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Blisworth Heritage Society
Blisworth has one of the most detailed archives on a village available.The history of Blisworth has been shaped by the Grand Union Canal, the London to Birmingham Railway, and iron and limestone quarrying.
Meetings
Second Friday of each month at 7.30pm, Bliswor th Village Hall
Membership
£5 per annum. Meetings £1 members, £2.50 visitors
Talks/tours offered
• Bliswor th Village: A histor y and heritage walk including the Bliswor th Tapestr y
• Richard Dunkley – Local Railway Contractor and Builder
• Walter Alexander – Photographer who recorded life on the canal
• Blisworth from the census and Parish Records
• Blisworth Jubilee Scrapbooks • 180 years of the London to Birmingham Railway and its
impact on Blisworth
• The history of Blisworth School
from the school logbooks • From the Archives: An
Introduction to items from the
archives
• Open Archives – summer
season sessions posted on the Society website (see below)
Contact
Chair, Mrs Hilary Spurrier,
2 Towcester Road,
Blisworth NN7 3BL
01604 859181 h.spurrier.123@btinternet.com www.blisworthheritage.org.uk
Brackley and District History Society
The Society was formed in 1984 with the following aims: to study all aspect of history, to record changes in the district, to encourage the preservation of knowledge and objects of local interest.
Meetings
First Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm, Brackley Methodist Church, High Street,
Brackley NN13 7ZX
Membership
£15 annual membership, £3 visitors
Talks/tours offered
• History of Brackley from the Iron Age to the War of the Roses
• History of Brackley from the War of the Roses to the 21st Centur y
• Guided History Walk around Brackley – with tea and cakes provided
Contact
Membership Secretary,
Mrs Karen Gees, 2 Steane View, Brackley, NN13 7AF
01280 702837 brackleyhistorysociety@hotmail.com
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