Past Events
NICK CAHILL LECTURE 2023
The Nick Cahill Lecture - in memory of our past CBG Council member and former Chair, Nick Cahill - this year took place at Lanhydrock Memorial Hall on the 30 March, at 7.30pm.
We were pleased to welcome Andrew Langdon and Ann Preston-Jones to talk on 'Illuminating our Cornish Lantern Crosses in Cornwall' to co-incide with the publication of their book on the subject.
Copies of the book can be purchased from the Old Cornwall Society.
NICK CAHILL LECTURE 2022
Our Winter Lecture of 2022 was replaced with the inaugural Nick Cahill Memorial Lecture, given by David Scott on the restoration project at the 16th century Merchant's House, Launcesteon.
Thank you to all that attended.
2021 WINTER LECTURE
For our Winter Lecture on Thursday 18 March 2021, Helen Wilson spoke on the work of the Pinwill Sisters and her new book The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters: From 'lady woodcarvers' to professionals.
This was CBG's first foray into the world of a mass Zoom meeting and booking through Eventbrite. We think it went OK, but have picked up on a few things that we can make better. Thank you for bearing with us!
If you would like to buy a copy of Helen's fantastic book, or find out more about anything that she talked about visit the website.
2020 WINTER LECTURE
Friday 28th February 2020
7.15pm for 7.45PM
Carnon Downs Village Hall, Tregye Rd, Truro, TR3 6GH
James Hicks: Architect of Redruth
A talk by Linda Beskeen
For 2020's winter lecture , Linda Beskeen discussed the life and works of James Hicks, a Redruth-based C19 architect of considerable skill who was responsible for many of Redruth’s most significant buildings. He also practiced across Cornwall and outside the county, designing houses and commercial buildings. Hicks was a talented architect who deserves to be better-known in Cornwall and elsewhere, particularly as modern developments threaten some of his finer works.
Linda is the recorder for the Redruth Old Cornwall Society, and a local researcher with a particular interest in James Hicks.