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A Selection of Lectures Given to the Society

	Spring 1993
27th January	"The Sprotborough Story"	Hugh Murray
24th February	"D'Arcy Divergence"	David Waterton- Anderson
31st March	Society Visit to "Leeds Library"	Commercial Street Leeds
28th April	"Heraldry in Halifax"	Donald Hallows
26th May	"The Engravers Art"	Malcolm Long

	Spring 1994
26th January	"Heraldry in the Dales	John Hey
23rd February	"Arms of the Archbishops of York"	Hugh Murray
30th March	"Orders, Insignia & Decorations"	Alan Humphries
20th April	"The Heritage of the Watertons"	David Waterton-Anderson
27th April	"Basic Charges in Heraldry"	Mary O'Regan
	"Heraldry on 19th Century Cheques"	Malcolm Lobley
25th May	"The Language of Heraldry"	David Waterton-Anderson
	Autumn 1994
28th Sept	"Traditional and Non-Traditional Heraldry"	Robert Noel
12th October	"Heraldic Carving & Painting"	John Shaw
26th October	"Arms of the Archbishops of York"	Hugh Murray
30th November	"Flags of the Confederacy"	David Krause
14th December	"Calderdale Calligraphers Workshop"	Jim Winstanley & others
	Spring 1995
22nd February	Seize Quartiers of Bonnie Prince Charlie"	David Waterton-Anderson
29th March	"Heraldic Sources"	Hugh Murray
5th April	"Yorkshire Heritage Map Design"	Denis Mason-Jones
26th April	"Heraldic Expressions on Buildings"	Peter Thornborrow
31 May	"The Crusades"	Keith Gosling
	Autumn 1995
27th September	"Livery Collars"	Sedge Smith
11th October	"Heraldic Bookplates"	Harold Storey
25th October	"The Royal Armories Museum"	Nick Bool
27th November	"Maritime Heraldry"	Stanley Dobbs
	Spring 1996
31st January	"Blasoning Tutorial"	David Waterton-Anderson
28th February	"More Flags of the Confederacy"	David Krause
27th March	"Railway Heraldry"	Hugh Murray
3rd April	"Historic Scripts"	Jim Winstanley
24th April	"Heraldry in Stitches"	Mabel Duxbury
29th May	"Heraldry on the North York Moors"	John Hey
	Autumn 1996
25th September	"Practice of a Herald Painter"	Romilly Squire
2nd October	"Heraldic Clangers"	Hugh Murray
30th October	Brereton Tomb of Eccles Church	David Butterworth
27th November	"Hatchments"	Hugh Murray
	Spring 1997
26th February	"Heraldry of Lancaster Castle"	Derrick Walkden
26th March	The Queen's Yeomen of the Guard"	Major Davies
9th April	"Heraldry of the British Prime Ministers"	Pete Taylor
30th April	"Heraldic Bookplates"	Harold Storey
28th May	"Slater's Travels"	Stephen Slater
	Autumn 1997
24th September	"Oxburgh's Heraldic Glories"	Sir Edmund Paston-Bedingfeld, bart
8th October	"A Tour of the Palace of Westminster"	Robert Harrison
29th October	"The Pearson Room"	Hugh Murray
26th November	"Saints & Symbols in Heraldry"	Stanley Dobbs
10th December	"Hark the Heralds Angels Sing"	Dr Bernard Juby
	Spring 1998
28th January	"An Idiots Guide to Leeds"	Barbara Mulroy
25th February	"Heraldry in the West"	Hugh Murray
25th March	"The Order of the Bath"	Nan Taylor
15th April	"Heraldry in High Places"	Lesley Holt
27th May	"Military Heraldry"	Col. Ian Swinnerton
	Autumn 1998
30th September	"The Order of the Garter"	Peter Begeant
28th October	"Heraldry on the Wolds"	John Hey
25th November	"Military Heraldry"	Col. Ian Swinnerton
9th December	"Heraldic Records in the West Yorkshire Archives"	Sylvia Thomas
	Spring 1999
27th January	"Ceiling Bosses of Aston Parish Church"	Alan Bacon
24th February	"Heraldry in the West Again"	Hugh Murray
31st March	"Heraldic Tour of Westmoreland"	Peter Marshall
14th April	"The Twelve Companies"	Jim Winstanley
28th April	"A-Canting We Will Go"	Bernard Juby
26th May	"Preston Heraldry"	Derrick Walkden
