From its beginning in 2000 the History Group has maintained a programme of monthly talks from guest speakers on a host of local history topics.
Visits to local places of interest also feature in the group’s programme.
The group manages an archive available to members of local historical documents and photographs that have been donated by local people.
The local history group is involved in encouraging research into the history of Cheshire, and spreading the enjoyment of knowing about it, especially as it applies to the parish of Pulford and Poulton. This website gives an introduction to this history from the earliest days to the present as well as providing information about our current activities.
Meetings are held in Pulford Village Hall starting at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
"History of Cammell Laird's Ship Building"
by Derek Arnold
The history of the builder of the world’s finest ships, founded almost 100 years ago in Birkenhead and now one of the few major shipbuilding and repair companies remaining in Britain.
"Bogs, Baths & Basins"
by David Eveleigh
Did Thomas Crapper really invent the modern toilet? And why do we talk of lavatories? These and other questions are answered in this lecture which charts the development of domestic sanitary arrangements from the primitive privy to the introduction of the modern bathroom. This talk will be preceded by our AGM at 7.00pm.
"The Welsh in Patagonia head for the Andes'"
by Graham Edwards
Following his two previous talks on the experience of the Welsh settlers who emigrated to Patagonia in the 19th century, Graham Edwards continues the story as a group travelled westwards towards the Andes in search of land for cultivation and founded a new Welsh settlement.