Aldbourne Heritage Centre

Some of the talks from past meetings have been recorded in digital form and can be found below.

If you have enjoyed our meetings videos, or are joining us via zoom, we would relly appreciate any donation you might like to make. As a guide in a face to face meeting we ask for a £3.00 donation for non-members. But given membership is only £15 you might like to consider joining.

The James Wells Bankruptcy part 1, September 2024 by John Dymond: Facebook

Putting Aldbourne on the Map, June 2024 by Alan Heasman: Facebook (note we did have a few issues with bandwidth, but it doesn’t affect it too much)

Our First 10 Years, May 2024 by The Committee: Facebook

Aldbourne in the 18th Century, April 2024 by John Dymond: Facebook

Mow Cop and the Primitive Methodists, March 2024 by Cassie Rust: Facebook

Medieval Women, November 2023 by Liz Dymond: Facebook and YouTube

Quid Feci Aestate, October 2023 by Cassie Rust: Facebook and YouTube

Aldbourne in the 17th Century, September 2023 by John Dymond: Facebook and YouTube

Aldbourne & the Counts of Perche, May 2023 by Liz Dymond: Facebook and YouTube

Before The Yellow Pages – Trade Directories, April 2023: Facebook and YouTube

The Carillon – The Earlest Jukebox, March 2023: Facebook and YouTube

Digging The Band of Brothers 2022, February 2023 by Richard Osgood: YouTube and Facebook

Christmas entertainment, December 2022: Facebook and YouTube

Members Talks (Awborn Gospels; Our Oldest Houses; Broken Bells Restored), November 2022: Facebook and YouTube

The Goddards of Aldbourne, September 2022 by John Dymond: Facebook and YouTube

Frances Nicholas – A Way of Death, October 2022 by Julia Hunt: Facebook and  YouTube

Aldbourne Entertainments, August 2022 by Alan Heasman: Facebook and YouTube

How Much for a Lemon (Aldbourne’s War), June 2022 by Cassie Rust: Facebook and YouTube

The Old Manor or The Old Rectory, May 2022 by Alan Heasman: Facebook and YouTube

Good Manors – Bad Manors, February 2022 talk by John Dymond: Facebook and YouTube

Horse Racing in Aldbourne, January 2022 talk by Terry Gilligan: Facebook and YouTube

December 2021 Miscellany: Facebook & YouTube

Fires and Firefihting in Aldbourne 1760-2021 by Cassie Rust and Alan Heasman: Facebook & YouTube

What’s In a Name, May talk by Liz Dymond: Facebook & YouTube

Aldbourne’s Royal Jockey – Paddy Gilligan

Tokens and Traders, June 2021 talk by John Dymond & Cassie Rust: Facebook & YouTube.

Beech Knoll, April 2021 talk by Alan Heasman: FacebookYouTube

Aldbourne Charities, a talk by Terry Gilligan voice by Cassie: Facebook & YouTube

Aldbourne and the Liddiards, a talk by John Dymond for the Online Liddiard Family Gathering 2020: YouTube

Fire! by Cassie Rust: Facebook & YouTube

Prehistoric Aldbourne, by Cassie Rust: Facebook & YouTube

Historic Graffiti in St Michaels Aldbourne, by Cassie Rust: Facebook & YouTube

The Duchy of Lancaster and the Manor of Aldbourne, a talk by John Dymond: Facebook & YouTube

Pubs of Aldbourne, by Alan Heasman (recorded in 2017) : Part1 and part2

Lost Buildings of Aldbourne (a new recording of an older talk by Cassie Rust): Facebook & YouTube.

Graffiti In St Michael’s Church

Fustian: From Egypt to Aldbourne

Yew Tree Cottage & Albert Stacey

Digging a Roman Villa

Barnes Yard Archaeology

The Duchy of Lancaster & the Manor of Aldbourne