BOWLAND LECTURE 2026
Tithe Barn, Browsholme, Cow Ark, Clitheroe (with thanks to the Parker family)
This year's annual lecture will take place on the evening of Tuesday 6th October, 7.30pm-9.00pm, when Susan Harrison, Curator of Collections with English Heritage, will deliver a talk on the 12th century Cistercian abbey at Sawley, including its history and archaeological finds.
All proceeds will go to support local charities, Slaidburn Archive and Champion Bowland.
£5 admission (pay bar from 7pm).
Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Please book via this link LCC Events
For more information, please email sandra.silk@lancashire.gov.uk
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The Lord of Bowland Annual Lectures took place between 2011 and 2023 (listings below).
- 2011 - William Bowland, The Lordship of Bowland: Nine Centuries of Rise, Decline & Renewal
- 2012 - Chris Spencer, The Lord King of Bowland, his Courthouse and Court
- 2013 - Dr Nigel Neil, Bowland's Medieval Deer Parks
- 2014 - William Bowland, The Lord Moves in Mysterious Ways: Thomas Jolley & Nonconformity in Bowland
- 2015 - Christopher Gibbs, The Bowland Forest Suite
- 2016 - Dr Fiona Edmonds, Scandinavians and Celts: The Birth of Medieval Bowland
- 2017 - Robert Parker, The Parkers of Browsholme: Bowbearers of Bolland
- 2018 - Dr Rick Peterson, The Prehistory of Bowland (Postponed)
- 2019 - Dr Bill Shannon, The Forest of Bowland under the Tudors and Stuarts
- 2021 - Dr Nick Riley MBE, Maps, Mines and Minerals: 25,000 Years of Bowland History
- 2022 - Dr Sophie Ambler, John de Lacy: Rebel, Crusader and Lord of Bowland in the Age of Magna Carta
- 2023 - Dr Rick Peterson, The Prehistory of Bowland: an update on recent discoveries around Whitewell, Forest of Bowland
The annual event now continues as the Bowland Lecture, hosted by Champion Bowland.