With its striking views, motor cars turned Newlands Corner on the North Downs near Guildford into a notable beauty spot: Fairyland, a hospital, soil buildings, army, airshows, Stracheys, Agatha Christie, Clough Williams-Ellis, evacuees, kindertransport and two petrol stations.

Discover he story of a survivor of the Titanic disaster who had connections with Liss.  From Western Road to California and many adventures along the way. Listen for the unexpected twist at the end!

Please note that our talks from January 2027 will be held in The Triangle Community Centre on the SECOND TUESDAY of each month.

Based on my book, "100 Theatres; Portraits of the Playhouse" and illustrated with paintings and old prints, the talk briefly covers the establishment of English theatres in the days of Elizabeth 1st and Shakespear.  The talk then takes us for a walk around some of the well-known theatres of today, several of which can date their origin to the early 17th century.

Inevitably, not all has gone to plan for every performane and so we'll cover some disasters, but mostly the funny silly things that have happened.

Please note that our talks from January 2027 will be held in The Triangle Community Centre on the SECOND TUESDAY of each month.

Dave is very well known in Midhurst and is a trustee of Midhurst Museum.  His talk will cover the River Rother, along the course from Empshott to Hardam, taking in many mills and bridges along its way.

Please note that our talks from January 2027 will be held in The Triangle Community Centre on the SECOND TUESDAY of each month.

Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition has gone down in history as one of heroic failure.  But what were conditions really like and what were the reasons for an expedition so carefully planned and widely publicised turning into a tragedy?  Fiona Oakley, Learning Manager from Gilbert Whites House, which is home to the Oates collection, will be telling the story of the expedition using contemporary photographs and original artefacts from the Museum's handling collection.  The talk will include Captain Lawrence Oates's role in the story and will also consider the legacy of the expedition and its relevance for us today.

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This lavish, fully illustrated virtual tour of the Town of Petworth will be a fascinating insight into its history through buildings and little-known stories including how it has been influenced over the years by Petworth House.  From the Parish Church we will "walk" down Lombard Street, through the Market Square and Golden Square and then the High Street to learn about its many pubs.  Following this we will see the site of the windmill, and the remains of the notorious House of Correction.  In the nearby countryside Shimmings Valley has signs of medieval farming.  The Tour will then cover the rise, fall and rise again of the Catholic Church, concluding with the 18th century alms houses.

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We shall see how and why the city grew from a collection of Iron Age huts into the splendid artisic captal of England.  We will meet Saints Birinus and Swithun, Kings Alfred, Canute and The Conqueror, and most exciting of all the irrepressible Queen Emma!

Then there are the rich and crafty bishops who created magnificent buildings, including two minsters, two abbeys and the longest cathedral in the world.

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My talk will encompass the inception of the canal, its construction, opening, use and demise.  I will incorporate reference to the Selsey Tramway and a brief insight to the construction methodology employed.

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If we had lived here in 296AD, we would have been close enough to a battle between Roman armies to hear the clash of sword on steel and the battle cries of thousands of treeos intended to intimitate the enemy.  Rome took arms against a usurper who calle himself Caesar Allectus Augustus, Imperatus Britannica, leading a secessionist Britain which had left the Roman Empire.  For a brief moment in history, our remote corner of Hampshire was at the cerntre of events that reverberated throughout the Empire.

Please note that our talks are now held in The Triangle Community Centre on the SECOND TUESDAY of each month.

Duncan is Chairman of the Garden.

The Physic Garden in Petersfield is so much more that a re-creation of a typical 17th Century formal garden.  Bequeathed to the town in 1988 by Major John Bowen, the plot of land itself is one of the towns' largest remaining medieval walled burgess plots.  My talk will span the history of the introduction of burgess plots in Petersfield through to the establishment of the Physic Garden which you can visit today.  As well as being an urban oasis for many, our Garden is strongly associated with the 17th Century. I will therefore also examine the social and historial events of that century which had a profound effect on the country we live in today.