Lecture Programme 2026-27
Meetings begin at 19.30 with access from 19.00
Except September 9th, 23rd and 30th
For Zoom link contact Jon Roberts: rlhszoom@gmail.com
Visitors welcome, in-person & online £3.00.
These are held at St Edward’s Church, Westville Road, Pen-y-lan, Cardiff. CF23 5DE (at the junction of Blenheim Road).
WEDNESDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER 2026
Doors open at 6.00 – AGM begins at 6.30
Free Pop- Up Cafe from 7.15 – monthly meeting starts at 7.45
400 YEARS of RUPERRA CASTLE
CHARLOTTE ROGERS, Ruperra Castle Preservation Trust.
WEDNESDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER 2026
Doors open at 6.30 – Talk begins at 7.00 o’clock
St. Edward’s Music & Arts Festival Open Lecture
SCOUNDRELS, CADS and VAGABONDS from WELSH HISTORY
GRAHAM LOVELUCK-EDWARDS.
– retiring collection in aid of Church Organ Restoration Fund.
WEDNESDAY, 30th SEPTEMBER 2026
Doors open at 6.30 – Talk begins at 7.00 o’clock
TREASURES of TRELAI
TOM HICKS, Archaeologist – CAER Heritage.
WEDNESDAY, 14th OCTOBER 2026
JULIAN HODGE: From ROATH to RICHES!
RHYS DAVID.
WEDNESDAY, 11th NOVEMBER 2026
Ben Childs’ PhotoArt sales table.
The Ministry of JAMES RICK BUCKLEY and the
Making of Llandaff’s WAR MEMORIAL.
JOHN PRIOR-MORRIS.
WEDNESDAY, 9th DECEMBER 2026
Free Pop-Up Christmas Café from 7.00 pm.
GHOSTLY TALES – Welsh folk tales with a ghostly theme.
DEBRA JOHN.
WEDNESDAY, 13th JANUARY 2027
GERALD of WALES the canon lawyer: litigating before
Pope Innocent III for Welsh church independence
Prof. NORMAN DOE KC LLD FBA.
WEDNESDAY, 10th FEBRUARY 2027
A Faire House Within the Old Walls of a Castle:
A History of St. FAGAN’s CASTLE.
Dr. BETHAN SCOREY.
WEDNESDAY. 10th MARCH 2027
RICHARD BURTON growing up in Wales.
GRIFF HARRIES.
WEDNESDAY, 14th APRIL 2027
EDWARDIAN CARDIFF – told through its buildings.
MATTHEW WILLIAMS FSA.
Curator Emeritus Cardiff Castle.
WEDNESDAY, 12th MAY 2027
History of the LLANISHEN and LISVANE RESERVOIRS.
Dr. RICHARD COWIE
For any enquiries about our programme please contact us via: roathhistory@gmail.com
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Past Events
To jog our memories of some excellent past events and speakers and provide a resource to others, we have preserved copies of R.L.H.S. Past Programme
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