MALTON MUSEUM: LECTURE PROGRAMME SUMMER 2025
19th June - Simon Green, Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds
Queen Anne up front, Mary-Anne behind: A celebration of the buildings of Malton, Norton and Old Malton.
All the lectures are in Malton Assembly Rooms and entrance is though the Museum on Yorkersgate. They all start at 7 p.m. and they cost £10 per head. Booking online is through the events section of the Malton Museum website or you can pay at the door.
Find out more: https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/event/summer-lecture-queen-anne-up-front-mary-ann-behind/
A TALK CELEBRATING THE NEW ,THE OLD AND THE QUIRKY.
A celebration of buildings in Malton, Norton and Old Malton will be given by museum volunteer Simon Green.
The talk will look at the rich diversity of buildings within the three settlements that make up this wonderful place.
The title is inspired by the proverb of ‘waste not want not.’ You don’t knock something down if it can be adapted. We have a wide variety of buildings that have been adapted and changed over time but for example the Market Place appears little altered.
We have three important medieval churches and a whole host of chapels yet we have lost a major castle and most of a grand 17th century mansion. As we dash around in our busy lives there is little time to linger and look at the fascinating buildings that surround and contain our everyday life. This talk will celebrate some of these wonders, from hidden medieval crypts to grand Edwardian houses, from Victorian town planning to bespoke places for 21st century supported living, from 19th century workers housing to almost vanished industries.
With lots of old and new images the talk will celebrate the many delights of our three towns.
Simon Green is an architectural historian who previously worked in Historic Environment Scotland’s Survey & Recording Team, managing the Buildings at Risk Register. Over the last 30 years he has published and lectured widely on numerous aspects of the historic environment. Simon has a wealth of knowledge regarding the architecture and changes to buildings of the towns of Malton, Norton and Old Malton.