From June 2024 onwards, James Wright of Triskele Heritage will be setting off on a promotional book tour after the release of Historic Building Mythbusting – Uncovering Folklore, History and Archaeology. Unless otherwise stated, each event will usually consist of a talk lasting 45-60 minutes, Q&A session, and the opportunity to pick up a signed copy of the book.
Please note that, unless otherwise stated, most of these events will be promoted by organisations separate to Triskele Heritage. Anyone wishing to attend will need to make arrangements with the individual groups directly.
If you would like to book a date on the tour, please get in contact with us to discuss.
Summer 2024 Tour Dates
Date / Time: Thursday 6 June, 10.30am
Organiser: Bromley House Library
Location: Bromley House Library, Nottingham
Tickets: Available via Eventim
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting book launch event
Date / Time: Thursday 6 June, 7.30pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: The Canalhouse, Nottingham
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting book launch event featuring a presentation by James Wright followed by the author in conversation with the historian Sharon Bennett Connolly
Date / Time: Friday 7 June, 7.30pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: Artful Dodger, York, North Yorkshire
Tickets: * SOLD OUT *
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Saturday 8 June, 4pm
Organiser: Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic
Location: Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Tickets: Available via the Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Sunday 9 June, 2.30pm
Organiser: Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology
Location: Lincoln Museum Theatre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
* Special “In Conversation” Event*
Date / Time: Monday 10 June, 7.00pm
Organiser: The Stone Club
Location: The Social, Little Portland Street, London
Tickets: Available via The Social
Subject: James Wright in conversation with Alex Woodcock
Date / Time: Tuesday 11 June, TBC
Organiser: The Mint House
Location: The Mint House, Pevensey, East Sussex
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 12 June, TBC
Organiser: Westminster City Libraries
Location: Charing Cross Library, London
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Thursday 13 June, 7.30pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: Star Inn, Guildford, Surrey
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Friday 14 June, 7.30pm
Organiser: Enfield Archaeological Society
Location: Jubilee Hall, Enfield, Greater London
Tickets: £2.50 – payable on the door (members free)
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 18 June, 2.00pm
Organiser: Inspire
Location: Mansfield Library, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: Available via Inspire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting of Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Wednesday 19 June, 7.30pm
Organiser: Stone Historical & Civic Society
Location: St Michael’s Parish Church, Stone, Staffordshire
Tickets: £2 – payable on the door (members free)
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: Secret Passages of Staffordshire
Date / Time: Thursday 20 June, 7.30pm
Organiser: Bishop’s Castle Town Hall
Location: Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, Shropshire
Tickets: Available via Ticketsource
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting in the Marches
Date / Time: Friday 21 June, 7.30pm
Organiser: Ludlow Fringe Festival
Location: Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, Shropshire
Tickets: Available via Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting in the Marches
Date / Time: Saturday 22 June, 7.00pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage / Montgomery Town Hall
Location: Town Hall, Montgomery, Powys
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting in the Marches
Date / Time: Sunday 23 June, 6pm
Organiser: Donington le Heath Manor House (1620s House & Garden)
Location: Donington le Heath Manor House, Leicestershire
Tickets: Available via 1620s House & Garden
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 26 June, 2.30pm
Organiser: Southwell Minster
Location: State Chamber, Bishop’s Palace, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting of Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Thursday 27 June, 2.00pm
Organiser: Lowdham Book Festival
Location: The Bookcase, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: TBC, will update when online
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting of Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Tuesday 9 July, 7.30pm
Organiser: Enrichment Through Archaeology / Buxton Festival Fringe
Location: High Peak Bookstore, Brierlow Bar, Buxton, Derbyshire
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 10 July, 5.30pm
Organiser: Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Location: RIAS Bookshop, Edinburgh
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
**Part of the Archaeology of London Buildings Day**
Date / Time: Saturday 13 July, 10.00am-4.00pm
Organiser: Southwark Cathedral
Location: Southwark Cathedral, Greater London
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Sunday 14 July, 2.00pm
Organiser: Newark Book Festival
Location: Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: Available from mid-May (will update when online)
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Monday 15 July, TBC
Organiser: Gestingthorpe History Group
Location: Guildhall, Gestingthorpe, Essex
Tickets: £5 – pay on the door
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 17 July, 2.00pm
Organiser: Inspire
Location: Beeston Library, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: Available via Inspire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting of Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Thursday 18 July, 7.30pm
Organiser: Bedford Skeptics in the Pub
Location: North End Social Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Tickets: Free entry, just turn up on the night
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Friday 19 July, 3pm
Organiser: Friends of Norwich Museums
Location: Town Close Auditorium, Norwich Castle Museum, Norfolk
Tickets: £6 (non-members) / £5 (members) – payable on the door
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Friday 19 July, 7.30pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: Britons Arms, Norwich, Norfolk
Tickets: *SOLD OUT*
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
**Part of the Castles of East Anglia Day**
Date / Time: Saturday 20 July, TBC
Organiser: Norfolk Archaeological & Historical Research Group
Location: University of East Anglia
Tickets: Available via NAHRG Events page (please contact the society directly for further details)
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: What is a Castle?
