The Committee are delighted to announce that meetings are once again happening in person. Please see the programme for full details, and below for details of the next meeting. Many thanks to Sarah for organising another great programme!
Despite the logistical difficulties of recent years, there has been much ongoing research led by Eric, ranging form a host of local family searches through to plans for a geophysical survey of the medieval village.
There have been important changes to Committee membership with the departure of Julie Sharpe and the arrival of Matt Youngs in the post of Smoke Signal Editor. Amy Woolacott has departed and Lorry Butler has joined as Membership Secretary.
The Society was represented at a number of local history events by Anne, Sue, Eric and myself over the summer and there have been a number of walks, with more planned for the year ahead.
Stephen has kept us out of jail on the financial front, held fees at their previous level, led on publication issues and is exploring new options to make payments at meetings easier.
Anne is working across all of the above, in addition to her role as Secretary, wherein she is keeping us all on our toes with minutes and actions!
Despite the logistical difficulties of recent years, there has been much ongoing research led by Eric, ranging form a host of local family searches through to plans for a geophysical survey of the medieval village.
There have been important changes to Committee membership with the departure of Julie Sharpe and the arrival of Matt Youngs in the post of Smoke Signal Editor. Amy Woolacott has departed and Lorry Butler has joined as Membership Secretary.
The Society was represented at a number of local history events by Anne, Sue, Eric and myself over the summer and there have been a number of walks, with more planned for the year ahead.
Stephen has kept us out of jail on the financial front, held fees at their previous level, led on publication issues and is exploring new options to make payments at meetings easier.
Anne is working across all of the above, in addition to her role as Secretary, wherein she is keeping us all on our toes with minutes and actions!
Meetings
Meetings will take place on the last Tuesday of the month starting at 7.30pm in the new venue of St.Peter's Church.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday 29th November at 19.30.
Please note that on this occasion, the meeting is once again back at the wonderfully heated St Peter’s!
Parking is available across the road in the church car park.
James Rendell will talk on “H.H.Martyn & Son. Gloucestershire's Fabulous Industrialists”.
New members and visitors welcome.
Meetings will take place on the last Tuesday of the month starting at 7.30pm in the new venue of St.Peter's Church.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday 29th November at 19.30.
Please note that on this occasion, the meeting is once again back at the wonderfully heated St Peter’s!
Parking is available across the road in the church car park.
James Rendell will talk on “H.H.Martyn & Son. Gloucestershire's Fabulous Industrialists”.
New members and visitors welcome.
Latest Publications
Leckhampton Yesteryear [Revised Edition, 2021]
Eric Miller
Order a copy for £3 direct from Eric or from me (Paul) the webmaster.
Records of Leckhampton was written by Robert Cary Barnard, based on lectures that he gave in 1897. They were the result of his painstaking and extensive study and analysis of parish and manorial records which are now kept in Gloucestershire Archives, and he also repeated received wisdom of the time - the histories of the county written by Atkyns, Rudder and Fosbrook. This comprehensive survey will have been the first opportunity for villagers to learn about the evolution of Leckhampton, and through this pioneering work Barnard prepared much of the ground for others to cultivate in later years.
Major Robert Cary Barnard (1827 - 1906) was a man of many talents, with a particular interest in botany. He was born in Prestbury and after a peripatetic life settled in Leckhampton in 1868. His home was Bartlow on Leckhampton Hill (now demolished), designed by his friend the architect John Middleton. He strongly opposed Henry Dale's closure of Leckhampton Hill to the public in 1894. His fondness for Leckhampton is reflected in the rumour that his ashes were scattered over the hill. Leckhampton Local History Society is pleased to be able to make the book available to the general public.
The churchyard burials section in the Family History section of the website has been updated with most plots now mapped.
We also now have images of many of the tombstones available here.
Checkout Martin Horwood's concise history of Leckhampton from his website.
We also now have images of many of the tombstones available here.
Checkout Martin Horwood's concise history of Leckhampton from his website.
