Northallerton Castle

Promoting Local History in the Allertonshire Wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire

Northallerton & District Local History Society
Programme of Events


Talks take place at 7.00 pm in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hall, Thirsk Road, Northallerton; visit arrangements to be advised nearer the time.

Further details from Mike Sanders (07566 770 625), heritage1138@outlook.com

Admission to talks is free to members. Non-members are welcome to talks at a charge of £3.00 per person.


Date Event Description
Tuesday 10 September 2024 ‘Sir William Turner & his Almshouses’, Peter Sotheran, followed by members-only Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 08 October 2024 ‘Thornborough Henges – a Gift to the Nation’, Neil Redfern, Executive Director, Council for British Archaeology
Tuesday 12 November 2024 ‘Discovering Rievaulx's Hidden Treasures’, Rev Dr Greg Hoyland FRSA FHEA
Tuesday 10 December 2024 ‘Secret Darlington’, Chris Lloyd
Tuesday 14 January 2025 ‘The Baedeker Raid on York, 1941’, Malcolm Brooke
Tuesday 11 February 2025 ‘Captain Barclay, a True Corinthian’, Anthony Wood
Tuesday 11 March 2025 ‘The Snickelways of York - 40 Years On’, William Thackray
Tuesday 08 April 2025 ‘A Potted History of Northallerton’, John Parkinson
Tuesday 13 May 2025 ‘The Life and Times of Captain Cornelius Smelt, R.N.’, Peter Duffus
Tuesday 10 June 2025 ‘The Ironstone Miners of Cleveland’, Tony Nicholson
Tuesday 08 July 2025 ‘Christopher Dresser & the Linthorpe Pottery’, Gill Moore
Tuesday 12 August 2025 Members-only Summer Outing