‘Marlborough by Gaslight’ – a talk for Marlborough History Society by Nick Baxter
17 October @ 7:30 pm
Speaker:
Nick Baxter, Historical Advisor to Marlborough History Society. Nick has an MA in Public History from the University of Warwick. He lectures widely on local history subjects and leads guided walks. For the past three years he has tutored for Marlborough College Summer School.
Topic:
On December 2nd 1997 a “Victorian Extravaganza” was held in Marlborough High Street, which was closed to traffic. Late night shopping was made available, and a variety of stalls, displays and street entertainment provided. Victorian Marlborough was a very different place to what it is now. The gasworks, prison, workhouse, tanneries, breweries, rope works, and railway stations are all gone but they continue to cast a shadow.
at St. Peter’s Church, Marlborough
Guests very welcome, £5 entry
www.marlboroughhistorysociety.co.uk
