What’s On.
Photo of Salisbury Cathedral by Diane Vose
Upcoming Events.
We hope that you will wish to join us for some, or all, of these events and that you may wish to put the dates in your diary. Details for some events will follow nearer to its date.
Science, Folklore & the Unexplained: John Aubrey’s Natural History
Wednesday 21 October, 7.30 pm
£10 per screen, booking essential. All proceeds to WVCH
John Aubrey (1626-1697) is best known as a polymathic antiquarian with a deep interest in the supernatural. Yet Aubrey was a scientist too, and often combined his curiosity for folk wisdom and the unexplained with revolutionary scientific insights. Sadly, his major work on the subject, the Natural History of Wiltshire, was not published in his lifetime, and subsequently only in truncated form. In it, Aubrey vigorously applied scientific method not only to conventional flora and fauna, but also to the phenomena of dragons, ghosts, witches, magic rings, secret tunnels, murderous clouds, and giants – a fervour that led to an African expedition to hunt for a two-legged dragon, the Wyvern. Dr Louise Ryland-Epton invites us to discover more about Aubrey’s extraordinary world in this his 400th anniversary year and in celebration of her publication of his Natural History in full for the first time.
A talk by Louise Ryland-Epton
Please contact Wiltshire Museum to reserve a place
Edward Newall Tuck – Son of Bath and Chippenham – Educator of Wiltshire
Wednesday 11 November, 8 pm
£10 per screen, booking essential. All proceeds to WVCH
Edward Newall Tuck, was the first Headmaster of Chippenham Secondary School. Mayor twice and a local councillor who played an important part in the development of Chippenham between his arrival here in 1893 until his death in 1949. Chris will look at his family from Bath, their move to Sheffield and Tuck’s life in Chippenham as a teacher, liberal politician, historian and much more!
An online talk by Chris Dallimore.
Please contact Wiltshire Museum to reserve a place.