List of Talks
- Old Inns of the Yorkshire Dales by Dr.David Johnson
- John de Launde and Malham's Role in the Bolton Estate by John Dixon
- KirkbyMalham and the West Dereham Connection by Mike Spence
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Sale ring at Malham cattle fair circa 194
Talks Online
Old Inns of the Yorkshire Dales by Dr. David Johnson
This entertaining and informative talk introduced us to the history of Inns, Public Houses, Taverns, Bough Houses, Dosses etc. and the Ale, Beer, Small Beer, Malt, Hops and Hyssop that was consumed in them, together with the laws, poetry and games etc. that influenced and reflected the wide range of owners and clientele who occupied them, illustrated with reference to some of the long gone inns of the past in and around Craven.
John de Launde and Malham's Role in the Bolton Estate by John Dixon
This little known but greatly important Wharfedale man John de Launde
was Prior of the Bolton Estate between 1286 and 1330. Drawing on the 'The
Bolton Priory Compotus' - a unique thousand-page book of accounts, John
Dixon gives a fascinating insight into his life and that of the medieval
monastry with particular reference to sheep farming on the East Malham
lands, including:
- His two arduous pilgimages to Rome.
- Setting up and managing a sheep flock of over 3000 and selling the fleeces to Florentine merchants.
- Administering the estate which extended in a patchwork of land from Malham in the north west to Harewood in the south.
- Aspects of everyday life in the Priory
- The catastrophes in the form of severe weather conditions, Scottish
raiders and disease and starvation that beset them.
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The Early History of KirkbyMalham Church and the West Dereham connection by Mike Spence.
In this illustrated talk, Mike Spence explores three important questions:
- How old is Kirkby Malham Church.
- Why was West Dereham involved.
- How did West Dereham influence Malhamdale.
