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On 5 March we welcome Alan Peace presenting ‘Himley Hall, Past, Present and Future’ For many years, Himley Hall belonged to successive Earls of Dudley. The Hall began as a Hunting Lodge and after many redevelopments it steadily grew into the grand house we see today. Between 1920 and 1936 it was so grand that Edward, Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VIII, frequently visited the house for weekend shooting parties, he also made use of the indoor swimming pool, which was equipped with a water chute and cocktail bar! Alan will share the stories of the house and park, gathered over 27 years’ experience as a Himley Park Ranger.
On 2 April we welcome the return of Mary Bodfish who will be sharing ‘How we lived then’. History is full of the stories of the rich and powerful, with much less being known about the lives of ‘ordinary’ people. One way we can learn snapshots about the lives and homes of our forebears is through probate inventories. In this talk, Mary will use inventories to take a “time machine” tour round the house of a late 17th-century yeoman – and see in detail how his hard-working family cooked, dined, slept, cleaned, and clothed themselves.
The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legions major fundraising event of the year and contributes to the £2,000,000 spent every week in meeting the welfare needs of ex=servicemen and their families. In Hagley we raised just under £10,000 last year, and with your help, we hope to beat that target in 2023.
The society’s meetings are held at 8pm in St Saviour’s Hall on the first Tuesday of each month. Visitors are most welcome at all our events.
