St Davids and Dewisland Historical Society

04/10/2026

Porthclais Harbour in the days of sail

04/10/2026

The 19th century St Davids Cathedral by The Right Reverend Wyn Evans is the subject of our talk on October 12th in the City Hall. Our Patron has been delighting us with the history of our cathedral century by century and now takes us into the time of our great grandparents and childhood of our grandparents (for some of us). This was a very important century in the life of our cathedral and we anticipate an informative and entertaining evening expecting many guests among our audience. As usual the talk begins at 7.30 pm with refreshments from 7.00 pm. Guests and friends are welcome with admission at £3.00. Please note that the date of the talk is the 12th October, the date on the image is the date of posting.

04/10/2026

23/05/2026

We are entering the quiet period of the year for local history society meetings and we end our 2025/26 programme with a major event. We will be welcoming Bishop Dorrien on Monday 1st June at the City Hall . He will be talking about one of his predecessors from the 16th century, Bishop Robert Ferrar. Ferrar was one of several Cambridge students who were interested in the teachings of Martin Luther and was later imprisoned by Henry VIII, after he passed the Act of Six Articles that sought to end religious diversity, but was released in 1547 on the accession of the Protestant Edward VI when that act was repealed. The new King appointed him Bishop of St Davids in 1548 whereupon he carried out some radical reforms that were opposed by his clergy. This was a turbulent time in politics and religion and great changes occurred on the accession of the Catholic Queen Mary. Come and hear the story of this brave and principled man at 7.30 pm (refreshments at 7.00 pm); members free, guests £3.00.

03/04/2026

who were the teachers

03/04/2026

looking for names and a date

03/04/2026

are you here?