	Autumn 1999
29th September	"Heraldry in the Antique Shop"	John Allen
6th October	"Holiday Heraldry"	Yvonne Weir
27th October	"Ecclesiastical Heraldry"	Hugh Murray
24th November	"The Escape of King Charles II"	Sedge Smith
8th December	"Percy Pageantry"	David Waterton-Anderson
	Spring 2000
26th January	"The Housebody Window at Bolling Hall"	Robert Readshaw
23rd February	"Heraldry in Wharfedale"	John Hey
29th March	"The Twelve Companies"	Jim Winstanley
31st May	"Hatching of Hatchments"	Peter Marshall
	Autumn 2000
27th September	"Hidden Treasures within the York Minster Archives"	Louise Hampson
11th October	"Richard III in York"	Mary O'Regan
25th October	Lion,Leopard or Cat"	John Hey
29th November	"Heraldry at the Battle of Flodden"	John Steel
13th December	"Bradford Heraldry"	David Krause
	Spring 2001
31st January	"Blue Peter"	Barbara Mulroy
28th March	"Scottish Heraldry"	Alan Bacon
4th April	"Worshipful Companies Again"	Jim Winstanley
25th April	"Heraldry in Staffordshire"	John Mackie
	Autumn 2001
26th September	"Towton Battle"	Malcolm Healey
17th October	"Heraldry and the Word"	Calderdale Calligraphers
31st October	"Scotland and Yorkshire Heraldic Connections"	Leslie Hodgson
28th November	"Pub Signs"	Eric Brook
12th December	"Bookmarks"	David Krause
	Spring 2002
30th January	"Some Country Heraldry"	Mary O' Regan
27th February	"Percy Pageantry"	David Waterton-Anderson
27th March	"The Border Rievers"	John Mackie
24th April	"Lancaster Shire Hall"	Derrick Walkden
29th May	"Rocks of Ages"	John Steel Ken Dickinson
	Autumn 2002
18th September	"ORDER!ORDER!"	Robert S. Harrison
30th October	"Insignia of Office"	Steven J.M. Slater
27th November	"The Archbishops of York"	Hugh Murray
11th December	"Inn Signs West of the Pennines"	Alan Fennelly
	Spring 2003
29th January	"Do-it-Yourself Lettering and Heraldry"	Calderdale Caligraphers
26th February	"I did it My Way"	Jim Winstanley
26th March	"Philatelic Heraldry"	Peter A Marshall
30th April	"J.R.Planche(1796-1880)"	Colin Lee
28th May	"Heraldic Bookplates"	Harold Storey Dickinson
	Programme : Autumn Session, 2003 Wednesday 10th September ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 24th September A TOUR OF ENGLAND by David Krause, Esq. Wednesday 29th October THE ROYAL ARMS OF GREAT BRITAIN by Keith Lovell, Esq. Wednesday 12th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 26th November LANCASHIRE CIVIC ARMS by Mike Thompson, Esq. Wednesday 10th December MEMBERS EVENING Members are asked to bring heraldic items including slides,which will be of interest to fellow members Programme : Spring Session, 2004 Wednesday 28th January FOUR SHORT TALKS - The Heraldry of Queens' College Cambridge, Mottoes,Yorkshire Dales Heraldry and Heraldry in my Library by Malcolm Lobley, Esq.,Mrs Pauline Husband, John Hey, Esq. and Brian Breton, Esq. Wednesday 25thFebruary LETS START AT THE BEGINING by Miss Mary O'Regan. Wednesday 31st March RICHARD III AND THE COLLEGE OF ARMS by Philip Jackson, Esq. Wednesday 28th April REBIRTH OF ALLERTON PRIORY;HERALDRY IN STAINED GLASS by Philip Thomas, Esq. Wednesday 26th May HERALDIC ART SESSION led by Jim Winstanley, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2004 Wednesday 15th September ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 29th September CHARLES ALFRED STOTHARD (1786-1821) AND HIS "MONUMENTAL EFFIGIES OF GREAT BRITAIN" by Richard Knowles, Esq. Wednesday 27th October SOME SCOTTISH HERALDRY by Alan Bacon, Esq. Wednesday 10th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 24th November