CHURCH STRETTON AREA LOCAL HISTORY GROUP
Church Stretton History Group - Events
2023 EVENTS
The cost for members attending the talks is £2 and for non-members, £4.
Monday October 16th, 2023
2.00pm at the URC Hall
James Parker
The 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury
This talk will dovetail nicely with Marcus Cash's excellent talk in April this year, on the Battle of Pilleth.
The Battle of Shrewsbury was fought on 21 July 1403, between the Lancastrian King Henry IV's troops and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland.
The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, reaffirmed the effectiveness of the longbow and ended the Percy challenge to King Henry IV of England.
Monday November 20th, 2023
2.00pm at the URC Hall
Adriana Caroli
National Trust archaeologist Adriana Caroli will talk about Long Mynd excavations and Pole Cottage.
December Meeting: Christmas Lunch
Members Only
January and February
to be confirmed
Monday, March 18th
2pm in the URC Hall
Nigel Baker
Excavating and Exploring Shrewsbury Castle
- a Neglected Marcher Fortress