We meet monthly at 7pm at Gerston Chapel ( Opposite the Post Office).
Entry to our monthly talks is £4 for members and £5 for Guests.
Next Meeting
Thursday 17th September
The Buildings at Oldway, presented by PHS committee members, Karen (Vice-Chair) and Lee (Archivist).
Also Coming this Autumn:
Thursday 15th October
David Hinchliffe: Life in WWI hospitals and how it influenced Agatha Christie
Thursday 19th November
Guy Henderson: subject title to be confirmed
Thursday 17th December
Nick Pannell: The President’s Talk, subject title to be confirmed
Speakers we have hosted
John Gunson – Parkfield
Lee Hayward, PHS Archivist – Paignton Past, Paignton Present
Iris Butler and Jane Sinclair – The Restoration of Paignton Picture House
John Tomkins – Bringing Music Heritage to Documentary Films
Richard Hunt – The Story of Hunt’s Devon Cider
Nick Pannell – The annual President’s Talk: The real Abbots’ Way
Paul Hawthorne – The Lost Photographs of Oldway
David Hinchcliffe – Quenches our thirst for knowledge
Janet Downer – More Dark Deeds in Devon
John Risdon – The History of Galmpton Creek
Dr Kevin Dixon – Torbay in the Movies and the Evolution of the Lavatory,
David Scott – What if Hitler had invaded South Devon