We will look at the origins of the coaching trade in Market Harborough with the creation of a turnpike road between Northampton and Leicester.
Penny Harris, valuer and auctioneer for Gildings in Market Harborough, with a thought provoking and entertaining presentation on how an object’s the history affects its value.
LHG has amassed a rich collection of local maps and plans. This talk brings many of those documents back to the light of day, showing how the village has changed over time.
The milling of grain and flour has been vital for local communities over the centuries, and most villages had their own mill or access to one nearby.
On Tuesday 14th July Graham Watts will give us an illustrated talk on the Kibworth Harcourt Post Mill and the importance of mills for both society and the producer.
Caroline Taylor discusses women and country house building in the 19th C in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.