In 2014 a wide range of partners across the City will work together to deliver the Plymouth History Festival, which is led by Plymouth City Council’s Arts and Heritage Service. Many thanks to the many different venues, speakers, tour guides, performers and workshop facilitators that are taking part. We couldn’t do it without you. Here is the list of Council departments and other organisations who are involved: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Naval Heritage Centre Old Plymouth Society South West Maritime History Society Plymouth University Plymouth Libraries Barbican Tourist Information Centre Mount Edgcumbe Plymouth Synagogue Plymouth Tree Partnership South West Image Bank Lord Mayor’s Parlour Plymouth Historical Association Ford Park Cemetery Chris Robinson Crownhill Fort South West Film and Television Archive Plymouth and District Archaeological Society Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE South West) Devon History Society Plympton Civic Society Walks With History University College Plymouth St Mark and St John St Andrews Church Devon Family History Society Plympton St Maurice Civic Association Stoke Damerel Parish Church 1 to 31 May 20 14 St Aubyn’s Church The National Trust (Saltram) Plymouth Architectural Trust Events Guide The National Trust (Buckland Abbey) Plymouth Shortcuts St Andrew’s Minster Church North Prospect History Project www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com Music Guided Tour iOrchestra presents RE-RITE Elliot Terrace The Big Tent, City Centre Piazza, Plymouth PL1 1LA 3 Elliot Terrace, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 2PL Until Sunday 10 May, 10am to 6pm + late opening until 8pm on 2 and 9 May Thursday 1 May, 10.30am and 2pm, Monday 19 May, 2pm, Wednesday 21 May, 10.30am Admission free. No need to book. Visit www.visitplymouth.co.uk for full details. Admission free. Booking essential on 01752 304858. Exhibition Display Plymouth Before the Great War Visitor Centre, Ford Park Cemetery, Diary of a Soldier Ford Park Road, Plymouth PL4 6NT Merchant’s House, 33 St Andrew Street, Plymouth PL1 2AX Thursday 1 May, 10.30am to 3.30pm Throughout May Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May, 12.30pm to 3.30pm 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday Admission free. No need to book. 01752 665442 for enquiries. Standard admission applies. No need to book. 01752 304774 for enquiries. Guided Tours Elizabethan House Elizabethan House, 32 New Street, Exhibition The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2NA Plymouth’s Great War: Friday 2 May, 10.30am and 2.30pm Three Towns United in Conflict Standard admission applies. Booking essential on 01752 304774. Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AJ Talks Throughout May 10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday Lecture Lunches 10am to 5pm Saturday Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6EY Admission free. No need to book. Friday 2 May, 12pm to 2pm, Friday 9 May, 12pm to 2pm 01752 304774 for enquiries. Friday 16 May, 12pm to 2pm, Friday 23 May, 12pm to 2pm £19.50 per person (includes two course lunch). Booking essential on 01822 853607. Guided Tour Talk Plymouth Synagogue Crime and Punishment in the Plymouth Area Synagogue Chambers, Catherine Street, Plymouth PL1 2AD in the 18th and 19th Centuries Thursday 1 May, 10am to 11am, Tuesday 6 May, 2pm to 3pm Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way, Sunday 11 May to 3pm to 4pm, Saturday 17 May, 4pm to 5pm Tuesday 20 May, 10am to 11am, Tuesday 27 May, 2pm to 3pm Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4HG Thursday 29 May, 7pm to 8pm Friday 2 May, 1pm to 2.30pm Admission free. Booking essential on [email protected] or 07753 267616. Admission free. No need to book. 01752 554200 for enquiries. V1isit wViwsiwt .wpwlywm.phlyismtohrisytfoersytf.ewsot.rwdoprrdepsrse.scso.mcom forfo fru flul ldl edteatialsil sa nandd u usseeffuull lliinnkkss!! Viisiitt wwwwww.p.plylymmhihsitsotroyrfyefset.swt.owrdoprdrepsrse.csosm.cofmor fuolrl fdueltl adilest anilds aunsedf uul sleinfkusl ! links2! Guided Tours Guided Walk Saltram House A New Passage: Discovering North Devonport Saltram House, Plympton PL7 1UH Meet outside St Aubyn Church / Devonport Library, off Chapel Street, Friday 2 May, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm and 3.30pm Devonport PL1 4DP (approx. 1hr 15mins) Monday 5 May, 6.30pm to 8.30pm Standard admission applies. No need to book. 01752 333500 for enquiries. Admission free. Booking essential on 01752 304774. Special Event Guided Walk The Green Man Mount Batten Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Cornwall PL10 1HZ Meet at the entrance to the Mount Batten breakwater/pier Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May, 10am to 4pm Tuesday 6 May, 10am to 12pm, Tuesday 20 May, 3pm to 5pm Admission free. No need to book. Admission free. Booking essential on 01752 305909 or [email protected] £5 for all day car parking. 01752 822236 for enquiries. Talk Guided Walk The Amalgamation Saga The Millfields Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AJ Tuesday 6 May, 1.10pm to 2pm with Q+A Meet outside the Admiral’s House, The Square, £2 per person. Booking advised on 01752 304774. The Millfields, Stonehouse PL1 3JX Sunday 4 May, 2pm to 3.30pm and 4pm to 5.30pm Admission free. Booking essential on 01752 304774. Guided Tour Forgotten Stables Special Event Saltram House, Plympton PL7 1UH Medieval Magic Tuesday 6 May, 1.30pm to 2pm and 2.30pm to 3pm Tuesday 13 May, 1.30pm to 2pm and 2.30pm to 3pm Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6EY Tuesday 20 May, 1.30pm to 2pm and 2.30pm to 3pm Monday 5 May, 10.30am to 5.30pm Tuesday 27 May, 1.30pm to 2pm and 2.30pm to 3pm Standard admission applies. No need to book. 01822 853607 for enquiries. Free for National Trust members. Garden Entry price for non-members. No need to book. 01752 333500 for enquiries. Special Event Guided Tours Treasure Hunt for Children Meet near Smeaton’s Tower, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 2PA Naval Heritage Centre Monday 5 May, 11am to 3pm Naval Heritage Centre, off Granby Way, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4HG Admission free. No need to book. Please call 01822 853687 or 07887 543164 with Tuesday 6 May, 2pm to 4pm, Friday 16 May, 2pm to 4pm, Friday 23 May, 2pm to 4pm any enquiries. Admission free. No need to book. 01752 554200 for enquiries. V3isit wViwsiwt .wpwlywm.phlyismtohrisytfoersytf.ewsot.rwdoprrdepsrse.scso.mcom forfo fru flul ldl edteatialsil sa nandd u usseeffuull lliinnkkss!! Viisiitt wwwwww.p.plylymmhihsitsotroyrfyefset.swt.owrdoprdrepsrse.csosm.cofmor fuolrl fdueltl adilest anilds aunsedf uul sleinfkusl ! links4! Guided Talk Tour, Talk and Music Exploring the Garden Buildings St Andrew’s Minster Church Events Saltram House, Plympton PL7 1UH St Andrew’s Church, Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2AD Tuesday 6 May, 2.15pm to 3pm, Tuesday 13 May, 2.15pm to 3pm Thursday 8 May, from 11.15am Tuesday 20 May, 2.15pm to 3pm, Tuesday 27 May, 2.15pm to 3pm Tour of the Minster from 11.15am, organ recital from 1pm, talk about ‘The Early History Free for National Trust members. Garden Entry price for non-members. of St Andrew’s Church: 750 to 1500’ from 2.30pm. No need to book. Weather permitting. 01752 333500 for enquiries. Admission free. No need to book. 01752 661414 for enquiries. Guided Walk Guided Tour Heritage Tree Walk Being a Servant at Saltram Meet at the Sundial, Armada Way Saltram House, Plympton PL7 1UH Tuesday 6 May, 5pm to 6pm, Tuesday 13 May, 5pm to 6pm, Tuesday 20 May, 5pm to 6pm Thursday 8 May, 11.30am to 12pm Admission free. Booking advised on 01752 263186. Thursday 15 May, 11.30am to 12pm Thursday 22 May, 11.30am to 12pm Thursday 29 May, 11.30am to 12pm Guided Walk Free for National Trust members. Non-members included in House Ticket or Garden Entry charge. No need to book. Beating of the Bounds: East Stonehouse 01752 333500 for enquiries. Meet outside the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Millbay Road, Plymouth PL1 3LG Tuesday 6 May, 5.30pm to 7.30pm Admission free. Booking essential by 29 April on [email protected] Guided Talk Angelica Kauffman - A Woman in a Man’s World Guided Tours Saltram House, Plympton PL7 1UH Thursday 8 May, 11.30am to 12pm Buckland Abbey Free for National Trust members. Non-members included in House Ticket Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6EY or Garden Entry charge. No need to book. 01752 333500 for enquiries. Wednesday 7 May, 11am to 12pm, Wednesday 14 May, 11am to 12pm Wednesday 21 May, 11am to 12pm, Wednesday 28 May, 11am to 12pm Standard admission applies. No need to book. 01822 853607 for enquiries. Guided Talk History Bite Ladies of the House Saltram House, Plympton PL7 1UH The Global Adventures of Gertrude Benham Thursday 8 May, 11.45am to 12.15pm Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AJ Free for National Trust members. Non-members included in House Ticket Wednesday 7 May, 1pm to 1.30pm or Garden Entry charge. No need to book. Admission free. Booking advised on 01752 304774. 01752 333500 for enquiries. V5isit wViwsiwt .wpwlywm.phlyismtohrisytfoersytf.ewsot.rwdoprrdepsrse.scso.mcom forfo fru flul ldl edteatialsil sa nandd u usseeffuull lliinnkkss!! Viisiitt wwwwww.p.plylymmhihsitsotroyrfyefset.swt.owrdoprdrepsrse.csosm.cofmor fuolrl fdueltl adilest anilds aunsedf uul sleinfkusl ! links6! Guided Walk Guided Tours Walk and Watch with Plymouth Shortcuts: St Andrew’s Belfry Funky Archive Films on Your Phone St Andrew’s Church, Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2AD Meet on the Barbican - start and finish points will be confirmed Saturday 10 May, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm (approximately 60 minutes) upon booking Admission free. No need to book. 01752 514847 for enquiries. Thursday 8 May, 7pm to 8.30pm, Thursday 15 May, 7pm to 8.30pm Admission free.