Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire is a historical society and registered charity. It was founded on 20 June 1848 for the purpose of 'collecting, preserving, arranging and publishing such Historical Documents, Antiquities … Specimens of Ancient and Medieval Art, etc.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]
Formation | 20 June 1848 |
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Type | Historical society |
Registration no. | 224825 |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Historical study and research |
Headquarters | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
Location | |
Region served | Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester |
Official language | English |
President | Dr Arline Wilson |
Editor | Dr Bertie Dockerill |
Website | www.hslc.org.uk |
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. It publishes a peer-reviewed journal, the Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire annually. The society became a registered charity (No. 224825) in 1964.[2]
Officers
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. Ian Dunn
- 2003–06 Dr Suzanne Schwarz
- 2006–09 Janet E. Hollinshead
- 2009–12 Dr Nicholas J. White
- 2012–15 Prof. John C. Belchem
- 2015–16 Dr Paul J. Sillitoe
- 2016–present Dr Arline Wilson
Transactions editors
- 1911–28 John Brownbill
- 1928–35 Eric Hardwicke Rideout
- 1935–38 Rev. Dr William Wingfield Longford
- 1938–45 Francis Arthur Bailey
- 1945–48 Rev. Charles Frank Russell
- 1948–50 Dr Frederick Threlfall Wainwright
- 1950–68 John Joseph Bagley
- 1961–68 Dr James Murphy
- 1967–71 K. B. Drake
- 1970–79 Dr Michael J. Power
- 1971–75 Dr P. J. Buckland
- 1973–90 Dr Jennifer I. Kermode
- 1979–99 Dr Colin B. Phillips
- 1990–2002 Dr Christopher P. Lewis
- 1996–2001 Dr Sylvia A. Harrop
- 1996–present Prof. John C. Belchem
- 1999–2006 Dr G. J. Milne
- 2001–06 John Tiernan
- 2002–07 Dr Suzanne Schwarz
- 2003–06 Dr P. Dalton
- 2006–11 Prof. Peter G. I. Gaunt
- 2011–15 Dr Andy J. Gritt
- 2016 Dr Alan Crosby
- 2017–present Dr Bertie Dockerill
Secretaries
- 1848–51 Henry C. Pidgeon
- 1848–64 Rev. Dr Abraham Hume
- 1864–67 Nicholas Waterhouse
- 1867–77 Dr David Buxton
- 1877–84 Charles T. Gatty
- 1884–88 Edward W. M. Hance
- 1884–1903 Richard Duncan Radcliffe
- 1903–10 William Fergusson Irvine
- 1910–14 Frank Charles Beazley
- 1914–28 Dr Philip Nelson
- 1928–39 Samuel Saxon Barton
- 1939–43 Frederick George Blair
- 1943–44 Arthur Cecil Wardle
- 1944–45 Dr Walter Alison Phillips
- 1944–51 Francis Arthur Bailey
- 1951–58 Dr George Chandler
- 1958–59 H. A. Taylor
- 1959–66 Joan Beck
- 1966–70 Patricia R. Pleasance
- 1970–83 P. J. Andrews
- 1983–89 Janet E. Hollinshead
- 1989–92 G. M. Wyatt
- 1992–present Roger C. Hull
Treasurers
- 1848–60 Thomas Avison
- 1860–67 William Burke
- 1867–85 John G. Jacob
- 1886–98 Henry Douglas Eshelby
- 1898–1905 William E. Gregson
- 1905–11 Frank Charles Beazley
- 1911–22 S. W. Phipps
- 1922–26 Percy Culverwell Brown
- 1926–28 H. K. Hardwick Cox
- 1928–39 William J. Holgate
- 1939–45 Dr Walter Alison Phillips
- 1945–67 W. G. H. Jones
- 1965–72 Charles R. Ambler
- 1967–72 A. W. Andrews
- 1972–81 Robert Bromley
- 1981–87 Roy George Dottie
- 1987–89 G. J. Wilson
- 1989–2000 Janet E. Hollinshead
- 2000–07 C. F. Foster
- 2007–16 Dr Arline Wilson
- 2016-present Catherine Nunn
See also
References
- Benas, B., The Centenary of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: A Retrospect, Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 100 (1948).
- "Charity Commission of England and Wales". Charity Commission of England and Wales. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
External links
- Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
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