1 to 31 May 2013 Events Guide

1 to 31 May 2013 Events Guide www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com A word from the Festival Director Welcome to Plymouth’s first-ever History Festival! The aim of the Festival, which will run from 1 to 31 May 2013, is to highlight Plymouth's unique heritage and encourage local residents and visitors to experience our historic environment and buildings. Over 50 different local organisations and heritage providers are contributing to the Festival which has been coordinated by Plymouth City Council’s Arts and Heritage Service. We’re massively grateful for everyone’s support and look forward to working with them on future Festivals. For a full list of everyone who’s been involved and links to their individual websites, visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/partners The Festival has a wide ranging programme with something on offer for all ages and interests in a variety of locations throughout the city centre and the suburbs. From exhibitions and displays, film screenings, music and performance to talks, walks, guided tours, family activities and a host of special events – we hope you will really enjoy what we have to offer. Louisa Louisa Mann, Festival Director Archives and Information Manager Plymouth and West Devon Record Office Contents

This brochure contains an at-a-glance listing for all the 2013 Plymouth History Festival events.

A number of events are free with no need to book. Some do have admission charges and require advance booking though. Please check the official Plymouth History Festival website for full details – and don‘t leave it too late to reserve your place(s) at your favourite events!

Exhibitions and Displays 4-5

Families and Films 6-7

Music, Dance and Performance 8-9

Talks 10-13

Guided Tours and Walks 14-19

Special Events 20-23

Images on pages 10-11, 12-13 and 18-19 in this brochure can all be purchased from www.buyplymouthprints.com

Images on pages 14-15 and 16-17 are by James Wells, Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) 4-5: Exhibitions and Displays

EVENT VENUE

Plymouth City Museum The Making of a Modern City and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

An Introduction Plymouth City Museum to ‘Stories from the Stores’ and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Historic Maps Central Library, Drake Circus

On the Way to Widecombe Fair Central Library, Drake Circus

On Plymouth Hoe Merchant’s House, 33 St Andrew Street

Life in Elizabethan Times Elizabethan House, 32 New Street

Barbican Tourist Information Centre, Plymouth Mayflower Exhibition Southside Street

1851: Life in Early Victorian Plymouth Ford Park Cemetery, Ford Park Road Continued

Torpoint: All At Sea Torpoint Library and Torpoint Archives

Historical Plympton Plympton Library, Ridgeway

Roland Levinsky Building Humanities and Performing Arts Showcase Plymouth University

North Prospect History Project Halcyon Centre, Dingle Road

Sea Like a Mirror Smeaton’s Tower, The Hoe

Celebrating 125 Years Plymouth City Museum at the Laboratory on the Hoe and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

The History of Plymouth Schools Ford Park Cemetery, Ford Park Road

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/exhibitions for full details DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Tuesday to Saturday free no all month

Monday to Saturday free no all month

Tuesday to Saturday Admission no all month applies

Monday to Saturday Admission no all month applies Thursday 2, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May free no various times 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 17, 24, 28 and 31 May free no various times

Monday 20 to Friday 25 May free no various times

Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 May free no from 6pm

Wednesday 22 May, 11am to 4pm free no

Saturday 25 May, 10am to 4.30pm free no

Tuesday 28 to Friday 31 May free no 10am to 5.30pm

Thursday 30 May, 10.30am to 3.30 pm free no

Royal Parade and Civic Centre, c.1961 © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) 6-7: Families and Films

EVENT VENUE

Family Activities

Creatures from the Past Buckfastleigh Caves, Buckfastleigh

Plymouth City Museum Hidden History Hats and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Children’s Quiz Plympton Library, Ridgeway

Metta Catharina Storytelling Session Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Cornwall

Plymouth City Museum A’Hoy There Me Hearties and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Plymouth City Museum Re-Mapping Plymouth and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/families for full details

Films

Jill Craigie Cinema, The Sanatorium Roland Levinsky Building Plymouth University Jill Craigie Cinema, The Way We Live Roland Levinsky Building Plymouth University Jill Craigie Cinema, Putting You in the Picture: Roland Levinsky Building Celebrating Plymouth’s Culture Plymouth University

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/films for full details DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Family Activities

