Great Yarmouth Local History & Archaeological Society

16/09/2026

Fridays 18th Sept talk is titled Impacts of Climate Change on our Dynamic Coast
By Dr Leanne Melbourne of the Norfolk Museums Service
Meet in Salvation Army Citadel Tolhouse St 730pm - Non members welcome (£2)
Dr Leanne Melbourne, is the Senior Curator of Climate Change and the Dynamic Coast, and the curator in charge of the Natural History and Geology collections for the Norfolk Museums Service.

Leanne received her PhD from the University of Bristol in 2018 which used museum collections to look at the long-term impacts of climate change on calcified seaweeds. Since then she has worked in a variety of museums including the Natural History Museum in London and the American Museum of Natural History in New York

Her research uses museum and fossil collections to focus on the impacts of long-term environmental change on marine habitat formers (seaweeds, mussels and oysters).

08/09/2026

19/07/2026

On 15 July some members of the GYLHAS and their friends visited Oxburgh Hall and the Parish Church of Oxborough.

19/07/2026

On June 19th, several members of the GYLHAS and their friends went on a guided walk along the seafront at Great Yarmouth and learnt of its development as a holiday resort.

21/06/2026

GYLHAS Excursions 2026 Day Excursion - 15 July 2026

The 2026 coach excursion is to Oxburgh Hall, where we will have a guided tour which details the history of the hall, and then to the Bedingfeld Chapel, which is part of the Oxburgh Hall estate and St. John the Evangelist church which is the parish church of Oxborough.

The Coach will be free for members of the GYLHAS, but there will be a charge of £10.00 per person for non-members of the Society. The entrance to Oxburgh Hall and Gardens is free to National Trust members (please bring proof of membership with you on the trip. You will need to show your membership card before you enter) and for Non-members of the National Trust: £13.30 per person (Adult) and £6.65 Child under 18). The tour of the Hall is £4.00 per person. Please note that whilst there is no charge to visit the parish church at Oxborough, it is suggested that a voluntary donation of £1 per person be made to the church.

How to Book:

Visit the GYLHAS webpage and complete the booking form and send with a cheque made payable to GYLHAS to: Michael Wadsworth, 38 Priory Street, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 6NG.

Visit the GYLHAS webpage and complete the booking form and email the form to [email protected]. Payment can also be made via online banking.

11/05/2026

The next meeting of the Great Yarmouth Local History & Archaeological Society will be on 15 May starting at 7.30pm at the Salvation Army Citadel on Tolhouse Road. The Society's AGM will be held first and it will be followed by the lecture "Great Yarmouth-Results of the 2022-3 Excavation and Surveys", which will be given by Joanna Caruth of Cotswold Archaeology. Members and non-members are welcome (Non-members entrance fee is £2).

11/04/2026

The next meeting of the Great Yarmouth Local History & Archaeology Society will be a lecture given by Tim Holt-Wilson and will be entitled "Bones and Stones Earth Heritage in the Waveney Valley". The meeting will start at 7.30pm on Friday 17th April, 2026. It will be held at the Salvation Army Citadel, Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth. Non-members and members are welcome. Entrance for members is free and £2 for non-members

18/03/2026

Next meeting in Salvation Army Hall, Tolhouse St at 7.30pm on March 20th - Smuggling Around East Anglia by Andy Beharrell
non members welcome £2