PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Join us for a double-bill of talk and film screening when the Plymouth Athenaeum’s Winter Lecture Series continues on Thursday, 19th March (2.30pm – 4.30pm).
The lecture, ‘Temperance in the Three Towns’, is accompanied by the film ‘How do you fix a town like Plymouth?’
The 50-minute docudrama tells the story of Chief Constable, Joseph Sowerby. It was made in-house at the University of Plymouth by Time-Lock Productions, and produced and directed by Rob Giles, of the School of Law, Criminology and Government.
Born in Liverpool to the son of a publican, Joseph Davison Sowerby was brought up in Leeds where he rapidly rose through the ranks of the Leeds City Police, receiving commendations for heroic rescues and arrests. Selected to head the Plymouth police force in 1892, Sowerby at just 29 was one of the youngest Chief Constables ever appointed nationally. He served until 1917, and died two years later.
Much of the detail of Sowerby’s life and times has been uncovered through research conducted by the University’s Professor of Sociolegal History, Kim Stevenson, who will be delivering the lecture on ‘Temperance in the Three Towns’.
Entry is free and open to the public.
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If wheelchair access is required please contact The Athenaeum in advance on (01752) 266079 or via email at info@plymouthathenaeum.co.uk