ARMS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS by Ralph Brocklebank, Esq. Wednesday 15th December QUIZ NIGHT Come along and join in the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2005 Wednesday 26th January GOING INTO EUROPE by Mrs Mabel Duxbury Wednesday 23rd February THE ARMS OF ROYALTY AND NOBILITY IN HAITI by Malcolm Lobley, Esq. - cancelled owing to snowy weather Wednesday 30th March RICHARD III AND THE COLLEGE OF ARMS by Philip Jackson, Esq. Wednesday 27th April THE WORK AND HISTORY OF THE ASSAY OFFICE Wednesday 25th May UNIVERSITY HERALDRY by Diarmid Pattison, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2005 Wednesday 14th September ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 28th September ARMOUR by 'Gothic-Renaissance' Wednesday 26th October THE ENAMEL GLASS PAINTERS OF YORK (1589-1792) by Hugh Murray, Esq. Wednesday 9th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 30th November HERALDRY ON THE RIGHT LINES by Peter Marshall, Esq. Wednesday 14th December MYTHICAL BEASTS by Jim Winstanley, Esq. Programme : Spring Session, 2006 Wednesday 26th January MEMBERS EVENING Everyone welcome to see members exhibits Wednesday 22nd February THE ARMS OF ROYALTY AND NOBILITY IN HAITI by Malcolm Lobley, Esq. Wednesday 29th March KIRKSTALL ABBEY by Ms Catherine Baxter Wednesday 26th April I'M AN ESSEX BOY by David Hopkinson. Esq. Wednesday 31st May THE BURNELL COLLECTION by Alan Bacon, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2006 Wednesday 13th September ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 27th September CASTLE LIFE IN THE 21st CENTURY by Sir Thomas Ingilby,Bt. Wednesday 25th October HERALDRY IN THE DALES by John R Hey, Esq. Wednesday 8th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 29th November FIRE SERVICE HERALDRY by Terry Melia, Esq. Wednesday 13th December FULNECK MORAVIAN SETTLEMENT, PUDSEY by Mrs. J. D. Depelle Programme : Spring Session, 2007 Wednesday 31st January LADY ANNE CLIFFORD by Janet Senior Wednesday 28th February ROYAL STANDARDS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM by Michael Faul, Esq. Wednesday 14th March Committee Meeting Wednesday 28th March FAMILY HISTORY by Elvira Willmott Wednesday 25th April STANDARDS AND BADGES OF THE WARS OF THE ROSES by Lloyd A. Powell Esq. Wednesday 30th May I'M AN ESSEX BOY by David Hopkinson, Esq. HERALDRY DAY on Saturday 9th June at THE ROYAL ARMORIES (LEEDS) HERALDRY OF THE SEE OF YORK by Hugh Murray, Esq. CRESTS AND MANTLING by James Winstanley, Esq. RAILWAY HERALDRY by Peter Marshall, Esq. "HENRY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD" HENRY V and the Battle of Agincourt by Robert C Woosnam-Savage, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2007 Wednesday 12th September ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 26th September A HATCHING OF HATCHMENTS by Peter Marshall,Esq Wednesday 31st October WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHIVE SERVICE Wednesday 7th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 28th November SPORTING HERALDRY by Terry Melia, Esq. Wednesday 12th December MEMBERS EVENING Members are asked to bring heraldic items,including slides, which will be of interest to fellow mwmbers Programme : Spring Session, 2008 Wednesday 30th January SPORTING HERALDRY by David Krause,Esq Wednesday 27th February LISTED BUILDINGS IN LEEDS & BRADFORD by Ms. Pat Clark Wednesday 12th March Committee Meeting Wednesday 26th March AN UNUSUAL HERALDIC QUIZ by Pauline and Brian Husband, Wednesday 30th April THE ARMS OF THE CITY OF YORK by