Beaumanor History Fair, March 2012

Beaumanor, Woodhouse Eaves

Sponsored by the Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society

History Fair – Entrance fee £3, children free of charge.

Ample parking. Coffee shop open all day.

Woodhouse Village lies west of Quorn – for directions to the hall and further information click – Beaumanor Hall Conference Centre

48 Local History stalls
Archaeology Roadshow – bring your own coins, metalwork or pots
Mini-Talks throughout the day
History Tours of the Hall
Children’s activities in the Cellars or Victorian Schoolroom
Visits to Woodhouse church to view medieval stained glass
Literature sales

All Mini-Talks, Tours and Visits free of charge.

Also, in partnership with the History Fair, a Woodhouse Great Central Railway Steam event. Special GCR discounts all day and free admission to the Fair if you come by rail. Vintage buses between station and Hall. For times, see www.gcrailway.co.uk

For further details see www.le.ac.uk/lahs or call in at your local library for a leaflet giving detals & timings of the day’s programme.

Mini-Talks (duration 20 mins)

11.15 – Proud Owners of Beaumanor 1086-1947

12.00 – WW2: Beaumanor’s ‘Secret Listeners’

12.45 – A History of Quorn & Woodhouse Steam Railway

1.30 – The Beaumanor Armorial Window: a Herrick pedigree

2.00 – Victorian Cavaliers: the Passion for Early Stuart Dress in C19th Britain

2.45 – Charnwood Villages trace their roots: a Leicestershire Victoria County History Project

3.30 – John flower, an 18th century artist around Charnwood

History Tours of the Hall 11.00, 12.30, 2.00, 3.30

Children’s Activities (6 yrs upwards), Cellars or Schoolroom 11.30-12.30

Woodhouse church open to view medieval heraldic glass 3.00-4.30