Ripon & District

Local History

Welcome to the Local History Group

Enquiries about membership should be directed to:
Group leader, Maurice Taylor 01765 604 778 (mauricehtaylor@gmail.com)

Unless we go out on summer site visits, our meetings take place at
10.00am on the fourth Thursday of the month in the large and comfortable
lounge at Ripon Rugby Club, Mallorie Park Drive, Ripon HG4 2QD, where there is ample car parking.

Our upcoming presentations are:

28 December 2023 There will be no meeting as we clash with Christmas!

25 January 2024 Mark Newman, Senior Archaeologist with the National Trust will present 'Studley House' and update us on the latest excavations in Studley Royal park.

22 February 2024 Justin Scully, General Manager – Fountains & Brimham Rocks, The National Trust, will give a talk on the tricky subject of 'Balancing the growth in visitors with the Spirit of Place of Fountains Abbey' – we want more people to enjoy the beauty of Fountain, but how can that happen without disturbing its peace & tranquillity – how do the team strike this balance and what can we learn from the history of Fountains to help us?

28 March 2024 Sir Thomas Ingilby, of Ripley Castle. ‘The Ingilbys of Ripley Castle’ is a 50 minute talk - with no slides. However, this charismatic international speaker has promised to keep us entertained! The refreshment break will be at the end of the presentation. Sir Thomas will be happyto take questions after the break.

About our group:

To fund visiting speakers & pay for the meetings, we commit ourselves to a membership fee, payable annually and generally non-refundable. The annual fee is currently £20 per person for a full year, or pro rata for new members joining part way through the year. Renewals will be collected at the May meeting.

We currently pay £2.00 per person at each meeting in the Rugby Clubhouse for unlimited tea or coffee and biscuits from our arrival. All refreshment income goes straight to the Rugby Club.

Most meetings are planned to take the form of a PowerPoint (slides) presentation, or similar, with a refreshment break at the half way point, followed by any questions, comment or discussion by members. A typical meeting will end at approx. 11.30/11.45am.

Members are encouraged to suggest future speakers and visits, which will be arranged as funds permit. Several of our members have given presentations of their own - please get in touch with Maurice Taylor if you have any ideas on this score.

N.B. Maurice Taylor is a well-known local historian and several of his books on various aspects of local history and the Cathedral are currently in print and available through local bookshops and the Cathedral gift shop.

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