Programme of talks for 2024-25

All talks are held on the second Monday of the month in the Central Methodist Church, Lune Street, Preston, PR1 2NL. The season is from September to May (excluding January)

The seasonal membership subscription is £20.00 and visitor admission to a single talk or guided walk is £5.00.

Talks start at 7.15pm but doors open at 6.30pm for registration and refreshments.

NEW MEMBERS AND VISITORS ARE VERY WELCOME

Monday 8 September 2025

The 'Paupers' Rebellion of 1858: Poor relief, industrial distress and the labour test in mid C19th Preston

Speaker: Dr Lewis Darwen

Monday 13 October 2025

The Battle of Bamber Bridge

Speaker: Dr. Alan Rice

Monday 10 November 2025

Cornelia Connelly: Blissful Bride to Notorious Nun

Speaker: Judy Beeston

Monday 8 December 2025

Strawberries and Villas: the development of a freehold land society estate in mid-Victorian Ashton-on-Ribble

Speaker: Sue Latimer

Monday 9 February 2026

Plague and Hunger: Mortality in the Preston area 1590-1650

Speaker: Dr Alan Crosby

Monday 9 March 2026

Beatrice Blackhurst’s Scrapbook: leisure, voluntary action and social change in Preston in the early 20thCentury.

Speaker: Helen Howell

Monday 13 April 2026

Preston and its Region in Domesday Book and beyond

Speaker: Prof. Fiona Edmunds

Monday 11 May 2026

That’s Entertainment! The rise and fall of Preston’s Guild Hall

Speaker: Michael Akers

Please join us

For further information please contact the Members' Secretary

Email: patricia@prestonhistoricalsociety.org.uk