Programme of talks for 2026-27

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

Our programme of talks 26/27

Monday 14 September 2026

Chaplin, Cowboys and Cotton: Preston Film Service and Early Lancashire Cinema

Speaker: Emma Heslewood

Monday 12 October 2026

The Black British Experience in Britain: focusing on Preston in the 1950’s to the Present Day

Speaker: Adrian Murrell

Monday 9 November 2026

Creating a County: the Emergence of Lancashire 700- 1200

Speaker: Dr. Alan Crosby

Monday 14 December 2026

A Window to the Universe: the Past, Present, and Future of the Preston Observatory

Speaker: Graham McLoughlin

Monday 8 February 2027

Love, Betrayal, Power, Wealth and the Monarch: the Extraordinary Story of the Duchy of Lancaster

Speaker: Graham Kemp

Monday 8 March 2027

A Woman in a Man's Will: how women were treated in the wills of their male relatives

Speaker: Anna Watson

Monday 12 April 2027

Small Town, Big Ideas: How Preston shaped a global design practice

Speaker: Michael Akers

Monday 10 May 2027

History Shorts (Three members share the floor)

Speaker: Ben Humphries, Janet Edwards and Dave Canning

Please join us

For further information please contact the Members' Secretary

Email: patricia@prestonhistoricalsociety.org.uk