Fashion and Buildings. Have you noticed that a lot of the houses in Nevill Street have a ‘grander’ look than other houses in town? This is because they look like buildings put up in the Georgian period (1700s and early 1800s) even though most of the buildings […]

  This Month. An uphill challenge. The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal began as two separate waterways: the Monmouthshire canal and the Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal. The first clod of the northern section from Gilwern was cut in 1797. Three years later the first cargo of coal reached Brecon Basin on […]

  Programme of Talks for 2026-27. Talks are held at either the Borough Theatre or the Melville Centre. Please bring your membership card with you for admission to the talks. Talks commence at 7.30pm, except in November when there is a matinee at 2.30pm.  A reminder about the talk and its content […]