This talk was written to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Cosham Library in May, 2025. The talk covers an early history of Cosham and using a collection of old photographs, postcards and images, taking you on an entertaining and nostalgic look at just some of the places, the people and the stories that have shaped the Cosham of today. Learn of the tale, dating back 300 years, that explains the origins of ‘Crooked Cosham’ and more importantly, what is the connection between the American, stadium rock band, The Grateful Dead and the High Street, Cosham of more than 100 years ago? Duration: 50 minutes Illustrated: PowerPoint
Views: 29 | Enquiries: 0I have been a book collector, researcher and keen writer for more than forty years. In 2009 I founded 'The Westerman Yarns', a collective of like minded people who research, promote and encourage interest in the lives and works of children’s adventure writers. I have worked in music, the arts and event management; a specialist topic that I taught at a further education college for ten years until I embarked on my misspent retirement when I threw myself into researching more about many of the topics that I never found the time to explore, whilst holding down a ‘proper job’. During my time as a local authority arts officer I worked on several literature festivals that developed and expanded my interest in literary research, and fired my enthusiasm for learning about the lives and works of ‘forgotten’ and lesser known authors. More recently I have conducted research into the history of the area where I live, in particular, the diverse history of the north of Portsmouth and Portsdown Hill. I hope that you find something to interest your audience in my diverse list of talks. If you want to know more or have any questions, please email me.
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