Talks
Talks are usually held on the third Monday of the month, at Cleadon Park Library, South Shields. Members meet from 5.15 pm to 6.45 pm.. There is a £1 charge per talk for non-members. There is no talk in December.
Talks which took place before June 2015 are listed on the blog pages.
Talks which took place before June 2015 are listed on the blog pages.
Coronavirus CoVid-19
23/03/20
Talks and Informal Group Meetings Suspended Until Further Notice ...more
Monday, 21st October
13/10/19
The heyday of the cinema in South Shields, talk by Dave Profit ...more
Monday, 16th September, 2019
08/09/19
Voyages at Sea, a talk by Peter Dutton on his maritime experiences ...more
Monday, 19th August, 2019
10/08/19
The Old Low Light and marks in the sands of time, talk by Martin Kenny ...more
Monday, 15th July, 2019
09/07/19
Almshouses and Aged Miners' Homes, talk by Dr Christine Seal ...more
Monday, 17th June, 2019
14/06/19
South Shields Local History Group AGM followed by talk on A Corner of Harton by Jean Stokes ...more
Monday, 20th May 2019
17/05/19
German Pork Butchers in the First World War, a talk by Rosie Serdville and Silvie Fisch ...more
Monday, 15th April, 2019
07/04/19
Munitionette and Factory Girl Footballers Draw the Crowds in the First World War, presented by Ed Waugh and Vik Kay ...more
Monday, 18th March, 2019
12/03/19
The Stained Glass Windows of Durham Cathedral, by Art Historian, Jean Stokes ...more
Monday, 18th February, 2019
06/02/19
"Travels on horseback through the North of England and Scotland in 1704" by Tim Griffiths ...more
Monday, 19th November, 2018
09/11/18
Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle - then and now, talk by Margaret Dodds ...more
Monday, 16th July, 2018
10/07/18
Dr Thomas Masterman Winterbottom, founder of the Marine School - a talk about the lesser-known aspects of his life, by Dr Malcolm Grady ...more
Monday, 18th May, 2018
16/06/18
AGM followed by Ernest Lewthwaite Memorial Talk by Jean Stokes ...more
Monday, 21st May 2018
13/05/18
South Shields Sailing Collier, 'Priscilla', talk by Peter Chapman ...more
Monday, 19th March, 1918
13/03/18
Mouth of the Tyne, changes between 1895 and 1913, talk by Anthea Lang ...more
Monday, 19th February, 2018
08/02/18
Abbess Hilda's First Religious House, illustrated talk by Alan Newham. ...more
Monday, 18th September, 2017
03/09/17
A Passion for History, presented by Anne Sharp with films by Gary Wilkinson ...more
Monday, 16th October, 2017
03/07/17
Children of the Pit Villages, talk by Philip Dyer
Monday, 20th November, 2017
03/07/17
Behind the Scenes, talk by Janis Blower
Monday, 15th May, 2017
07/05/17
The East Coast War Channels project introduced by Eric Wilton, National Trust South Tyne Group ...more
Monday, 24th April, 2017
12/04/17
The Tyne - stories of the Tyne and the sailors who sailed from her on their epic journeys round the world, talk by Micael Chaplin ...more
Monday, 20th March, 2017
09/03/17
Cobles and Keelboats of the East Coast, talk by Colin Robson ...more
Monday, 20th February, 2017
09/02/17
The First Libraries of South Shields, 1788-1855, by Heather Thomas ...more
January 16th, 2016
06/01/17
Playright, Ed Waugh talks about his play, Hadaway Harry, about renowned Geordie rower, Harry Clasper ...more
October 17th, 2016
10/10/16
South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade, 'Always Ready for 150 Years' talk by Tom Fennelly ...more
July 18th, 2016
13/07/16
Diaries of James Chuter Ede, MP for South Shields from 1935-64, talk by Dr Malcolm Grady ...more
March 21st, 2016
06/03/16
The Ingham Infirmary and Newcastle Hospitals, talk by Professor Reg Hall ...more
February 15th, 2016
31/01/16
Tale Pieces: the fragmentary world of Thomas Bewick’s miniature illustrations, talk by artist Peter Quinn ...more
November 9th, 2015
01/11/15
Talk by Peter Hoy to remember those from South Tyneside who served in World War One. ...more
October 19th, 2015
06/10/15
Robert Stephenson - his life and achievements, talk by Malcolm Smith ...more
21st September, 2015
08/09/15
Adam Bell, Assistant Keeper of Social History at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery - treasured items and unique stories ...more
August 17th, 2015
08/08/15
The Great Exhibition of 1851, illustrated talk by Dr Michael Johnson ...more
June 15th 2015, AGM and Ernest Lewthwaite Memorial Talk
06/06/15
Jean Stokes explores images of Sandhaven Beach to Marsden Grotto ...more