Admission Saturday 11 May, 11am to 2pm yes applies

Saturday 18 May, 10am to 1pm free no

Saturday 25 May, 10am to 4pm free no

Admission Monday 27 May, 2pm to 3pm no applies

Wednesday 29 May, 10.30am to 1pm free no

Thursday 30 May, 10.30am to 1pm free no

Films

Saturday 25 May, 12pm to 1.30pm free no

Saturday 25 May, 2pm to 4pm free yes

Saturday 25 May, 6pm to 7pm, free no 7pm to 8pm and 8pm to 9pm 8-9: Music, Dance and Performance

EVENT VENUE

Plymouth Morris Men The Promenade, The Hoe

Plymouth Morris Men The Minerva, Looe Street

Plymouth Morris Men The Dolphin Hotel, The Barbican

Sweet Nightingales: Central Library, Drake Circus The Real People Behind the Songs

The French Connections Stoke Damerel Church, Paradise Road

Smeaton’s Sea Shanties Smeaton’s Tower, The Hoe

Plymouth Morris Men The Seymour Arms, North Street

Plymouth Morris Men James Street Vaults, James Street

Plymouth Morris Men Seven Stars, Tamerton Foliot

Plymouth Morris Men King’s Arms, Tamerton Foliot

Underwood Under Threat: Lutheran Church, Larkham Lane The Cholera Epidemic of 1932

Musical Merriment Elizabethan House, 32 New Street

Hear The Merry Organ Go Central Library, Drake Circus

Musical Merriment Merchant’s House, 33 St Andrew Street

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/performance for full details DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Wednesday 1 May, from 5pm free no

Wednesday 1 May, from 7.30pm free no

Wednesday 1 May, from 8.15pm free no

Wednesday 8 May, 7pm to 8.30pm free yes

Thursday 9 May, 10am to 1.15pm free no

Saturday 11 May, Admission 10.30am to 11.30am no applies and 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Wednesday 15 May, from 7.30pm free no

Wednesday 15 May, from 8.15pm free no

Thursday 23 May, from 7.45pm free no

Admission Friday 24 May, 7pm to 9pm yes applies

Admission Tuesday 28 May, 2.30pm to 3.30pm no applies

Wednesday 29 May, 9am to 5.30pm free no

Thursday 30 May Admission no 10.30am to 11.30am applies 10-11: Talks

EVENT VENUE

Historic Photographic Views Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way of Plymouth’s Waterfront

Plymouth City Museum Plymouth Plan: A Vision for our City and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Stonehouse Places and People St Paul’s Church, Durnford Street

125 Years of Marine Science The Laboratory, Citadel Hill at the Laboratory on the Hoe

The Development of the Naval Base Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way from 1691 to 2012

A Short History Stoke Damerel Church, Paradise Road of Stoke Damerel Church

Plymouth City Museum Bony St Helena with a bit of Ascension and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Portland Square Building Plymouth Breakwater Plymouth University

A Short History of St Aubyn’s Church St Aubyn’s Church, Chapel Street

Crime and Punishment in the Plymouth Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way Area in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Mutley Baptist Church’s Spurgeon Hall Plymouth Railways: Then and Now Mutley Plain

Polish Naval Memories in Plymouth: Central Library, Drake Circus World War II and Beyond

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/talks for full details DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Thursday 2 May, 1pm to 2.30pm free yes and 7.30pm to 9pm

Tuesday 7 May, 1.10pm to 2pm free yes

Admission Wednesday 8 May, 7.30pm to 8.30pm no applies

Thursday 9 May, 6pm to 8pm free yes

Sunday 12 May, 2.30pm to 4pm free yes

Tuesday 14 May, 11am to 11.45am free no

Tuesday 14 May, 1.10pm to 2pm free yes

Tuesday 14 May, 6pm to 8pm free yes

Wednesday 16 May, 11am to 11.45am free no

Wednesday 16 May, 1pm to 2.30pm free yes and 7.30pm to 9pm

Admission Friday 17 May, 7pm to 9pm applies non no members

Saturday 18 May, 11am to 12.30pm free yes

(top) Napoleon in Plymouth Sound by Jules Girardet (1856-1938) © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) (middle) Barbican , Plymouth by Nicholas Condy (1793-1857) © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) (bottom) Ker Street, Devonport by John Foulston (1772-1842), 1810-1830 © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) 12-13: Talks (continued)

EVENT VENUE

Plympton St Maurice Guildhall Reynolds – A Journey to Genius Fore Street

Plympton’s History in Photographs Plympton Library, Ridgeway

Drake: Politics and Plymouth’s Plymouth City Museum First Citizen and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

The History and Heritage Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Cornwall of the Earl’s Garden

