Oswestry & Border History & Archaeology Group
OBHAG Programme 2020
The meetings are held at -
the Methodist Church Hall, Castle Street
Entry Fee: Members £1 Visitors £3
7.30 pm start unless stated otherwise.
There is nearby parking on the Horsemarket and Oak Street Car Parks. There is also limited parking outside the hall
on Castle Street but please leave this free for those members with mobility problems.
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Read much more about OBHAG on the OBHAG Website
NEXT OBHAG MEETING - Evening Talk
Friday 14th February - 7.30pm
The First Lady of the English?
Aethelflaed, Warrior Queen
The Life and Legacy of Alfred's Daughter Aethelflaed
Warrior, Leader, Wife.
Joanna Arman, Historian and Author, University of Winchester
Methodist Church Hall, Castle Street
Every Friday at Oswestry Library - *** Dedicated Website ***
Discover Shropshire - Oswestry Family and Local History GroupWeekly Family and Local History Advice Service
View Leaflet - WebsiteNational Trust - Chirk Castle - Powys Castle
Forthcomming Events - Chirk Castle Page - Powys Castle PagePlease email Paul Brown if you hear of any local historical/archaeological events not included here.
2020 Programme
Friday 10th January 7-30pm - Recent Research on Wroxeter & Roman Shropshire
Dr Roger White, University of Birmingham
Dr Roger White, University of Birmingham
Friday 14th February 7-30pm - Aethelflaed, Warrior Queen
Joanna Arman, Historian and Author, University of Winchester
Joanna Arman, Historian and Author, University of Winchester
Friday 14th March - OBHAG AGM & talk
Oswestry's Castle Bank: its history over the past two hundred and fifty years
John Pryce-Jones, OBHAG President
Oswestry's Castle Bank: its history over the past two hundred and fifty years
John Pryce-Jones, OBHAG President
Friday 17th April - 7-30pm - (note 3rd Friday due to Easter)
An Oswestry Squire: "Mad Jack" Mytton of Halston
David Thornycroft
An Oswestry Squire: "Mad Jack" Mytton of Halston
David Thornycroft
Friday 15th May - (note 3rd Friday due to VE Day holiday)
Evening Visit - The ancient Montgomeryshire village of Llanfechain
Guided Tour including church and Domen Gastell Motte.
Meet at the Village Hall at 7.00pm
Evening Visit - The ancient Montgomeryshire village of Llanfechain
Guided Tour including church and Domen Gastell Motte.
Meet at the Village Hall at 7.00pm
Friday 17th June - Afternoon Visit to Pitchford Hall
Guided tour and cream tea. Cost £20 Booking essential.
Meet at the hall at 2.30pm
Guided tour and cream tea. Cost £20 Booking essential.
Meet at the hall at 2.30pm
Saturday 11th July - Full day visit to Beaumaris Castle & Penmon Priory Anglesey with Roger Cooper and Tom Lerwil
Coach from Oak Street Car Park at 8.30am. Further details to followw
Coach from Oak Street Car Park at 8.30am. Further details to followw
Friday 11th September 7-30pm - Old Oswestry(s), boundaries and ancient routes
Tim Malim, Technical Director, SLR Consulting
Tim Malim, Technical Director, SLR Consulting
Friday 9th October 7-30pm - Medical Insights into Poor Law Records
Andrew Pattison Friends of Shropshire Archives
Andrew Pattison Friends of Shropshire Archives
Friday 13th November - 7-30pm - Oswestry's medieval bards: the first urban Welsh poets
Eurig Salisbury, University Aberystwyth
Eurig Salisbury, University Aberystwyth
Friday 11th December - 7-30pm The findings and significance of OCRP's research on the Marcher castle at Oswestry
Roger Cooper, Project Director
Roger Cooper, Project Director
