The Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society has a long association with Manchester Libraries and Central Library recently hosted an exhibition to celebrate their 150th anniversary The Society has its Annual Conference on the 11th May at the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street (just behind Central Library), the details of which are below:
Annual conference
New Research in the North West
Friends Meeting House, Mount St, Manchester, M2 5NS
9.30 – 15.00 Saturday 11 May 2024
[Free to members of Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society and Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society £12 for non members]
On offer is an interesting morning on topics of local history.
Ian Mitchell – Mantles and Myths – Browns of Chester c 1780-2021
Helen Corlett – The Cooper at Old Bridge End: Finding a Place in Early 19c Manchester
John Marsden and Hilary Hartigan – MLFHS transcription projects which give an insight into the lives of local people
Lunch 12.00 – 13.00
The afternoon session will concentrate on archaeology
Norman Redhead – Castleshaw Roman Fort, Saddleworth. An illustrated talk on the 1st century AD fort
Neil Coldrick – Medieval Ironworking in Holcome Valley. Uncovered evidence of ironworking in the 13th and 14th centuries
Kelly Griffiths – Scuttled. Excavations on the Historic Canal Basin in Rochdale
To book a place or for more information please contact secretary@landcas.org.uk