Past LCT Lectures

Here are details of recent LCT lectures:

  • The Heritage of Linlithgow + Greenland
    Ron Smith

    Ronald P A Smith

    Thursday 20th November at 7:30pm
    Queen Margaret Hall, 53 Blackness Road, Linlithgow EH49 7JA

    Ron Smith gave a talk on his new book: “The Heritage of Linlithgow in 100 Buildings and Places” followed by a video from his recent trip to Greenland.

    The book is a completely new edition of ‘Linlithgow: Architecture & History of a Scottish Royal Burgh’.  Ron will present the completely re-formatted and extended book, which matches recent Civic Trust publications, and has included many new features of the town, and the history of several local facilities, such as schools and sports clubs, not previously covered. <More>

    You will be amazed at the spectacular vistas of the eastern part of Greenland. Ron visited Greenland in September 2025 and has published a Photobook that is well worth viewing!

  • Warfare in the Minority: 1513 – 1526
    Jon Cooper
    Jon Cooper
    Jon Cooper

    Thursday 23rd October at 7:30pm
    Queen Margaret Hall, 53 Blackness Road, Linlithgow EH49 7JA

    As an introduction to the Trust’s commemoration of the Battle of Linlithgow Bridge on 4th September 1526 in its 500th anniversary year, this season’s first talk was given to a packed audience by Jon Cooper, military historian, battlefield archaeologist, and author of The Heart And The Rose – the book about the battle.

    Jon took a historical look at events leading up to the battle, and talked about the battle itself, fought by the Earl of Lennox against the Earls of Angus and Arran.

  • Hearing Historic Scotland
    Dr James Cook
    Dr James Cook
    Dr James Cook
    Director of Research – Edinburgh College of Art
    Senior Lecturer in Early Music – Reid School of Music, University of Edinburgh

    Thursday 1 May at 7:30pm
    Queen Margaret Hall, Blackness Road

    Recovering Scotland’s Acoustic Heritage

    James explained his research project to create a virtual-reality version of Linlithgow Palace Chapel, to recreate the acoustics of the room, and to reproduce the choral music used at the christening of the future King James V.

  • The World-renowned Bartholomew Family – their Linlithgow roots and their stories
    John & David Bartholomew
    Thursday 20 March

    Queen Margaret Hall, Blackness Road at 7:30pm.

    John and David are direct descendants of the Bartholomew family who lived in Annet House for 50 years from 1752 starting with Archibald Bartholomew a burgess and prosperous Linlithgow merchant.

    George Bartholomew (b.1784) started the Bartholomew family’s long association with map-making and engraving.  Six generations of notable map makers followed. 
     

  • The Changing Face of Linlithgow
    Thursday 20 February

    Queen Margaret Hall, Blackness Road at 7:30pm

    To coincide with the launch of the Civic Trust’s latest publication – The Changing Face of Linlithgow, researched and written by the late Laurie Alexander and edited by Ron Smith – Mike Dunning will explore elements of the book using a presentation originally compiled by the author.

    The talk included an introduction to the Linlithgow born and bred architect by Sybil Cavanagh, former long-serving West Lothian Council local history librarian.

  • The Barony of Kinneil and the Lowland Clearances
    Iain Kirkman
    Thursday 23 January 2025
    Iain Kirkman

    Queen Margaret Hall, Blackness Road at 7:30pm.

    Iain is currently a post-graduate PhD History Student at Edinburgh University studying the subject of his talk as part of the history of Bo’ness from 1750 to 1850, having gained an MSc that covered the same topic in 2021.

    He is also a freelance, independent researcher and has been a long-term volunteer and amateur historian for the Friends of Kinneil – a local amenity society working to preserve and promote the House and Park of Kinneil in Bo’ness.
     

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