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Early members of the Society

Notes on some of the early members of the Society, who lost no time in bringing new energy and creativity to the study of our local history.

Frederick Kitton: from Pickwick to Preservation
Frederic Kitton’s life and works were the subject of an exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery (September, 2022). David ...
Samuel Flint Clarkson - keen antiquarian and architectural expert
Samuel Flint Clarkson developed an architectural practice in St Albans and took a considerable interest in the history of the city and surrounding areas.
The Reverend Boutell and monumental brasses
Rev. Charles Boutell, one of the first members of the Society, produced two standard works on heraldry and monumental brasses that remain highly respected.
Revd Henry Fowler — excavating the Abbey Precincts
Arguably one of the most talented of the Society's early members, Fowler adopted an enlightened approach to archaeology
The man who found Verulamium’s theatre: Richard Grove Lowe 1801–1872
Just six months after the Society was formed in 1845, Richard Lowe was nominated to be a member. Little more than a year later, he made a seminal find while carrying out archaeological excavations on the Gorhambury estate.
William Page, Joint Secretary of the Society and saviour of the innovative Victoria County History
William Page (1861–1934), the most notable historian associated with SAHAAS, played a very significant part in developing scholarly record-based local history, with an impact well beyond St Albans.
Revd T Faulkner Lee: An early member of the St Albans Architectural Society
Rev. Thomas Lee became second master of St Albans Grammar School (then in the Lady Chapel of the Abbey) in 1848 and is known to have become a member by 1849, contributing at least one paper and produced a number of illustrations.
Dr Norman Davey: rescuing Roman plaster decorations
The Verulamium excavations produced a host of interesting and important finds, but some (like plaster wall decorations) were so fragile as to appear beyond rescue. Until, that is, Honorary Society Member Dr Norman Davey tried his hand at a new technique.
Dr Ridgway Lloyd - a scholar of the Abbey
In one of series of articles celebrating the contribution of early members of the Society, Jane Kelsall looks at the significant contribution by Dr Ridgway Lloyd to the study of the Abbey, until death took him at a tragically early age.

The history of our Society

175 years of achievements: an audio visual presentation
Creating maps to aid understanding wins the Society a National Award
1845: St Albans when the Society was formed
To boldly go in the 1800s: early Society excursions
The St Albans Archaeological Rescue and Research Group, 1966-1972
The Light of Other Days, a short history of the St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society, 1845 to 1995
A History in All Men's Lives
Early members of the Society
The four themes of the Arc & Arc: discover, protect, innovate and inform

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