Wilfred Owen centenary
Following a successful launch at Shrewsbury Abbey on Saturday 4th August, the programme of events commemorating the centenary of Wilfred Owen’s death in 1918 is well and truly underway. The Abbey event saw almost 140 guests listen to speeches by the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Cllr Peter Nutting; the Mayor of Ors (the town in France […]
First World War Day, 20 Oct 2018
First World War Showcase Day When: 20 October 2018 Time: 10am-4pm Where: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury More details coming soon. For more events commemorating World War One, visit the Shropshire Remembers website
VCH lecture, 27 Oct 2018
Horses and the aristocratic lifestyle in early modern England The Victoria County History (VCH) Shropshire has invited historian, Professor Peter Edwards, to give its third annual lecture. Professor Edwards will show how the horse revolutionised the way rural society worked, played and operated in the period between c.1500 and c.1750. Professor Edwards’ lecture will demonstrate […]
Making poems from Archives, Autumn 2018
A series of six workshops at Shropshire Archives led by poet Jean Atkin. Each week Jean will introduce you to a different element of the Archive’s collections, and provide prompts, guidance and encouragement to enable everyone to write a poem or a piece of short prose. Jean Atkin is a published poet and experienced workshop […]
Annual lecture 24 November 2018
Dr Kate Croft from the University of Birmingham will deliver the annual lecture to the Friends of Shropshire Archives on ‘Health and Expedient: childcare and charity at the Shrewsbury Foundling Hospital, 1759-1771’. When: Saturday 24 November 2018 10.30am Cost: £5 please book in advance More information: please download the 2018 Annual Lecture PDF for more […]
Palaeography course starts 18 Sep 2018
Do you want to learn how to read old handwriting? Our experienced tutor Helen Haynes will use a variety of documents from collections at Shropshire Archives to help you improve your skills. When: Tuesdays: 18 & 25 September, 2, 9, 16 and 23 October 2018 Time: 2-4pm Where: Shropshire Archives, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ […]