Peter Jackson Super traveller John Gilleghan returned to Stumperlowe to take us on the safest trip to the troubled Middle East. His many slides covered a trip to Petra at the time of the Syrian troubles so whilst he was concerned back then, we were all very relaxed as he took us all to Petra!
The symbols that adorn so many churches are painting a story of the events of the Bible, much like a comic does today, because in the early days so many people could neither read nor write. The quality of Pat’s pictures of the symbols in many churches in Yorkshire were only matched by his encyclopaedic … Read more
Mike spent his working life in education and he came upon Thornbridge Hall when it was owned by Sheffield City Council and used as an educational centre. He clearly became very fond of the place and his pictorial tour of the hall took us from the early days in the 12th century when it was … Read more
A very enjoyable and educational visit to the Assay Office was undertaken by members and guests. The history of the Assay Office was given by Emma Parageen, resident Librarian and Curator, covering the period from instigation of Assay offices back in 1300 to the present day. Truly they must have been the first consumer rights … Read more
Murray Wilson’s career was spent in anaesthetics and by nature an inventive man with a great curiosity and desire to find better ways of administering anaesthetics. Dropping ether onto a gauze mask was, surprisingly, happening rather more recently then you might care to imagine! In the early days of gas cylinders of oxygen and nitrous … Read more
Harry’s illustrated talk began with the emigration of his grandfather in 1925 to Rhodesia to start a new life. He found employment out there and as a result of a chance meeting on a train he met a mineral prospecter and property speculator whom he went into business with and started farming on the totally … Read more