanie Davies
The history of the Leeds Children's Holiday Camp in Silverdale from 1904 with oral histories from children who stayed there and the staff who looked after them, including the founder of the charity; Mrs Helen Currer Briggs, the first Lady Mayoress of Leeds and her connection to the Lake District and the Arts and Crafts designer Charles Francis Amesley Voysey.
This will be proceeded by a short AGM
October 2025 Warton History Weekend
The Society were pleased how succesful the Silverdale History weekend happened last year, that we are preparing to have a similar event this year focusing on the history of Warton. It will include exhibitors and talks about the immediate vicinity. The date will be confirmed soon.