Crime in Langley Mill, 1891 - 1930

Region:

Anywhere

Notice Period:

Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)

Type:

Professional

Fee:

Paid: £60 (plus expenses if more than 40 miles)

Category:

History

Updated:

27^th January 2022

Tagged:

Crime | Police | Derbyshire | Nottinghamshire

A detailed examination of the type of crimes recorded by the police in this heavily industrialised village over a forty year period. Okay, so you may not be interested in Langley Mill itself. But the talk also offers an interpretation of the changes in the patterns of recorded crime, which is applicable to any community during this period.

Robert Mee can present a number of illustrated talks for your group.

• Robert is a qualified trainer;
• he holds an M.A. in English Local History from the University of Leicester (2014);
• has conducted several research projects based around the Heanor area and along the Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire border;
• writes for local magazines and newsletters, as well as managing the website for the Heanor & District Local History Society; and
• has written two books on the Heanor/Langley Mill area.

Although Robert has an academic background, his talks are firmly aimed at a non-academic audience. And many of his talks cover a much wider geographic area than his main interests suggest.

All presentations are fully illustrated. They normally last from 50 to 90 minutes, but can be adjusted to suit your needs. Robert is often available at short-notice, if, for example, a speaker cancels. (His record for "emergency" attendance was when he received a call one morning while in the local supermarket, and was giving the talk to a group in the afternoon!)

He will bring everything he needs, though if you do have a screen (or suitable wall) to project onto it will save trying to fit a screen into a rather small car!

During the pandemic, Robert switched to giving online talks, e.g. by Zoom, and this remains an option for those groups which prefer this approach (the group organisers will need to facilitate the web session though).

Fees are £60, plus expenses if over 40 miles (return from West Hallam) involved. Robert is prepared to travel anywhere to give his talks, though most of his presentations are in the East Midlands, where he is based.

Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Robert Mee

• A History of West Hallam
• Inn Signs and Local History
• Ealing Comedies
• Nottinghamshire Castles
• A Derbyshire Railway Outing
• Bradshaw's and an Early Railway Tour
• A Potted History of Heanor
• Aldercar and Langley Mill - 1000 Years in 60 Minutes!
• Derbyshire Associations for the Prosecution of Felons
• Policing in 19th Century Derbyshire
• The Village Lockup
• A History of Smalley
• Morlestan - South East Derbyshire before the Norman Conquest
• Derbyshire's Castles
• Vic Hallam - One Man and his Company
• Wheels of Industry - Langley Mill
• History along the Erewash Valley Trail
• Heanor Grammar School
• September 1947