Date / Time: Sunday 21 July, 2.30pm
Organiser: Bosworth Battlefield
Location: Bosworth Battlefield, Leicestershire
Tickets: Available via Bosworth Battlefield
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 23 July, 2.00pm
Organiser: Leicester Museums & Galleries
Location: Guildhall, Leicester, Leicestershire
Tickets: Available via Leicester Museums & Galleries
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 24 July, 7.30pm
Organiser: Walsham le Willows History Group
Location: Priory Room, Walsham le Willows, Suffolk
Tickets: £5 – pay on the door (Members free)
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Autumn 2024 Tour Dates
Date / Time: Tuesday 3 September, 2.30pm
Organiser: Nuthall Local History Society
Location: Temple Centre, Nuthall, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Friday 6 September, 7.30pm
Organiser: Keyworth & District Local History Society
Location: Village Hall, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting of Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Saturday 7 September, TBC
Organiser: Fen Edge Archaeology Group
Location: All Saints, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 10 September, 11.00am & 3.00pm
Organiser: Newcastle Castle
Location: Harbottle Suite, Black Gate, Newcastle Castle, Tyne & Wear
Tickets: Available for both talks via Newcastle Castle
Subjects: Historic Building Mythbusting (Talk 1) & What is a Castle? (Talk 2)
Date / Time: Sunday 15 September, TBC
Organiser: Marches of Time History Festival
Location: Pitchford Hall, Shropshire
Subject: Mediaeval Building Mythbusting in the Marches
Date / Time: Monday 16 September, 7.30pm
Organiser: Worcestershire Archaeological Society
Location: The Hive, Worcester, Worcestershire
Subject: Mediaeval Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 18 September, 2.00pm
Organiser: Inspire
Location: Worksop Library, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Mediaeval Building Mythbusting in Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Thursday 19 September, TBC
Organiser: Gloucester History Festival
Location: TBC
Subject: Mediaeval Building Mythbusting in the Marches
Date / Time: Saturday 21 September, 10.00am
Organiser: Boston Book Festival
Location: Fydell House, Boston, Lincolnshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 2 October, 2.00pm
Organiser: Warwick Words History Festival
Location: Castle Hill Baptist Church, Warwick, Warwickshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Thursday 3 October, 7.00pm
Organiser: Loughborough Archaeological & Historical Society
Location: Old Rectory Museum, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 8 October, 7.45pm
Organiser: St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society
Location: Marlborough Road Methodist Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
**Debut Archaeology in the Pub Event**
Date / Time: Wednesday 9 October, 7.30pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage / Archaeology in the Pub
Location: Bell Inn, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: Britain’s Oldest Pubs
With: Alex Woodcock speaking about his book, King of Dust
Date / Time: Thursday 10 October, 7.45pm
Organiser: Arts Society Charnwood
Location: Village Hall, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 15 October, 10am,-4pm
Organiser: Arts Society Gainsborough
Location: Village Hall, Sturton by Stow, Lincolnshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: Study Day
Date / Time: Wednesday 16 October, 2pm
Organiser: Hinckley U3A
Location: George Ward Centre, Barwell, Leicestershire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: Mediaeval Sculpture
Date / Time: Saturday 19 October, TBC
Organiser: The Friends of Edith
Location: White Rock Hotel, Hastings, East Sussex
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 22 October, TBC
Organiser: Friends of Plympton St Maurice Guildhall
Location: Guidhall, Plympton St Maurice, Devon
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 23 October, TBC
Organiser: Crediton Library
Location: Crediton Library, Devon
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Friday 25 October, 7.30pm
Organiser: Spalding Gentleman’s Society
Please Note: The name “Spalding Gentleman’s Society” is a a vestige of former days (the group was formed in 1710) – all genders are welcome to attend meetings
Location: Methodist Church, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Tickets: £5 – pay on the door
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 29 October, 2.00pm
