HEDON AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

In the early 1960s, while working as a tractor driver on Southburn Farm, near Driffield, the late Brian Hebblewhite kept finding old pottery and other artefacts, many identified at the Hull and East Riding Museum as Romano-British or earlier. Supported by the farm's owner, the late John Rymer, and local archaeologists, Brian and his family undertook extensive work on the farm in the following years, becoming knowledgeable amateur archaeologists in their own right. Their collection was housed in some redundant farrowing sheds and gradually expanded to include material from the Neolithic to modern times - giving a unique insight into the continuous occupation of Southburn and surrounding area. After Brian’s death, the collection was supplemented by additional finds provided by metal detectorists, and in 2005 the Southburn Archaeological Museum (SAM) project was formed with the aim of making the collection accessible to the public - adults and children alike. Developed an...

Join Hull's celebrated social historian and psychologist Dr Alec Gill MBE for this new talk specially geared around Friday the Thirteenth! Alec has studied superstitions for almost 40 years as part of his research into the fishing families of Hessle Road. Working in the most dangerous job in the world, Arctic trawlermen are the most superstitious of all seafarers - perpetuating primitive folk beliefs because they live constantly under the shadow of death. Read more in Alec's e-book Superstitions: Folk Magic in Hull's Fishing Community-book - and don't miss his 'Friday the Thirteenth' special! New members always welcome !   Join at any meeting: £20 a year / £5 a meeting  More information : hedon.history@gmail.com    

Netherhall stables - © Bernard Sharp From the later eighteenth century several Hull merchants and bankers built large houses around the ancient village of Sutton on Hull, three miles north-east of the city - among them Sutton Grange, Sutton House and Sutton Hall (now Netherhall). Hull banker Henry Bedford bought the site of Sutton Hall in 1804 and built his grey-brick villa c.1810, while later residents included the Bocher family and Henry Fawcett Pudsey. The house (after 1846 known as Netherhall) is Victorian in external appearance; it was altered and extended in 1873, when a Corinthian order, balustrades and cornices were added. However, evidence of the earlier villa remains in the late-Georgian gate piers set back at the ends of quadrant walls. The house also possesses a fine detached former stable block fronting Wawne Road. PLEASE NOTE: this talk was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.    New members always welcome !   Join at any meeting: £20 a y...

Join landscape historian Richard Clarke to uncover the fascinating history of a prominent Hull site. Suffolk Palace was one of a number of terms used to identify a complex of buildings and associated formal gardens, initially built in the 1380s by Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk. Situated in the northern part of the walled town, it seems likely that most of the buildings had been demolished by the late 17th century, although remnants of the gardens survived well into the following century. In 1513, after the execution of Edmund de la Pole, the manor had reverted to the Crown, and King Henry VIII stayed there briefly in 1539. The Merchants' Exchange and the Town Hall were built on part of the site but were later demolished in the construction of Alfred Gelder Street. It is currently occupied by the old Main Post Office (now The Three John Scotts) built on the corner of Lowgate in 1909. New members always welcome !   Join at any meeting: £20 a year / £5 a meet...