Illustrated Talks
Illustrated Talks
The Friends of Winckley Square (FoWS) offer talks tailored to the interests of particular groups. We will join you in your meeting place. All we need is electricity and a screen but the talk can be given without these if not available. The talks are illustrated. A number of different themes are available.
There is a charge for these Group talks. All proceeds go to support the work of FoWS. Our guides are all volunteers.
The Former Residents of Winckley Square
An excellent introduction to the origins of the Square and to some of the people who lived here. The chronology of the Square unfolds from the 1790s to the present day.
The Friends of Winckley Square (FoWS) offer talks tailored to the interests of particular groups
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The Women of Winckley Square
This talk ranges across two centuries and features women who rode alongside Wellington at the Waterloo Victory Parade, firebombed Lord Leverhulme’s bungalow, was on the SS hit list had Hitler won WWII, founded an order of nuns and established schools across the UK.
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Meet Edith Rigby
Meet Edith Rigby, Preston’s most famous suffragette. Explore her early years, her marriage and the years when she was socially active as a member of a political party and a suffragette. Edith was imprisoned eight times and was subject to the Cat and Mouse Act.
The Friends of Winckley Square (FoWS) offer talks tailored to the interests of particular groups
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