A tale of Victorian scandal comes to Hedon & District Local History Society on Tuesday 8 March, when Dr Alan Deighton reveals the extraordinary history of ' Count' Adolph de Werdinsky , alias Dr David Beck. Werdinsky died in penury in Hull in 1856 and is buried in the Western Cemetery, Spring Bank, 'By Strangers Honor'd And By Strangers Mourn'd' - but what lies behind the memorial to this self-proclaimed Polish aristocrat? Next meeting : Tuesday 12 April 2016 - Jill Crowther - The Settlement at the End of the World: Ex-Servicemen at Sunk Island, 1917-27 All welcome! Join at any meeting. £10 a year. Venue : Church Rooms , Magdalen Gate, Hedon HU12 8JP, 7.15pm for 7.30pm . More information : contact hedon.history @gmail.com FUTURE MEETINGS 10 May : Josie Adams - 'Farrago', Hornsea's unique tiled house 14 June : Visit - St Mary's Church, Swine & Dowthorpe Hall 12 July : Visit - TBC 9 August : Visit
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