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Next Meetings

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These are the next meetings of the Harleston and District Historical Society .

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Harleston and District Historical Society meet in St John's Church on Broad Street on the second Thursday of each month.

​Meetings start at 2:00 pm and last about two hours.  They usually consist of a speaker on an aspect of local, regional or national historical interest.

Refreshments are available.

  • AGM - Victorian Harleston Caught on Camera
    AGM - Victorian Harleston Caught on Camera
    AGM - Victorian Harleston Caught on Camera
    Thu, 09 Jan
    St Johns Church
    09 Jan 2025, 14:00
    St Johns Church, Broad Street, Harleston IP20 9AZ
    09 Jan 2025, 14:00
    St Johns Church, Broad Street, Harleston IP20 9AZ
    The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be followed by a presentation from local historian Gordon Lascelles on a local man who captured in photographs Victorian Harleston and beyond.
  • The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster
    The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster
    The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster
    Thu, 13 Feb
    St Johns Church
    13 Feb 2025, 14:00
    St Johns Church, Broad Street, Harleston IP20 9AZ
    13 Feb 2025, 14:00
    St Johns Church, Broad Street, Harleston IP20 9AZ
    At Norwich Thorpe Station on the evening of 10th September 1874, a momentary misunderstanding between the Night Inspector and young Telegraph Clerk resulted in an inevitable head-on collision between two heavily laden steam trains. This is a tale of the 26 victims, notable survivors and heroes.
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