“Yellow Faces, Brave Hearts: The Unknown Stories of the Canary Girls in World War One”
Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United KingdomCome and find out about the fascinating and often tragic stories of the girls and women who signed up to be munition workers. They suffered danger, explosions and poisoning whilst involved in making munitions for the War effort during the First World War! Speaker Paul Wilkins.
Guide To A Lady’s 18th Century Wardrobe
Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United KingdomPerformed in dramatic historical dress with a variety of appropriate accoutrements by Gemma Thompson historian and dress-maker of Lichfield. Explore the changing silhouette of rococo era with demonstration of how ladies would have dressed at the time.
Free Children’s Craft Activities
Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United KingdomCall in between 11am to 2pm for children to enjoy spring themed crafts. No booking required. Children Free Adults £5
Greek Myths and Legends with Maria Credali – SOLD OUT!
Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United KingdomAn evening of traditional Greek tales told for adults. Step into a world where gods walk among mortals, fate cannot be escaped, and every choice echoes through eternity. This evening of traditional storytelling brings the myths of ancient Greece vividly to life—tales of love and vengeance, hubris and heroism, beauty and betrayal. Hear of powerful...
POSTPONED Lunar Lecture – ‘Anna Seward and the invention of pollution in the eighteenth-century West Midlands’
Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United KingdomThe poet, Anna Seward (1742-1809), lived in Lichfield, had a close friendship with Erasmus Darwin, and knew other members of the Lunar Society. She travelled widely across the West Midlands, and one result was the poem, ‘Colebrookdale’, written in fact in two versions, which provides an insight into environmental and atmospheric pollution at a time...
