| Where | Great Broughton Village Hall | Type of Event | Illustrated Talk |
| When | 18th November 2024 at 7.30pm | Tutor | Arline Ashton |
The lecture was delivered by Local History Group member, Arline Ashton. The audience numbered more than forty. This good turnout was not surprising as, with the others in this series, the lecture was eagerly awaited. The lecture emerged out of the research of the Great Broughton House History group, a sub-group of the LHG. Topics of such local significance are always appreciated by our members and guests. This topic had been suggested by a member of the House History group, David Milner, who proposed research into buildings, families and services that used to be prominent in Great and Little Broughton but were no longer extant.
The lecture covered a range of properties. Not always residential. The properties and families associated with them provide insights not necessarily apparent otherwise. Some instances were a chapel, a police house, a farm, a mill and a school, all essential parts of a community. And behind these properties, there was the revelation of the different personalities not immediately obvious to the casual viewer. For example, there were the police officers who took an interest in the residents, in a positive way. And the schoolgirl who, given a task, demonstrated maturity beyond her years. These examples show, of course, the product and value of deeper and diligent research.
There were questions. Some members of the audience were able to give additional information of their own. This was an interesting and enjoyable evening.