William Blyth Gerish was a historian based in Hertfordshire, and he had a great passion for outlandish tales...
William Blyth Gerish was a historian based in Hertfordshire in the early 1900s, and he had a great passion for outlandish tales.
Investigating everything from simple local traditions to grand accounts of dragons, witches and highway robbers, Gerish wrote these dramatic stories of local legend into a series of 19 pamphlets which he produced between 1905 and 1921.
Curator Matt Platt will be diving into these tall tales told by Gerish including the story of ‘a Hertfordshire St George’ and poor Jane Wenham, the accused Witch of Walkern.
Tuesday 11 March, 12pm
£6.50 per person
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Email: northhertsmuseum@north-herts.gov.uk for more information
Tel: 01462 474554
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Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JE
01462 474554
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Museum: Tue-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm, Sun 11am-3pm
Hitchin Town Hall: Mon - Fri, (Closed Bank holidays)
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Come to see the newly opened North Hertfordshire Museum. We have four galleries for you to visit: explore the Discovering North Hertfordshire Gallery, which deals with the history of the district from geological times to the present day; our Exhibition Gallery has regularly changing exhibits; discover how people’s lives have changed over thousands of years in the Living in North Hertfordshire Gallery; see the football collection, objects from all around the world, items from our art collections and animations of local folklore tales in the Terrace Gallery; view artworks in the Arches Gallery, part of the Terrace Gallery. We have a shop where you can buy gifts and local souvenirs, and a cafe serving a variety of food, and hot and cold drinks. Admission is free.
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