Roger Ward Bill Alty, a young 91 old, recounted his time in the Royal Navy during the Second World, War and his experience during the D Day landings. Bill came from a very poor background, his father being out of work for the first two or three years of his life. On the 3rd of September 1939 Bill … Read more
This was the second part of a two part presentation given by Ian Howard on the quadrupling of the railway lines down the Sheaf valley between 1890 to 1904. In his first part Ian covered the work from Dore and Totley , through Beauchief and Millhouses to Heeley. This was well illustrated because although photography … Read more
What a humorous, fascinating talk! Reg was born and brought up in Dronfield where he got up to the usual tricks that boys do. At the age of 14 he joined the A.T.C. (the Air Training Corps) where immediately became smitten with flying and at the age of 16 he joined the RAF. When he … Read more
We were told that we were in for a surprise but nothing could have prepared us for what we saw and experienced. It was tremendous and if you look at the gallery you will see photographs of some of the rooms and what they contained. We were very fortunate because we not only saw the … Read more
The words, ‘The Silk Road’ somehow conjured up images in my mind of Marco Polo’s travels to Cathay, travelling across the Himalayas on elephants. Nothing could be further from the truth as Doctor George Clark explained. He is an expert on the subject and has travelled part of the route, going from West to East, … Read more
John Snow was an eminent physician who is considered the father of modern epidemiology and one of the founder members of the Epidemiological Society of London. He was born on the 15th March 1813 to William and Frances Snow in North Street, York. William Snow was a labourer working in a coal yard adjacent to … Read more