The 17th Century Dump of Pottery Kiln Wasters from Hillside, Station Road, Plympton Library, Ridgeway Plympton: A Tale of Sugar, Beer and Tobacco

18th and 19th Century Naval Activities in Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way Plymouth

Introducing the Plymouth Portland Square Building and West Devon Record Office Plymouth University

On The Street Where You Live Central Library, Drake Circus

Mutley Baptist Church’s Spurgeon Hall Mrs Folley and The Blitz Mutley Plain

The Metta Catharina Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Cornwall

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/talks for full details DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Admission Saturday 18 May, 2pm to 4pm yes applies

Tuesday 21 May, 10.30am to 12pm free yes

Tuesday 21 May, 1.10pm to 2pm free yes

Wednesday 22 May Admission yes 11.30am to 12.30pm applies

Wednesday 22 May, 2.30pm to 4pm free yes

Wednesday 22 May, 1pm to 2.30pm and free yes 7.30pm to 9pm

Thursday 23 May, 6.30pm to 8.30pm free yes

Tuesday 28 May, 2.30pm to 3.30pm free no

Tuesday 28 May, 7pm to 9pm free no

Admission Wednesday 29 May, 2pm to 3pm yes applies

Portrait of Sir Francis Drake , by Marcus Gheerhaerts the younger (1562-1636) © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) 14-15: Guided Tours and Walks

EVENT VENUE

Plymouth Synagogue Tour Plymouth Synagogue, Catherine Street

City Centre Heritage Trees Tour Meet at the Sundial, Armada Way

The King is Coming Walk and Talk Saltram House, Plympton

Duke of Cornwall Hotel Tour Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Millbay Road

Smeaton’s Tower and The Hoe Meet at Tinside Lido, The Hoe Walk and Talk

Meet at Admiral’s Hard Car Park South Stonehouse Stroll Cremyll Street

Plymouth Synagogue Tour Plymouth Synagogue, Catherine Street

Meet at Plymstock Library Plymstock Village Guided Walk Horn Cross Road

Marjons Archive, University College of St 40 Years in Plymouth? Mark and St John

Naval Heritage Centre Tour Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way

City Centre Heritage Trees Tour Meet at the Sundial, Armada Way

Plymouth Synagogue Tour Plymouth Synagogue, Catherine Street

History: Gossip Well Told South West Image Bank, The Barbican

Meet outside the Admiral’s House Royal Naval Hospital Walk and Talk The Millfields

Elliot Terrace Behind the Scenes Tour 3 Elliot Terrace, The Hoe

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/toursandwalks for full details Don’t forget to check out your local National Trust properties for details of their weekly guided tours as well at www.nationaltrust.org.uk DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Thursday 2 May, 10am to 11am free no

Friday 3 May, 12pm to 1pm free no

Admission Friday 3 May, 11am to 1.45pm yes applies

Saturday 4 May, 11am to 12pm free yes

Sunday 5 May, 2.30pm to 4pm free yes

Monday 6 May, 6.30pm to 9pm free yes

Tuesday 7 May, 2pm to 3pm free no

Wednesday 8 May, 10am to 12.30pm free yes

Wednesday 8 May, 2pm to 4pm free yes

Thursday 9 May, 2pm to 4pm free yes

Friday 10 May, 12pm to 1pm free no

Saturday 11 May, 3pm to 4pm free no

Saturday 11 May, 11am to 12pm free yes

Sunday 12 May, 2.30pm to 4pm free yes and 5pm to 6.30pm

Monday 13 May, 10.30am to 12pm free yes and 2pm to 3.30pm 16-17: Guided Tours and Walks (continued)

EVENT VENUE

Meet in the St Budeaux Church Car Park Palmerston Forts Walk Agaton Road

Naval Heritage Centre Tour Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way

Marjons Archive, University College of St 40 Years in Plymouth? Mark and St John

Elliot Terrace Behind the Scenes Tour 3 Elliot Terrace, The Hoe

Plymouth Central Library Central Library, Drake Circus Behind the Scenes Tour

City Centre Heritage Trees Tour Meet at the Sundial, Armada Way

Royal Citadel Tour Royal Citadel, The Hoe

Duke of Cornwall Hotel Tour Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Millbay Road

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office Plymouth and West Devon Record Office Behind the Scenes Tour Clare Place

Meet in the Plympton St Maurice Church Plympton History Walk Yard, Church Road

Meet on the grass area opposite the junction North Prospect History Walk and Talk of Seagrave Road and North Prospect Road

