Tharston Past .....

The official Tharston History Society site can be found at https://www.tharston-history-society.com/.

Hopefully a full diary of events will be arranged for next year, four open meetings, as well as a presence at the Tharston Fete. The list below is as up to date as possible but please look here again to see if any changes have been made.

• Wednesday, 24th May 2023 - “Norfolk mills - on a stick” - In 2017 Andrew Tullett toured Norfolk and photographed all 500+ of its village signs - he has been researching the images depicted on them ever since. In his talk ‘Norfolk mills - on a stick’ he uses a selection of his photographs to explain the history of the county’s watermills and windmills, alongside stories associated with some of the machines and the people that ran them. - Wacton Village Hall, 7:00pm with refreshments for 7:30pm start.
• 19th July 2023 - Joint meeting with Forncett History Group - Ian Hinton, Chairman of the Norfolk Historic Buildings Group, subject “The change from the medieval to the post-medieval house, illustrated by some of Forncett's houses”, time and venue to be confirmed
• September 2023 - Tharston Fete
• Wednesday, 18th October 2023 - talk details to be confirmed (currently looking at possible topics of crime and punishment, history of elementary education, children in care during the period of the new poor law, or family history) - Wacton Village Hall, 7:00pm with refreshments for 7:30pm start.