Programme of Meetings

Upcoming Lectures

Tuesday 15 October, 7:00pm
West Indian Wealth in West Devon: Jamaica and the Maristow Estate
Dr. Malcolm Cross (Independent Researcher)

Tuesday 5 November, 7:00pm
'United Irish Fears and French Invasion:Contextualising the Mutiny of the Marines at Stonehouse Barracks, 1797'
Dr. Lee-Jane Giles (University of Plymouth)

Tuesday 26 November, 7:00pm
Folk Religion and the Chinease Communist Party in the Mao Era (1949-1976)
Prof. Stephen Smith (All Souls College, Oxford)

Tuesday 28 January, 7:00pm
Public Health in Plymouth 1926-34
Dr. Mike Sheaff (University of Plymouth)

Tuesday 4 March, 7:00pm
Dartmoor & government environmental policy
Prof. Matthew Kelly (Northumbria University)

Tuesday 25 March, 7:00pm
Christopher Durston Memorial Lecture
Prof. Catherine Richardson (University of Kent)

Tuesday 29 April, 7:00pm
Early 19thCentury Louisiana: colonialism and the environment
DR. Camille Mathieu (University of Exeter)

Parking: Closest parking to the University is Drake Circus (PL1 1EA) or Regent Street (PL4 8BA).

This is a joint programme in collaboration with the History Department at Plymouth University.

Booking for lectures:

The easiest approach is to book tickets online: plymouth.ac.uk/arts-institute
Otherwise, phone the Arts Institute Plymouth University T: 01752 585050
Or email - theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk

All talks start at 7.00 p.m.

Local Historical Association membership:

To become a member of the Plymouth branch or renew your membership subscriptions will be due from 1st October. To enable a prompt start for the first lecture, please send an application form to John Stead with a cheque for the appropriate amount during September 2024. Ordinary membership £8, Family Membership £12 and Student Membership £4. If you wish to make a Faster Payment into the Branch bank account please email John Stead for bank details.

Membership Secretary: John Stead, 2 Jessops, Plympton. Plymouth, PL7 4HW johnhstead3874@aol.com

HA Contact Alan H. Cousins, 1 Russell Close, SALTASH. PL12 4LZ  a.cousins345@btinternet.com