Hugh Murray,Esq Wednesday 28th May THE CREST AND MANTLING by Jim Winstanley,Esq HERALDRY DAY on Saturday 17th May 2008 at THE ROYAL ARMORIES (LEEDS) HAITI - HERALDRY, HISTORY AND A TOUCH OF VOODOO by Malcolm W Lobley, Esq. EQUESTRIAN HERALDRY by James Winstanley, Esq. "FELAS LETS GO" INSIGHTS INTO THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT by Dr. Juliet Barker - Medieval Historian. BANNERS AT BOSWORTH by Miss Mary C O'Regan, Programme : Autumn Session, 2008 Wednesday 10th September ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 24th September BANNERS AT BOSWORTH by Miss Mary C O'Regan Wednesday 29th October THE GUNPOWDER PLOT by D Gawain Cole, Esq. Wednesday 5th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 26th November THE BALTIC TRIO by Eric Dyson, Esq. Wednesday 10th December A CHRISTMAS EVENING An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2009 Wednesday 28th January TEMPLE NEWSAM HOUSE by Miss Polly Putnam Wednesday 25th February A EUROPEAN ARMORIAL by Jim Winstanley, Esq. Wednesday 11th March Committee Meeting Wednesday 25th March HERALDIC INN SIGNS by Alan Bacon, Esq.and Alan Fennely, Esq. Wednesday 29th April AN ELEPHANT EVOLVES by Mike Cresswell, Esq. Wednesday 27th May BOOK AUCTION A wide range of books on heraldry to be auctioned off,come and pick up a bargain Saturday 30th May HERALDRY DAY at THE ROYAL ARMORIES, LEEDS Contact Terry Melia on (01422)248225 for further information. You do not have to be a member of the Society to attend - all are welcome. Here are the lectures on the day. THE ORIGIN OF FABULOUS BEASTS by Ralph W Brocklebank, Esq. GO FIRTH TAY SCOTLAND by Peter A Marshall, Esq. THE GREAT TWELVE by James Winstanley, Esq. BASTARDS by Stephen Slater, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2009 Wednesday 16th September ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 30th September THE HERALDRY OF ART by Keith Lovell, Esq Wednesday 28th October CHASING MILLION EYRES by Ms Jackie Depelle Wednesday 4th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 25th November WHAT A CANTON CAN TELL by John Titterton, Esq. Wednesday 16th December A CHRISTMAS EVENING An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2010 Wednesday 27th January BASIC HERALDRY by Miss Mary O'Regan Wednesday 24th February THE BRONTES by Andrew McCarthy, Esq Wednesday 10th March Committtee Meeting Wednesday 31st March SOME MORE INN SIGNS by Alan Bacon, Esq and Alan Fennely, Esq. Wednesday 28th April SOME BRADFORD FAMILIES by Ken Dickinson, Esq and David Krause Esq. Saturday 15th May HERALDRY DAY Held at The Royal Armouries in the Bury Theatre. From 10.30am to 4.30pm This is a Ticket Event. Price (including lunch and parking) £15. Please e-mail mlobley@aol.com for an Application Form - thank you. HOW THE WELSH COLLEGE AT OXFORD GOT A YORKSHIRE COAT OF ARMS by Hugh Murray Esq. THE LIVERY COMPANIES OF THE CITY OF LONDON PART II by James Winstanley Esq. HERALDS AND HERALDRY IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES by Adrian Ailes Esq. CONQUEST - THE ENGLISH KINGDOM OF FRANCE by Dr Juliet Barker Programme : Autumn Session, 2010 Wednesday 29th September DALLYING ROUND THE DALES by Peter Marshall, Esq Wednesday 13th October ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 27th October SLIDE EVENING by Bring any interesting slides you have. Wednesday 10th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 24th November SHIELD DEVICES OF ANTIQUITIES by Ian Moxon, Esq. Wednesday 16th December A CHRISTMAS QUIZ An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2011 