Chester Society for Landscape History
Upper storeys of Chester’s iconic Rows (Photograph: Vanessa Greatorex)
Forthcoming Events
Saturday 31 January 2026, 2pm
VISITORS WELCOME
Lecture: Recent Discoveries at Bailey Hill, Mold’s Motte and Bailey Castle
Speaker: Sophie Fish, Flintshire’s Museums, Heritage and Culture Manager
Venue: St Columba’s Church Hall, Plas Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 1SA
Admission: Members free, Visitors £4,
Student Visitors £2
NB: Free car park; for directions see:
https://sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk/about/st-columbas-church/directions-and-location/
Saturday 28 February 2026
1.45pm: AGM
2pm: Lecture (VISITORS WELCOME): RAF Sealand: A History
Speaker: Jennifer Watson, Church Warden of St Bartholomew’s Church, Sealand
Venue: St Columba’s Church Hall, Plas Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 1SA
Admission: Members free, Visitors £4,
Student Visitors £2
What is Landscape History?
Landscape History is the study of how people have altered the landscape through time.
It seeks to explain the historical significance of the buildings, earthworks, flora and other physical features which are our common heritage. It embraces aspects of history, archaeology, architecture, geography, geology, botany and other disciplines.
“The English landscape itself, to those who know how to read it aright, is the richest historical record we possess.” – W.G. Hoskins, The Making of the English Landscape (1955).
Picks of the Week
Here are some links to online landscape history resources recently recommended by our Information Officer:
Changes to Britain’s landscape by 2040
Predictions indicate a raft of differences to landscapes, coastlines and rivers, but fortunately it’s not all doom and gloom.
https://thenaturenetwork.co.uk/why-the-uk-will-have-a-completely-different-landscape-by-2040/
The most important archaeological discoveries of 2025
Photos and descriptions of a wide range of amazing discoveries on land and under water, including buildings, inscriptions, frescoes, ceramics and the oldest blue pigment and from locations across the globe.
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/most-impactful-archaeological-discoveries-1234765236/ancient-egyptian-princes-tomb-discovered-at-saqqara/
Click on the blue text at the end of this sentence for links to previously recommended Online Resources or for links to specific topics, including: Directories/Databases/Aerial Photographs, Geology, Ecosystems, Prehistory, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Medieval, Tudor and Stuart, Castles, Churches/Cathedrals/Shrines, Industrial, Cheshire, Wales, Other Locations.