“Selby Abbey’s Hill Organ and its Restoration” – entry from 15:45

Our meeting on Thursday 20th July will be a talk about “Selby Abbey’s Hill Organ and its Restoration.” The organ restorer Geoffrey Coffin will be joined by Selby Abbey’s organist and Director Of Music, Oliver Waterer, and John Engelhart of Selby Abbey Trustees, for this presentation – a great

“Olaf’s Tales of Battle”

Portholme Church Portholme Church, Portholme Road, Selby, United Kingdom

Learn how Harald Hardrada won a Viking victory at Fulford but was defeated at Stamford Bridge in 1066. By Chris Cade, Performance Artist. Chris has over 25 years experience in Museum Theatre. He portrays costumed characters through the centuries from

“Exploring Micklegate and Finkle Street”

Portholme Church Portholme Church, Portholme Road, Selby, United Kingdom

Our Speaker will be Lucy Jessop, Architectural historian and Senior Architectural Investigator with Historic England. She will be telling us about her architectural and historical research which she has conducted as part of the Historic Area Assessment for the High

“The Battle of Selby, 1644”

Portholme Church Portholme Church, Portholme Road, Selby, United Kingdom

Our Speaker will be David Lewis, local historian and author. David will be expanding on events which came to be known as The Battle of Selby. The clash in Selby in April 1644 during the English Civil War is often