Wednesday 26th January MORE BASIC HERALDRY by Miss Mary O'Regan Wednesday 23rd February SCOTS HERALDRY by William S Paton, Esq. Wednesday 9th March Committee Meeting Wednesday 30th March THE JOURNEY OF LADY ANNE CLIFFORD by Alan Plowright, Esq. Wednesday 20th April BEASTLY BOROUGHS AND MONSTEROUS MUNICIPALITIES by Mike Cresswell, Esq. Heraldry Day : 21 May, 2011 To be held in the Bury Theatre at the Royal Armouries LEEDS Cost £15 per head including lunch and parking fees Please contact Terry Melia on 01422 248225 or e-mail terry@melia.org.uk SPEAKERS THE MURRAY ARMS, THEIR SEARCH FOR A GRANT by Hugh Murray, Esq. GARTER STALL PLATES by James Winstanley, Esq. HERALDRY - A PERSONAL TOUR by Ralph W Brocklebank, Esq. HERALDRY - WHAT USE IS IT by Dr Andrew Gray. Programme : Autumn Session, 2011 Wednesday 28th September HERALDIC KNOTTS AND LINKS by Peter Marshall, Esq Wednesday 12th October ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 26th October WILLIAM BLIGH by D.Gawain Cole, Esq. Wednesday 9th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 30th November HERALDRY ABOUT TOWN by John Hey, Esq. Wednesday 14th December A CHRISTMAS QUIZ An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2012 Wednesday 25th January SOME WEST RIDING FAMILIES by Ken Dickinson, Esq Wednesday 29th February GIBSON MILL AT HARDCASTLE CRAGS by Trevor Moody,Esq Wednesday 7th March Committee meeting Wednesday 28th March THE HERALDIC GLASS IN THE CHANCEL OF THE NORBURY CHURCH DERBYSHIRE by John E Titterton,Esq Wednesday 25th April AN HERALDIC TOUR OF BRADFORD by David M Krause, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2012 Wednesday 29th September GO FIRTH TAE SCOTLAND by Peter Marshall, Esq Wednesday 10th October ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 31st October THE ARMS OF THE HONORABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY by John Tunesi of Liongam Wednesday 7th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 28th November A WEEK IN MAY by Chris Helme, Esq.M.B.E. Wednesday 12th December A CHRISTMAS QUIZ An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2013 Wednesday 30th January AN ARTISTS LOOK AT HERALDRY by Jim Winstanley, Esq Wednesday 27th February FROM ABERDEEN TO ZETLAND by Miss Mary O'Regan Wednesday 27th March JOHN HENRY'S JOURNEY by Alan Plowright, Esq Wednesday 24th April THE SCUM OF THE EARTH, ENLISTED FOR DRINK? by John Spencer, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2013 Wednesday 25th September THE HERALDRY OF THE INCORPORATED TRADES OF SCOTLAND by Leslie Hodgson, Esq Wednesday 16th October ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 30th October NIDDERDALE YESTERDAY by David Alred, Esq Wednesday 13th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 27th November SOME MORE YORKSHIRE FAMILIES by Kenneth Dickinson, Esq Wednesday 11th December A CHRISTMAS QUIZ An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2014 Wednesday 29th January SKULDUGGERY IN EARLY BANKING by Malcolm Lobley, Esq Wednesday 26th February BATH KNIGHTS by Diarmid Pattinson, Esq Wednesday 12th March Committee Meeting Wednesday 26th March CORPORATE HERALDRY by Alan Bacon, Esq and Alan Fennely, Esq Wednesday 23rd April BRUGGFORD (1415) AND WHITGREAVE (1444);TWO EARLY GRANTS OF ARMS by John Titterton, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2014 Wednesday 24th September SURVIVING RAILWAY HERALDRY by Peter Marshall, Esq Wednesday 15th October ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 22nd October THE HERALDRY OF THE LORDS OF