ILLUSTRATED TALK: BUILDINGS OF MARTOCK
Local historian Fergus Dowding will give us an illustrated tour around some of Martock’s historic buildings. Talks are free to members. Visitors are very welcome, £4 per person.
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September 2026
October 2026
ILLUSTRATED TALK: WILLIAM BECKFORD OF FONTHILL ABBEY
Tim Schroder will give a talk about William Beckford, patron and collector of goldsmiths’ work. William Beckford (1760-1844) is famous as the author of Vathek and as builder of Fonthill Abbey, a gothic fantasy built on a vast scale in Wiltshire and demolished soon afterwards. But Beckford was also a great collector and patron. Among the […]
November 2026
ILLUSTRATED TALK: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL SWORD FIGHTING
Join Luke Loader and Phil Milton for an introduction to Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) and the lost fighting traditions of medieval and Renaissance Europe. This talk will explore how we study, reconstruct, and practice these historical combat systems using surviving technical manuals and illustrations. As part of Taunton Longswords, a club dedicated to reviving […]
December 2026
ILLUSTRATED TALK: EXCAVATIONS AT SOMERTON ROAD, LANGPORT
Finding a Roman Villa in the middle of Huish was quite a surprise! Perhaps you were one of the lucky ones who managed to see the dig in progress, but now there is a chance to hear a professional account of what the archaeologists found. Agata Socha-Paszkiewicz of Thames Valley Archaeological Services will give a […]
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