Portslade History Day
St Nicolas Church, South Street, Portslade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN41 2LE
TALKS IN ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
0930 Hannah Brackenbury – philanthropist or wheeler-dealer? Talk by John Shepherd.
1000 Brunswick Street West: A Backstreet in Regency Hove. Talk by Kevin Wilsher of The Regency Town House
1100 A brief history of light – Dr Amber Shepherd. University of Sussex
1130m Portslade World War heroes and their medals (plus machine gun handling) - Zac Downey
1245 Underground streams of Portslade and Hove – Trevor Povey
1345. The DeBarose Family – Lords of the Manor. Dr Cara Gathern
1430 Agriculture and farming in Portslade – 30 minutes – Trevor Povey
1500. Archaeology in Portslade and Sussex – John Funnell of Brighton and Hove Archeological Society
1540. The Romans in Sussex – John Funnell, BHAS .
OTHER ACTIVITES ON THE DAY - VARIOUS TIMES
1030. Medieval herb garden tour and talk
1100. Portslade Old Village Conservation area guided tour
1000 Guided tour of the former convent and secret garden
1230 Medieval cooking display
1400. Guided tour of the former convent and secret garden
1000-1600. Meet the archaeologists and their finds
1000-1600. Manor ruins open for self-guided tours
1200-1500. Medieval arts and crafts for kids
Full details at www.portsladehistory.co.uk
Note: The Regency Town House coordinates many HODs events across the city. To see our full listings or obtain information about last minute changes, go to https://www.rth.org.uk/hods24
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 07 September:
- 0930-1600
Location & directions
St Nicolas Church, South Street, Portslade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN41 2LE
- Directions:
- All the talks will be in St Nicolas Church, South Street, Portslade BN41 2LE For other activities see www.portsladehistory.co.uk
- Contact on day:
- Nick Tyson
- Telephone number:
- +441273206306
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
