Welcome to Larkhall History Society

We are a recently formed society (2008), that meets monthly, to find out more about the place we live in. Larkhall is on the outskirts of Bath, yet despite being just two miles from the centre of Bath, it still has a village feel and lots of history. We meet in the second week of each month, usually on a Monday, and usually at St Marks School, though keep an eye on the events diary, as we will sometimes use other venues or change the dates slightly to accommodate out interesting speakers and their facilities. All are welcome at our meetings, whether you just want to listen to the evening's talk, or actively participate in one or more of our project groups. We look forward to meeting you.

Friday 25 April 2008

Listening To Larkhall

We are very much looking forward to a presentation by Kath Holden on Monday 12th May, on the Listening to Larkhall Oral History Project. Kath and the other group members have already begun to interview Larkhall residents past and present in order to put together a series of memories on disk.

This is an opportunity to record life in Larkhall, the features of everyday life by the people who have experienced it. This will prove a fascinating resource not only for residents now, but for generations to come.

If you are interested in helping collect memories, or contributing your own then drop us an email, come to the meeting or you can contact Kath at her office in the University of the West Of England, telephone 0117 328 4395 Email: Katherine.Holden@uwe.ac.uk

Saturday 12 April 2008

April Meeting

We are hoping to see new and existing members at our April meeting - because we have the exciting opportunity to have a private tour and viewing of the local history resources at Bath Library. Ann Buchanan, the local history librarian will be presenting all sorts of maps and documents, indexes and journals which will help us uncover what has been happening in Larkhall in the past.
We featured this week in the Bath Chronicle - and we are looking for people with stories to tell about our featured photographs and we are getting new photo's all of the time.
Bath library closes at 6pm and we will be having our special meeting from 6.30pm.
It would be lovely to see you there!