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 - 'Farrago', Hornsea's unique tiled house
13 September: Robin Horspool - The Hearth and Home – with the Misses Bronte
11 October: AGM / Members' evening
8 November: TBC
13 December: Annual Xmas dinner