MAN AND THE GOVERNERS OF MAN by Howard Connell, Esq Wednesday 12th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 26th November THE SCOTTISH MERCHANTS - THREE CENTURIES OF HERALDIC HISTORY by James Floyd, Esq Wednesday 10th December A CHRISTMAS QUIZ An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2015 Wednesday 28th January SOME BRADFORD HERALDRY by Ken Dickinson, Esq Wednesday 25th February ANNE LISTER OF SHIBDEN HALL by Ms Pat Osbourne Wednesday 25th March REMNANTS OF A LOST LIFE by Ms Jackie Depelle Wednesday 29th April MEMBERS EVENING Members are asked to bring heraldric or related items that will be of interest to other members. Powerpoint facilities will be available Heraldry Day : 9th May, 2015 To be held in the Bury Theatre at the Royal Armouries LEEDS Cost £15 per head including lunch and parking fees Please contact Terry Melia on 01422 248225 or e-mail terry@melia.org.uk SPEAKERS MAGNA CARTA - WHO WAS THERE? by Malcolm Lobley, Esq. HELD IN THE SADDLE? RICHARD IN BATTLE by Tony Sims, Esq. BAND OF BROTHERS, HERALDRY AT THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT by Miss Mary O'Regan. HERALDRY IN OUR COUNTRY HOUSES PART IV by Jim Winstanley, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2015 Wednesday 30th September BANNERS AND BEASTS by Jim Winstanley, Esq Wednesday 14th October ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 28th October SOME BRADFORD HERALDRY by Ken Dickinson, Esq Wednesday 12th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 25th November TRANSPORT MIXTURE by David Alred, Esq Wednesday 9th December A CHRISTMAS QUIZ An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2016 Wednesday 27th January REMNANTS OF A LOST LIFE by Ms Jackie Depelle Wednesday 24th February PAST TIMES IN WEST YORKSHIRE by Noel Moroney, Esq Wednesday 9th March Committee Meeting Wednesday 30th March THE HERALDRY AT OCKWELLS MANOR by John Titterton, Esq Wednesday 27th April AGINCOURT 600 by Tony Sims, Esq Heraldry Day : 14th May, 2016 To be held in the Bury Theatre at the Royal Armouries LEEDS Cost £15 per head including lunch and parking fees Please contact Terry Melia on 01422 248225 or e-mail terry@melia.org.uk SPEAKERS SOME YORKSHIRE - SCOTTISH HERALDIC LINKS by Leslie Hodgson, Esq. EAST INDIAMEN AND OTHER PIRATES by Dr. Andrew Gray. ECCLESIASTICAL HERALDRY by Miss Mary O'Regan. HERALDRY IN OUR COUNTRY HOUSES PART V by Jim Winstanley, Esq. Programme : Autumn Session, 2016 Wednesday 28th September THE HERALDIC TOMB of the 7th and last EARL COWPER by John Tunesi, Esq of Liongam Wednesday 12th October ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 26th October THE HERALDIC CEILING AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH,BLACKBURN by Chris Ward, Esq Wednesday 9th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 30th November WASHBURN VALLEY YESTERDAY by David Alred, Esq Wednesday 14th December A CHRISTMAS QUIZ An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring Session, 2017 Wednesday 25th January CELEBRATING CATHEDRALS by David Calverley, Esq Wednesday 22nd February BRADFORD'S HERALDRY by Ken Dickinson, Esq Wednesday 29th March AN HERALDIC JOURNEY by David Hopkinson, Esq Wednesday 26th April MONKS AT ARMS: PUZZLES OF MONASTIC HERALDRY by Andrew Gray, Esq Programme : Autumn Session, 2017 Wednesday 27th September THE ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBURY by Mary O'Regan Wednesday 11th October ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 25th October AN HERALDIC NOAH'S ARK by Rutha Titterton Wednesday 8th November