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 The society enjoyed a most enjoyable trip to Four Ashes Hall in June. The property has been in the same family since it was built in 1660 and remains very much a family home. Sebastian had had to clear his toys up from the the playroom for historic toys and childrens’ clothes to be . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Four Ashes Hall (June 2014) Breaking news… Apologies for the short notice but we have just learned that Paul Carter is running a webinar via the National Archives entitled ‘Why did people fear the Victorian Workhouse?’ Paul lead the team to which some society members have made huge contributions by cataloging the correspondence from the Bromsgrove Poor Law Union to the Board in London. . . . → Read More: 12th May – National Archives Webinar – ‘Why did people fear the Victorian Workhouse?’ We welcome Mary Bodfish as our first speaker for 2014. Mary has close links with Smethwick Local History Society and with other societies within the Black Country and has given talks on a variety of subjects. Her illustrated talk on Beer, Bets and Bullbaiting sounds most intriguing. Mary says that the 1820s were rough, . . . → Read More: 27th March – Beer, Bets and Bullbaiting – Mary Bodfish All meetings are held on Thursdays in Clent Parish Hall, Church Avenue Clent Commencing at 8pm. New members and visitors are welcome. Admission £2.50 per meeting. Talks Thursday 27 March 2014 – ‘Beer, Bets and Bullbating’ Mary Bodfish Thursday 26 June – ‘The Droitwich Canal (The past brought to Life)’ Dr Malcolm Nixon Thursday 25 . . . → Read More: DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 2014  As 2014 begins The Mount has shed it’s sadly vacant look , having stood empty for the last three years. After so much wet weather the main building was beginning to look very sorry for itself. Fortunately any further dilapidation has been halted by the developers stepping in. Under the skilful hands of . . . → Read More: The Mount – Happy Memories  CLENT HISTORY SOCIETY PRESENT SHIELDS TO CLENT PARISH HALL . . . → Read More: Nine Worthies of Clent Dr. Peter Bloore has for many years been a loyal member of Clent History Society. He is the society’s acknowledged expert on all things relating to the two Methodist chapels which could at one time have been seen in the village. The second chapel situated on the Bromsgrove Road, at the Hagley end of . . . → Read More: New book by Dr. Peter Bloore – Who Lived in Clent in 1901  Visit to Norgrove Court – August 2013 Once again we were fortunate to have a lovely summer day for our afternoon visit to this gem of a building. Much of Norgrove Court dates from 1649 and it is strange to realise that a building of such importance should have been being constructed in the . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Norgrove Court (August 2013)  Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to … Deene Park. The 2013 Clent History Society day trip was blessed with a lovely sunny day, a rarity indeed this June. We headed for Deene Park in Northamptonshire. This delightful house is built round a courtyard and is mostly sixteenth century with . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Deene Park (June 2013)  The cataloguing of the correspondence between the Poor Law Board/Commission and our local union of Bromsgrove continues to provide some fascinating material. In the summer of 1849 there was a great deal of concern about cholera. A tragic tale unfolds of an ill child on a canal boat passing through Stoke Prior. He died . . . → Read More: Update on our Poor Law Research |
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