Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire

Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
Formation 1848
Type Historical Society
Legal status Charity
Purpose Historical Study and Research
Headquarters Liverpool, United Kingdom
Location
Region served
 Lancashire, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester
Official language
 English
33rd President
 Dr Paul Sillitoe
Website www.hslc.org.uk

The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire is a historical society and registered charity. It was founded in 1848 for the purpose of 'collecting, preserving, arranging and publishing such Historical Documents, Antiquities … Specimens of Ancient and Medieval Art, etc. as are connected with the Counties Palatine of Lancaster and Chester…’ [1]

Activities

The society organises lectures and other events, and has also amassed an extensive collection of materials and publications relating to the history and antiquities of both counties. The society became a registered charity (No. 224825) in 1964.[2]

Transactions

The society's journal, the Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, is published annually. The 160th volume of the Transactions was published in 2011. [3]

Membership

Membership is open to all individuals and societies are interested in the history of Lancashire and Cheshire.

Presidents

  • 1848–54 Rt Hon. Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
  • 1854–55 Rt Hon. Charles William Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton
  • 1855–63 General Hon. Sir Edward Cust
  • 1863–66 Rt Hon. William Ewart Gladstone
  • 1866–69 Joseph Mayer
  • 1869–75 Rev. Canon Abraham Hume
  • 1875–79 Very Rev. John Saul Howson
  • 1879–85 Thomas Glazebrook Rylands
  • 1885–89 Rt Rev. Dr William Stubbs
  • 1889–1903 Rt Rev. Francis John Jayne
  • 1903–08 Rt Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
  • 1908–36 Rt Hon. Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
  • 1936–62 William Fergusson Irvine
  • 1963–64 Bertram Baron Benjamin Benas
  • 1964–65 John Joseph Bagley
  • 1965–66 W. G. H. Jones
  • 1966–69 Joan Beck
  • 1969–72 Maurice Marples Schofield
  • 1972–75 Thomas Lloyd-Jones
  • 1975–78 Neville Carrick
  • 1978–81 Brian Collins Redwood
  • 1981–84 Dr Michael J. Power
  • 1984–87 Joan Beck
  • 1987–90 Dr Jennifer I. Kermode
  • 1990–93 Sylvia A. Harrop
  • 1993–96 Prof. Paul E. H. Hair
  • 1996–99 Dr Colin B. Phillips
  • 1999–2003 F. I. Dunn
  • 2003–06 Dr Suzanne Schwarz
  • 2006–09 Janet E. Hollinshead
  • 2009–12 Dr Nicholas J. White
  • 2012–15 Prof. John C. Belchem

See also

References

  1. ↑ Benas, B., The Centenary of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: A Retrospect, Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 100 (1948).
  2. ↑ "Charity Commission of England and Wales". Charity Commission of England and Wales. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  3. ↑ Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 160 (2011). ISSN 0140-332-X

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