Exhibitions
Current Exhibition
Our exhibition 600 years of the Guild of St Anne * is now showing in the Local History Centre (upstairs in Knowle Library). The exhibition includes a potted history of Walter Cook, Knowle's greatest benefactor and of the Guild House which celebrates 100 years this year since the Guild House and St Anne's Cottage were purchased, restored and handed back to the church by Knowle's second greatest benefactor Mr George Jackson of Springfield House.
The exhibition can be viewed at any time during library opening hours.
* There is a conflict of opinion about the actual date of the Guild's anniversary. Some think it should be 1413 due to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian some 300+ years after the establishment of the Guild. We have carried out quite extensive research and sought expert advice. The general consensus of opinion seems to be that as the event happened so long before the calendar change, it is in order to use either or both dates ie 1412/1413. We have chosen to use the original date of 1412.
Current Exhibition - key texts
Our exhibitions in the Local History Centre, although heavily centred around pictures, often contain significant bodies of text. Sometimes there is also additional textual material which is less suited for display. This textual material, including some photographs, is available here for the current exhibition on display. For those with the appropriate technology on their smartphone there will be a QR (Quick Response) code on the exhibition display which when scanned will link directly to the relevant webpage.
Forthcoming Exhibitions
Details (where available) of forthcoming exhibitions:
- Guild House - 600th anniversary (February 2012)
- Knowle Celebrations over the years (May 2012)
- 50 Years of The Knowle Society
Past Exhibitions
Recent past exhibitions and Local History talks. Records of most exhibitions are kept within the Local History Archive and of course some of the exhibition material is derived from Archive sources.
