Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
| Formation | 1848 |
|---|---|
| Type | Historical Society |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Purpose | Historical Study and Research |
| Headquarters | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Location | |
Region served | Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester |
Official language | English |
34th President | Dr Arline Wilson |
| Website | www.hslc.org.uk |
The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire is a historical society and registered charity. It was founded in 1848 for the purpose of 'collecting, preserving, arranging and publishing such Historical Documents, Antiquities … Specimens of Ancient and Medieval Art, etc. as are connected with the Counties Palatine of Lancaster and Chester…’ [1]
Activities
The society organises lectures and other events, and has also amassed an extensive collection of materials and publications relating to the history and antiquities of both counties. The society became a registered charity (No. 224825) in 1964.[2]
Transactions
The society's journal, the Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, is published annually. The 163rd volume of the Transactions was published in 2014. The current editor of Transactions is Dr Andy Gritt of Nottingham Trent University. [3]
Contents of Volume 163:
- Fiona Pogson: County history and civil war: Sir Philip Mainwaring, William Dugdale, and the attempt to publish a history of Cheshire in the 1650s
- Geoff Baker: The Duke of Monmouth’s 1682 Progress and Political Division in the North West
- Máirtín Ó Catháin: The North West of England and the 1798 Rebellion
- John Walliss: The Bloody Code in Cheshire: The Cheshire Court of Great Sessions 1805–30
- Mike Handley: Settlement, Disease, Poverty and Conflict: the Irish in Birkenhead, 1841–51
- Simon Young: The Lancashire Boggart Plays: A Lost Local Theatre Tradition?
- Martin Dodge and Richard Brook: Dreams of helicopter travel in the 1950s and Liverpool’s undeveloped plans for a city centre heliport
Membership
Membership is open to all individuals and societies are interested in the history of Lancashire and Cheshire.
Presidents
- 1848–54 Rt Hon. Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
- 1854–55 Rt Hon. Charles William Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton
- 1855–63 General Hon. Sir Edward Cust
- 1863–66 Rt Hon. William Ewart Gladstone
- 1866–69 Joseph Mayer
- 1869–75 Rev. Canon Abraham Hume
- 1875–79 Very Rev. John Saul Howson
- 1879–85 Thomas Glazebrook Rylands
- 1885–89 Rt Rev. Dr William Stubbs
- 1889–1903 Rt Rev. Francis John Jayne
- 1903–08 Rt Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
- 1908–36 Rt Hon. Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
- 1936–62 William Fergusson Irvine
- 1963–64 Bertram Baron Benjamin Benas
- 1964–65 John Joseph Bagley
- 1965–66 W. G. H. Jones
- 1966–69 Joan Beck
- 1969–72 Maurice Marples Schofield
- 1972–75 Thomas Lloyd-Jones
- 1975–78 Neville Carrick
- 1978–81 Brian Collins Redwood
- 1981–84 Dr Michael J. Power
- 1984–87 Joan Beck
- 1987–90 Dr Jennifer I. Kermode
- 1990–93 Sylvia A. Harrop
- 1993–96 Prof. Paul E. H. Hair
- 1996–99 Dr Colin B. Phillips
- 1999–2003 F. I. Dunn
- 2003–06 Dr Suzanne Schwarz
- 2006–09 Janet E. Hollinshead
- 2009–12 Dr Nicholas J. White
- 2012–15 Prof. John C. Belchem
- 2015-16 Dr Paul Sillitoe
See also
- Chetham Society
- Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society
- Lancashire Parish Register Society
- Manchester Region History Review
- Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
References
- ↑ Benas, B., The Centenary of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: A Retrospect, Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 100 (1948).
- ↑ "Charity Commission of England and Wales". Charity Commission of England and Wales. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 160 (2011). ISSN 0140-332X
External links
- Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-12.