Here is a list of all our all our previous talks – Over 400 in total!! You can use the Search function for key words (magnifying glass in our menu).
Thank you to all the Speakers we have had over the years.
More than 2,000 large country houses were allowed to decay or fall apart, and many others were under threat for many years. But Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire’s most notable stately home, has managed to buck the trend despite a chequered history during which time it was owned by the related Wentworth, Rockingham and Fitzwilliam families. … Read more
Our speaker Mike Collins, making a return visit to Stumperlowe Probus, is an emeritus consultant at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and before retirement he worked in the Department of Medical Imaging at Northern General Hospital. Mike is now interested in history with a medical bias, and the subject of this talk was inspired … Read more
We are fortunate that Peter’s brother is a member of the club and cajoled Peter into speaking to us. Peter entered the aircraft industry in 1965 as a Student Apprentice with the FiltonWe are fortunate that Peter’s brother is a member of the club and cajoled Peter into speaking to us. Peter entered the aircraft … Read more
Sheffield’s worldwide reputation as an industrial powerhouse might have declined in recent decades. But the city’s industrial heritage goes from strength to strength thanks to the phenomenal success of the Hawley Tool Collection at the equally famous Kelham Island Museum. At the latest count, what is described as the best tool collection in the world … Read more
Peter Machan has written a number of books about Sheffield, its surroundings and its traditions. His talk is titled the same as his book published in 2021. A reason he finds the Loxley Valley curious is that it has no main roads running through it. It is now an agricultural economy with the River Loxley … Read more
This talk, given the full title of “Is this police brutality? – Insights from an inquest following the death of a man in custody,” was a true case of a man dying shortly after being admitted to hospital, following an incident where police had subdued him by using tasers. Those attending the talk were invited … Read more