Organiser: Inspire
Location: West Bridgford Library, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Mediaeval Building Mythbusting in Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Thursday 31 October, 10.00am
Organiser: Harpenden Area Arts Society
Location: Eric Morcambe Centre, Harpenden, Bedfordshire
Subject: Mediaeval Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 5 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: East Bridgford Local History Group
Location: Methodist Church, East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Thursday 7 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: Kimberley Historical Society
Location: Kimberley School, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: Britain’s Oldest Pubs
Date / Time: Wednesday 13 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: Chewton Mendip Community Archaeology Group
Location: Village Hall, Chewton Mendip, Somerset
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Thursday 14 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: Bath & Counties Archaeology Society
Location: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath, Somerset
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 19 November, 10am
Organiser: Warsop U3A
Location: St Theresa’s Church Hall, Warsop, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Friday 22 November, 2.30pm
Organiser: Ashbourne Heritage Society
Location: Elim Church, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: Investigating Parish Churches
Date / Time: Tuesday 26 November, TBC
Organiser: The Ecclesiological Society
Location: TBC
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: Investigating Parish Churches
Date / Time: Wednesday 27 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Archaeological Society
Location: Norwegian Church, Rotherhithe, London
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Thursday 28 November, 5.00pm
Organiser: Society of Antiquaries of London
Location: Burlington House, Picadilly, London
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Tuesday 10 December, 7.30pm
Organiser: Nottingham Civic Society
Location: Mechanics Institute, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting of Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Wednesday 11 December, 3.00pm & 7.30pm
Organiser: The National Trust
Location: Paycocke’s House and Garden, Coggeshall, Essex
Tickets: Available via The National Trust
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Spring 2025 Tour Dates
Date / Time: Wednesday 15 January, 7.30pm
Organiser: Chester Civic Trust
Location: Grosvenor Museum, Chester, Cheshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting in the Marches
Date / Time: Thursday 16 January, 7.00pm
Organiser: Belper Historical Society
Location: Strutts Centre, Belper, Derbyshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Thursday 20 February, 2.30pm
Organiser: Newark u3A
Location: YMCA, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting of Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Wednesday 12 March, 7.30pm
Organiser: Market Harborough Historical Society
Location: Methodist Church Hall, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 19 March, 7.30pm
Organiser: Beeston & District Local History Society
Location: Chilwell Memorial Hall, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting in Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Wednesday 26 March, 7.30pm
Organiser: Collingham & District Local History Society
Location: Memorial Hall, Collingham, Nottinghamshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting in Nottinghamshire
Date / Time: Wednesday 9 April, 7.30pm
Organiser: Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
Location: Star of Greenwich, Greenwich, London
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 14 May, 7.30pm
Organiser: Bromyard History Society
Location: Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, Herefordshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Wednesday 21 May, 7.30pm
Organiser: Hoby & District Local History Society
Location: Village Hall, Hoby, Leicestershire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting
Date / Time: Thursday 22 May, 7.30pm
Organiser: Sawley Historical Society
Location: All Saints Church Hall, Sawley, Derbyshire
Subject: Historic Building Mythbusting: In Search of Britain’s Oldest Pubs
A promotional publicity pack for use by event organisers is available via the following link:
