Dawley History Group
Monday 7th March 2011
7.00-9.00pm
Venue: Dawley House, 22 Burton Street, Dawley TF4 2ES
Guest Speaker: Sir Neil Cossons (retired Chairman of English Heritage, first Director of Ironbridge Gorge Museum)
Sir Neil Cossons – We are pleased to welcome Sir Neil who is internationally known in the field if heritage and known locally to many as the first Director of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum. He then went on to further his illustrious career at other nationally renowned museums before becoming the Chairman of English Heritage from 2000 – 2007 when he retired. He generously endorsed the Giants of Dawley book and is giving his time free to be the guest speaker for our event.
Programme
7.00 Shirley Bruneau- Introduction and welcome
7.10 Sir Neil Cossons: How the community can participate in recording the past for the benefit of future generations
7.30 Questions and discussion
7.45 Refreshments
8.00 Rob Corbett- Horsehay Works
8.15 Gill Egan- Her story of researching Dawley and its characters
8.30 Ros Collin- Elsie Day and Hazeldene House
8.45 Malcom Peel- Researching Captain Webb’s house
8.50 Paul Wolfe- Summary and thanks
9.00 Event Close
