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All upcoming talks, meetings and events organised by the Shepton Mallet Area History Group. We'd love to see you there. If there's a topic you'd like to deliver a talk or presentation on, do get in touch.
All upcoming talks, meetings and events organised by the Shepton Mallet Area History Group. We'd love to see you there. If there's a topic you'd like to deliver a talk or presentation on, do get in touch.
Building The Centre
Building The Centre
Martin Berkley, founder of community campaign Let's Buy the Amulet, delves into the photo archive of Terence Hopegood, design architect of the Amulet and the 1975 Town Street redevelopment.
Martin Berkley, founder of community campaign Let's Buy the Amulet, delves into the photo archive of Terence Hopegood, design architect of the Amulet and the 1975 Town Street redevelopment.
π 15 January 2026, doors from 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30pm
π The Salvation Army, BA4 5BU
π· Members Β£2, Non-members Β£4 (cash only)
Research session
Research session
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
π 5 February 2026, from 2.00pm
π Shepton Mallet Library, BA4 5AZ
π· FREE
The Lady of the Manor and the Communist Painter
The Lady of the Manor and the Communist Painter
Stourhead's last Lady of the Manor owned a collection of works by Theophile Alexander Steinlen. Why she chose this particular painter, with his anarchist and socialist sympathies and who was against all she stood for, is a puzzle Jessica Wilker tried to solve. Find out what she discovered lurking in the Stourhead archives...
Stourhead's last Lady of the Manor owned a collection of works by Theophile Alexander Steinlen. Why she chose this particular painter, with his anarchist and socialist sympathies and who was against all she stood for, is a puzzle Jessica Wilker tried to solve. Find out what she discovered lurking in the Stourhead archives...
π 19 February 2026, from 7.00pm
π The Salvation Army, BA4 5BU
π· Members Β£2, Non-members Β£4 (cash only)
Research session
Research session
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
π 5 March 2026, from 2.00pm
π Shepton Mallet Library, BA4 5AZ
π· FREE
Research session
Research session
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
π 2 April 2026, from 2.00pm
π Shepton Mallet Library, BA4 5AZ
π· FREE
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From the Land Army to Rationaing: How Shepton was shaped by WW2
From the Land Army to Rationaing: How Shepton was shaped by WW2
Allen Cotton takes a personal look at the impact of the Second Wold War from the persepcetive of his maternal grandmother. Alice Allen was the billeting officer for the evacuees in West Bradley and kept diaries about her experience during the war. Join us for this unique account of rationing, evacuees, the home guard, the land army and more...
Allen Cotton takes a personal look at the impact of the Second Wold War from the persepcetive of his maternal grandmother. Alice Allen was the billeting officer for the evacuees in West Bradley and kept diaries about her experience during the war. Join us for this unique account of rationing, evacuees, the home guard, the land army and more...
π 16 April 2026, doors from 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30pm
π The Salvation Army, BA4 5BU
π· Members Β£2, Non-members Β£4 (cash only)
Research session
Research session
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
π 7 May 2026, from 2.00pm
π Shepton Mallet Library, BA4 5AZ
π· FREE
Prisoners of War
Prisoners of War
With 400 years of history, Shepton Mallet Prison has seen more than its fair share of turmoil and conflict. With links to all key conflicts since the English Civil War, Prisoners of War takes you on a journey through lesser known Shepton Mallet Prison territory, opening up, perhaps for the first time a wealth of archives between the years 1914 and 1920. Join Shepton Mallet Prison historian Dave J. Cable as he guides you through accounts, research and key events during the Great War years.
With 400 years of history, Shepton Mallet Prison has seen more than its fair share of turmoil and conflict. With links to all key conflicts since the English Civil War, Prisoners of War takes you on a journey through lesser known Shepton Mallet Prison territory, opening up, perhaps for the first time a wealth of archives between the years 1914 and 1920. Join Shepton Mallet Prison historian Dave J. Cable as he guides you through accounts, research and key events during the Great War years.
π 21 May 2026, from 7.00pm
π The Salvation Army, BA4 5BU
π· Members Β£2, Non-members Β£4 (cash only)
Research session
Research session
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
π 3 September 2026, from 2.00pm
π Shepton Mallet Library, BA4 5AZ
π· FREE
The Fascinating Follies of Somerset
The Fascinating Follies of Somerset
Author of Somerset Follies, Jonathan Holt, takes us on a fascinating tour of Somerset revealing the stories behind the regionβs many architectural follies. Jonathan has published books on Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Bristol. He is a tour guide and Editor of Follies, the organ of the Folly Fellowship, a charity dedicated to their preservation and enjoyment (www.follies.org.uk). Continuing the folly theme, he has built a shell house in his own garden in Bath.
Author of Somerset Follies, Jonathan Holt, takes us on a fascinating tour of Somerset revealing the stories behind the regionβs many architectural follies. Jonathan has published books on Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Bristol. He is a tour guide and Editor of Follies, the organ of the Folly Fellowship, a charity dedicated to their preservation and enjoyment (www.follies.org.uk). Continuing the folly theme, he has built a shell house in his own garden in Bath.
π 19 November 2026, doors from 7.00pm, talk starts at 7.30pm
π The Salvation Army, BA4 5BU
π· Members Β£2, Non-members Β£4 (cash only)
Research session
Research session
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
If you are interested in carrying out your own research and would like some help in getting started, or guidance in accessing and using genealogy websites, then come along or email research.smahg@gmail.com for more information.
π 3 December 2026, from 2.00pm
π Shepton Mallet Library, BA4 5AZ
π· FREE
Christmas quiz!
Christmas quiz!
Our annual end of year meeting and history quiz
Our annual end of year meeting and history quiz
π 17 December 2026, doors from 7.00pm, quiz satrts 7.30pm
π The Salvation Army, BA4 5BU
π· Members FREE, Non-members Β£4 (cash only)
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