Local historian Denis Hill is to give a lecture marathon in support of Children In Need.

Historic Mansfield, an illustrated set of five lectures on 17th November, will explore the history of the town.

The event at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Southridge Drive, Mansfield, starts at 11am. The lectures are free, but a donation for charity is requested.

The lectures are: Water Mills Of Mansfield (11am), Victorian Mansfield (1pm), Mansfield Miscellany (3pm), Historic Mansfield Today (5pm) and Early History Of Mansfield (7pm).

Water Mills Of Mansfield
This is a new talk which will be looking at all our known water mills; when they were built, what they were used for, what they looked like and who owned them.

Victorian Mansfield
Despite Mansfield being a Georgian “Boom Town” it fell into a depression in the early Victorian era. Its population decreased when most other towns were expanding. However, it bounced back to become a Victorian “Boom Town”. This talk discusses what happened.

Mansfield Miscellany
Aims to fascinate the audience with interesting facts about the history of Mansfield. A fast-moving talk, covering topics such as: Early transport, mills, religion, characters, yards & alleys, government, gas, electric & water supplies, education, charities, theatre and inventions. Discover a military tank in the park, a steam powered bus, a huge water wheel, a circular saw and a long-lost folly.

Historic Mansfield Today
A virtual tour around Mansfield to discover over 100 old & curious buildings. You will see fascinating and ornate features that adorn many of our buildings and gain a greater appreciation for our historic town centre.

Early History of Mansfield
This will be the first time this lecture has been delivered which is a memorial lecture for a local soldier who wrote the Early History of Mansfield and then lost his life in WW2. It was originally his BA History degree dissertation, which was published in a local newspaper in the 1930s. It plots the progression of Mediaeval & Tudor Mansfield.
Free drinks will be available between lectures;

Denis said the lectures were a memorial to a soldier who wrote the Early History Of Mansfield before he died in the second world war.

Email Denis Hill at [email protected] for further details.