Stowupland Local History Group

No Meeting this month
2022-01-05 00:00 (Europe/London) | Stowupland Village Hall, Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, IP14 5BQ, United Kingdom

"In the Fields of Frost and Snow" by Hexachordia
2021-12-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Stowupland Village Hall, Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, IP14 5BQ, United Kingdom
The early music trio Hexachordia (www.hexachordia.com) presents a programme of mirth and merriment for the festive season, revealing what Christmas and New Year was like for folk at all levels of society in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Featuring Hexachordia’s trademark blend of instrumental music, song and narrative, they will bring to life the winter season of times gone by. The trio will play a range of authentic copies of old instruments including the gittern, vielle, crumhorn, lute, viol, recorder and bagpipes. Many of today’s seasonal carols have their origins in the Medieval and Tudor eras, and so even if the instruments Hexachordia plays them on may be unfamiliar, some of the tunes will be known to many.
The group will also show how some of the traditions associated with the festive season go back many centuries. “In the Fields in Frost and Snow” will appeal both to those new to early music, as well as to audiences with a well-established love of this beautiful, timeless music.

"What Lies Beneath?" - The Trinity Meadow digs by Robin Webb of Oxford Archaeology
2021-11-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Stowupland Village Hall, Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, IP14 5BQ, United Kingdom
Ahead of building on the Trinity Meadow site the area was investigated by Oxford Archaeology. Robin will present the findings of the digs and will bring along a few of the artefacts that were found

Suffolk Witches by Pip Wright
2021-10-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Stowupland Village Hall, Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, IP14 5BQ, United Kingdom
Pip is a regular speaker to our group and in this talk he looks at the belief in witches culminating in the witch trials of the early 17th century. Matthew Hopkins was the notorious “Witch Finder General” who was invited to many East Anglian communities including Stowmarket at this time and would invariably find evidence of witches.

Behind the Scenes at "Who Do You Think You Are" by Gill Blanchard
2021-09-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Stowupland Village Hall, Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, IP14 5BQ, United Kingdom
Gill is a full time historical researcher and author, she has assisted several authors, academics, journalists and television producers with their background research, notable the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? including the Mary Berry episode in 2014 and the Jonnie Peacock episode in 2018.
Please Note
There will be a very short Annual General Meeting before the talk which should not take longer than 10 minutes.

Charlie and the Dig by Charlie Haylock
2021-08-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Stowupland Village Hall, Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, IP14 5BQ, United Kingdom
This is an intriguing and sometimes humorous look behind-the-scenes in the making of the Netflix film “The Dig” . . . a film based on a novel with the same title about the famous Sutton Hoo burial ship and the people involved. Charlie will explain how a potential “scam” email from “The Dig” producer, turned out to be real, and followed by a phone call from Ralph Fiennes. Charlie will show how Ralph Fiennes, who played Basil Brown, and the other “Suffolk” actors learnt their Suffolk accent . . . and not sound like West Country pirates ! Charlie will also explain the extreme lengths Ralph Fiennes took, not only to play Basil Brown . . . but to become Basil Brown.

Becoming a House Detective by Stephen Poulter
2021-07-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Stowupland Village Hall, Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, IP14 5BQ, United Kingdom
As author of a number of local history books, Stephen shares his experience of researching the story of the 17th century cottage in Norfolk. He’ll recount the tales of the owners and residents of his own home over more than 300 years, who ranged from Victorian farmers and bricklayers to a Georgian gentlewoman of independent means and a wealthy 17th century landowner. He also describes the various processes and historic documents involved in investigating the background of any historic property.

Please note we will follow government Covid rules with separate entrance and exit, social distancing and wearing of masks unless exempt.

Zoom Talk -What the Committee did during Lockdown
2021-05-05 19:30 | Suffolk
Private talk, for details contact SLHG membership secretary

LHG Committee meeting on Zoom
2021-04-28 19:30 - 20:30 | Suffolk
Private meeting for Trustees only
