Thornbury Local History and Archaeology Society
Our meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month, held at St Mary's Church Hall beginning at 7.30pm. There is a small charge of £2.50, which includes a hot drink during the interval. For more information, e-mail Ginny Toomer at
Details of our programme can be found at on the right hand side of this page, the library or the Town Hall. The Thornbury Society always welcomes new and occasional members.
We have an archive of articles based on past meetings here on the website for you to browse through:
Gloucestershire ballads (Mar 2009)
Farm buildings (Feb 2009)
Bristol Castle (Jan 2009)
Walls & boundaries (Dec 2008)
Dark Satanic Mills (Nov 2008)
Clarkson and the Slave Trade (Oct 2008)
What to wear at work (Sep 2008)
Thornbury Pubs (Mar 2008)
Rethinking Militancy (Feb 2008)
Down the Garden Path (Jan 2008)
The Slave Trade (Dec 2007)
Crinoline and Corsets (Nov 2007)
Love Thy Neighbour (Oct 2007)
Digging up the Glass Works (Mar 2007)
Death and disease on the SS Great Britain (Jan 2007)
How the forest was won (Oct 2006)
Clifton Rocks Railway
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
In sickness and in health
Mr Lister - a gentleman employer
7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Thornbury
The Luftwaffe's Attacks on the Aircraft Industry in South Gloucestershire. Speaker: John Penny
Non-members – or indeed, new members – are always most welcome. A charge of £2.50 is made to non-members. Further information is available below or by e-mailing Mrs Ginny Toomer.
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7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Thornbury
Basket weaving talk and demonstration by Jenny Humphries preceded by our AGM.
Non-members – or indeed, new members – are always most welcome. A charge of £2.50 is made to non-members. Further information is available below or by e-mailing Mrs Ginny Toomer.
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7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Thornbury
Bristol Families and their connection with Arnos Vale Cemetery. Speaker: Dave Napier
Non-members – or indeed, new members – are always most welcome. A charge of £2.50 is made to non-members. Further information is available below or by e-mailing Mrs Ginny Toomer.
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7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Thornbury
Thornbury High Street, Speaker; Tony Cherry
Non-members – or indeed, new members – are always most welcome. A charge of £2.50 is made to non-members. Further information is available below or by e-mailing Mrs Ginny Toomer.
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7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Thornbury
Crime and Criminality in Georgian Bath, Speaker; Steve Poole
Non-members – or indeed, new members – are always most welcome. A charge of £2.50 is made to non-members. Further information is available below or by e-mailing Mrs Ginny Toomer.
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7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Thornbury
Fore and Aft; Lost Memories of the River Severn, Speaker; Peter Barnett
Non-members – or indeed, new members – are always most welcome. A charge of £2.50 is made to non-members. Further information is available below or by e-mailing Mrs Ginny Toomer.
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7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Thornbury
My First Love, My Darling - Clifton Suspension Bridge, Speaker; Mike Rowland
Non-members – or indeed, new members – are always most welcome. A charge of £2.50 is made to non-members. Further information is available below or by e-mailing Mrs Ginny Toomer.
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7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Thornbury
The Berkeleys and Berkeley Castle, Speaker: Anton Bantock
Non-members – or indeed, new members – are always most welcome. A charge of £2.50 is made to non-members. Further information is available below or by e-mailing Mrs Ginny Toomer.
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