In his new book, Brightening from the East, writer and social historian Ken Worpole explored a unique 'region of the mind' - the Thames Estuary, the marshland landscapes of the East Anglian shoreline, and the Quaker and Anglican strongholds of the Essex interior - where Essex has been fertile soil for a rich variety of […]
Edward Charlesworth lived from 1813 to 1893 and participated in significant developments in the study of the natural sciences; being acquainted with and/or communicating with some of the leading natural scientists of the time. Charlesworth was a gifted and prolific geologist who published influential scientific papers and was made a fellow of the Geological Society […]
The AGM was followed by a talk on by Oscar Aldred on Sir Cyril Fox and the Archaeology of the Cambridge region. Sir Cyril Fox PhD FSA FBA MRIA (1882-1967) was an archaeologist and director of the National Museum of Wales, who went up to Magdalene College, University of Cambridge to read - as of […]
Our 2025 AGM took place as a face-to-face meeting in the Saffron Walden Library on Wednesday 14th May at 7:30pm. Documents that will also be handed out at the AGM will be available by clicking on the following pages: Notice & Agenda Minutes of the 2024 AGM Chairman's Report Treasurer's Report Trustee's Report
Just off Fleet Street, in what was the heart of the British national press is the St Bride Foundation. It was set up in 1891 as an institution to support the people and printers of Fleet Street, providing both education and recreation. It had a school of printing to educate printers in the newest technologies […]
Perry has a long-standing interest in food history and social history, and many members will recall her excellent talk about Twelfth Night. In 2018 she was invited to take on the role of the Victorian Cook in the BBC2 series 'The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts' shown in January 2019. This led to a […]
Hosted by local poet Hannah Walker the evening featured old and new poetry and include 'open mike' sessions. Come along to share your poems, or just to listen. If you want to read a poem, please speak to Hannah on arrival. The evening starts at 7:30 pm (but please arrive at 7:20pm). Admission is free, […]
Old herbals, marginalia, saffron cultivation and Tudor poet, Gabriel Harvey of Saffron Walden will all be discussed in the next talk of the Gibson Library Society. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, England's printing presses churned out dozens of instructional manuals or 'how-to' books for the aspiring gardener or herbalist. This talk explored why these […]