Committee Meeting Wednesday 29th November UPSTAIRS,DOWNSTAIRS by Jackie Depelle Wednesday 13th December A CHRISTMAS QUIZ An heraldic evening with a difference!! Come and enjoy the fun. Programme : Spring and Summer Session, 2018 Wednesday 31st January MEMBERS' EVENING Members are asked to bring any heraldic items that will be of interest to their fellow members Wednesday 14th February COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday 28th February SKIPTON CASTLE by Noel Moroney, Esq Wednesday 28th March HERALDRY IN JAMAICA by Dr. Duncan Sutherland Saturday 31st March CHILDRENS DAY AT THE ROYAL ARMOURIES Members are asked to support this event which is aimed at encouraging children to learn about Heraldry Wednesday 25th April A ROAD TO PUBLICATION by Chris Helme Esq. B.E.M Friday 11th May VISIT TO BRADFORD CATHEDRAL & BRADFORD CITY HALL This is a joint visit between the Yorkshire Heraldry Society and the Heraldry Society of Scotland Saturday 12th May HERALDRY STUDY DAY AT THE ROYAL ARMOURIES This is the Twelfth Annual Heraldry Day to be held at the Royal Armouries Wednesday 13th June COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday 27th June Afternoon meeting commencing at 2.00pm HERALDIC ARTWORK by Jim Winstanley Esq. Wednesday 25th July Evening meeting commencing at 7.15pm HALIFAX HERALDRY AND ITS HISTORY by Terry Melia Esq. Wednesday 29th August Evening meeting commencing at 7.15pm THE HERALDRY OF FISH by Malcolm Lobley Wednesday 26th September Afternoon meeting commencing at 2.00pm AGM followed by speaker HOLIDAY HERALDRY by Ken Dickinson Esq. Programme : Spring and Summer Session, 2019 CHILDRENS DAY AT THE ROYAL ARMOURIES Members are asked to support this event which is aimed at encouraging children to learn about Heraldry Wednesday 24th April AN HERALDIC MISCELLANY by David Krause,Esq Saturday 11th May HERALDRY STUDY DAY AT THE ROYAL ARMOURIES This is the 13th Annual Heraldry Day to be held at the Royal Armouries Wednesday 26th June A GRAND DAY OUT by Jackie Depelle Wednesday 31st July THE LOW MOOR EXPLOSION = 1916 by Geoff and Mary Twentyman Wednesday 28th August HERALDRY IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH-HOW IT HELPED ME by David Brewer Esq. Wednesday 25th September SCIENTIFIC HERALDRY by John Lydon Esq. The Yorkshire Heraldry Society Lecture Programme
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PLEASE NOTE THE WHOLE OF THE 2020 LECTURE PROGRAMME BELOW IS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OWING TO GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS BANNING GROUP ASSEMBLIES. Programme : Spring and Summer Session, 2020 Wednesday 25th March ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and QUIZ NIGHT by David Krause,Esq Wednesday 29th April UNEXPECTED STORIES FROM HISTORY by Noel Moroney,Esq Saturday 9th May HERALDRY STUDY DAY AT THE ROYAL ARMOURIES This is the 14th Annual Heraldry Day to be held at the Royal Armouries 23rd May THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD THE YHS to assist the ROYAL ARMOURIES in this celebration Members are asked to support this event which is aimed at encouraging children to learn about Heraldry Wednesday 10th June Committee meeting Wednesday 24th June HOLIDAY MEMORIES FROM THE PAST by Chris Helme, Esq.B.E.M. Wednesday 29th July THE DUXBURY LECTURE - THE LAST PRINCE(PRINCE JOHN AND THE GIRL FROM HALIFAX) by David Glover, Esq. Wednesday 26th August CIVIC ARMS IN YORKSHIRE by Terry Melia, Esq. Wednesday 30th September HERALDRY OF THE AXIS POWERS - PART 1 GERMANY by Malcolm Lobley Esq,