Radford History Walk and Talk Meet at the Beckly Centre, Mayers Way

Plymouth Synagogue Tour Plymouth Synagogue, Catherine Street

Meet at Plymstock Library Plymstock Village Guided Walk Horn Cross Road

Plympton Priory and St Mary’s Meet at Plympton Priory Guided Tour opposite St Mary’s Church Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/toursandwalks for full details Don’t forget to check out your local National Trust properties for details of their weekly guided tours as well at www.nationaltrust.org.uk DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Monday 13 May, 9.45am to 12.30pm free yes

Tuesday 14 May, 2pm to 4pm free yes

Wednesday 15 May, 2pm to 4pm free yes

Wednesday 15 May, 10.30am to 12pm free yes and 2pm to 3.30pm

Thursday 16 May, 10am to 12pm free yes and 2pm to 4pm

Friday 17 May, 12pm to 1pm free no

Admission Saturday 18 May, 10.30am to 12pm applies non yes members

Sunday 19 May, 11am to 12pm free yes

Monday 20 May, 9.30am to 10.30am, free yes 11am to 12pm and 1pm to 2pm

Monday 20 May, 9.45am to 1pm free yes

Tuesday 21 May, 11am to 12pm free no

Wednesday 22 May, 1pm to 3pm free no

Wednesday 22 May, 6pm to 7pm free no

Thursday 23 May, 10am to 12.30pm free yes

Thursday 23 May, 9.30am to 12.30pm free yes 18-19: Guided Tours and Walks (continued)

EVENT VENUE

City Centre Heritage Trees Tour Meet at the Sundial, Armada Way

Meet in George Lane Plympton St Maurice Walk off Pocklington Way

Plympton Priory and St Mary’s Meet at Plympton Priory Guided Tour opposite St Mary’s Church

Meet outside the Theatre Royal LGBT History Tour Royal Parade

Metta Catharina Coastal Walk Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Cornwall

Meet outside the Gatehouse Royal William Yard Walk and Talk Royal William Yard

Meet outside the City Museum Three Towns Guided Bus Tour and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Plymouth Synagogue Tour Plymouth Synagogue, Catherine Street

Sutton Harbour Arrivals and Departures Meet at the Barbican Tourist Information Walk and Talk Centre

Council House Tour Council House, Armada Way

Naval Heritage Centre Tour Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way

Metta Catharina Coastal Walk Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Cornwall

Meet outside the City Museum Three Towns Guided Bus Tour and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

City Centre Heritage Trees Tour Meet at the Sundial, Armada Way

Friday 24 May, 12pm to 1pm free no

Saturday 25 May, 10.30am to 12.30pm free yes

Saturday 25 May, 10.30am to 3pm free yes

Saturday 25 May, 11am to 12pm free yes

Sunday 26 May, 2pm to 3.30pm free no

Sunday 26 May, 2.30pm to 4pm free yes

Tuesday 28 May, 11am to 12.30pm free yes and 1pm to 2.30pm

Tuesday 28 May, 11am to 12pm free no

Wednesday 29 May, 11am to 12.30pm Admission yes and 2pm to 3.30pm applies

Wednesday 28 May free yes 10.15am to 12.30pm

Thursday 30 May, 2pm to 4pm free yes

Thursday 30 May, 2pm to 3.30pm free no

Thursday 30 May, 11am to 12.30pm free yes and 1pm to 2.30pm

Friday 31 May, 12pm to 1pm free no

(top) Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse by William Gibbons © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) (middle) Sutton Pool , by L. Elford Reed (1793-1845), 1842 © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) (bottom) The Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth by William Williams (1808-1895) © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) 21-21: Special Events

EVENT VENUE

Church Open Day: St Budeaux Parish Church St Budeaux Parish Church The Green, Crownhill Road

Traditional May Fair Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Cornwall

Church Open Day: St Budeaux Parish Church St Budeaux Parish Church The Green, Crownhill Road

Traditional May Fair Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Cornwall

Naval Heritage Centre Open Day Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way

Mayflower Marina Living Maritime History Richmond Walk, Stonehouse

Meet the Expert: Plymouth City Museum Coins, Medals and Tokens and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Living Maritime History The Hoe

Meet the Expert: Plymouth City Museum Coins, Medals and Tokens and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Family History Day Central Library, Drake Circus

