Welcome to our Web site

Who are we? The WIALHS was founded back in 1971 when an inaugural meeting was held at the Victoria Institute Worcester by our founder and late President Bill Gwilliam.
There were 20 members present at this meeting.
The Society has come a long way since those early days,
and we now have over 200 members who meet regularly.
No-one has done more in a lifetime than H.W. ("Bill") Gwilliam to chronicle the history of the
City of Worcester and County of Worcestershire.
Please visit this site and see what Bill has done:
info@worcesterpeopleand places.com

What do we do? We aim to stimulate interest in, record, study and where appropriate preserve items of local history.

What else do we do? We are affiliated to the Association for Industrial Archaeology and are members of the British Association for Local History.

ALL OUR WINTER MEETINGS ARE HELD
on Fridays once a month, commencing at 7.30pm,
at The Worcester Royal Grammar School Lecture Theatre.
The Tything, Worcester.
Unless otherwise stated.

OUR SUMMER PROGRAMMES
Consists mainly of outings and visits to a variety of locations all over the country.
Coach trips are arranged for the more distant places and we usually have a knowledgeable guide with us.
Are you interested in railways, canals, local industries, local history, country houses and churches etc?
Then come along to one of our meetings and find out more!
Visitors are always welcome at our meetings but are asked to pay £1 per visit.
Membership cost £10 per person or £18 for a couple living at the same address.

Interested? then get more information from our Membership Secretary
Jacky Hollis.
57 Sandys Road, Barbourne, Worcester. WR1 3HE
mailto:Jacky.Hollis@dsl.pipex.com