Devonport Guildhall and Column Devonport Column Opening Ceremony Ker Street

Hear Them Talk Plympton Library, Ridgeway

Plymouth and West Devon Family History Workshop for Beginners Record Office, Clare Place

Museums at Night 2013: Plymouth City Museum Tudors at Twilight and Art Gallery, Drake Circus

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/specialevents for full details DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Wednesday 1 May, 8.30am to 12pm free yes

Saturday 4 May, 10am to 4pm free no

Saturday 4 May, 9am to 2pm free yes

Sunday 5 May, 10am to 4pm free no

Monday 6 May, 10am to 5pm free no

Wednesday 8 May, 12pm to 5.30pm free yes

Thursday 9 May, 10am to 1pm free no

Thursday 9 May, 10.30am to 12pm free yes

Saturday 11 May, 10am to 1pm free no

Saturday 11 May, 10am to 4pm free no

Saturday 11 May, 10.30am to 9pm free no

Monday 13 May, 9am to 7pm free no

Admission Monday 13 May, 10am to 3.15pm yes applies

Friday 17 May, 6pm to 9pm free no 22-23: Special Events (continued)

EVENT VENUE

St Cuthbert’s Conference Centre The Church in Victorian Devon Buckfast

Lord Mayor’s Day 2013: Plymouth City Centre Plymouth’s Hidden History

Naval Heritage Centre Open Day Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way

Church Open Day: St Budeaux Parish Church St Budeaux Parish Church The Green, Crownhill Road

Hidden Plymouth presents Plymouth’s Devonport Guildhall, Ker Street Interactive History

St Andrew’s Heritage Week St Andrew’s Church, Royal Parade

Church Open Day: Plympton St Maurice Church Plympton St Maurice Church Church Road, Plympton

Treasure Hunt Meet at Plympton Library, Ridgeway

Church Open Day: Plympton St Maurice Church Plympton St Maurice Church Church Road, Plympton

Hear Them Talk Central Library, Drake Circus

Archives from the Attic 2013: Portland Square Building The Way We Live Plymouth University

Freedom History Day Meet in the café at Freedom Fields Park

Open Grounds Crownhill Fort, Crownhill Fort Road

Visit www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/specialevents for full details DATE AND TIME ADMISSION BOOKING

Admission Saturday 18 May, 10am to 4pm yes applies

Saturday 18 May, Parade begins at 1pm free no

Sunday 19 May, 10am to 5pm free no

Sunday 19 May, 1.30pm to 5pm free yes

Sunday 19 May from 10am free no

Monday 20 - Saturday 25 May free no

Monday 20 May, 10am to 1pm free no

Tuesday 21 May, 10am to 1pm free no

Wednesday 22 May, 10.30am free yes

Wednesday 22 May, 10am to 1pm free no

Wednesday 22 May, 9am to 5.30pm free no

Saturday 25 May, 10am to 4pm free no

Tuesday 28 May, 12pm onwards free no

Admission Friday 31 May, 12pm to 7pm no applies A wide range of partners across the City are working together to deliver the Plymouth History Festival, which is being led by Plymouth City Councilʼs Arts and Heritage Service. Many thanks to the many different venues, speakers, tour guides, performers and workshop facilitators that we will be working with throughout May 2013. We couldnʼt do it without you. Here is the list of Council departments and other organisations involved in this yearʼs Festival: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE South West) Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Devon History Society Naval Heritage Centre Plympton Civic Society Marine Biological Association (MBA) Plymouth Morris Men Sir Alistair Hardy Foundation Real Ideas Organisation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) Walks With History Old Plymouth Society University College Plymouth St Mark and St John South West Maritime History Society Duke of Cornwall Hotel Plymouth Pride Plymouth Citybus Limited Plymouth University St Andrews Church Plymouth Libraries Hidden Plymouth Barbican Tourist Information Centre Devon Family History Society Mount Edgcumbe Diddy Films Plymouth Synagogue Friends of Freedom Fields Park Plymouth Tree Partnership Plymouth Arts Centre South West Image Bank Plympton St Maurice Civic Association Lord Mayorʼs Parlour Brest Twinning Panel Plymouth Historical Association Stoke Damerel Parish Church Ford Park Cemetery St Aubynʼs Church Chris Robinson Torpoint Archives Crownhill Fort Old Gaffer Association South West Film and Television Archive Plymstock Community Forum Plymouth and District Archaeological Society The National Trust (Saltram) Wild About Plymouth Devon Development Education