Central London Branch Programme

By Jill Kilsby

Central London Branch Programme 2023-24

 

 

Enquiries to Jill Kilsby jkcharity@outlook.com  

Talks are free to HA members, visitors £3 and take place at The Allen Room, St. Anne’s Church Soho, 55 Dean Street, London W1D 6AF

 

7 October 2023, 2pm

Fear and Loathing in the Heavens. The 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet

Join Dr. Richard J. Goodrich, author of Comet Madness: How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (almost) Destroyed Civilization, for an entertaining lecture about the comet’s 1910 return and the reasons that many believed the earth would not survive the encounter.

 

Saturday  9th  December 2023, 2 pm

‘The London dustmen in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries’

Dr Peter Hounsell, FHA. Author and Chair of HA Ealing Branch

Contact Jill to book a place.

Followed by the Branch Christmas Social. Pre-booking essential for catering purposes by Thursday 7th December. Free for Central London Branch and Associate members, £6.00 for Visitors / Non Central London Branch members.  Please contact Jill for a form.

 

Saturday 24th February 2024, 2pm

“I’m sorry, you can’t see that”: How librarians and archivists deal with requests to see restricted collection items at the British Library.

Hedley Sutton, Librarian, British Library & HA Central London branch Vice Chair.  

 

Sunday 17 March at 2.30pm

Hermits and Highwaymen Walk

Meet at Highgate Underground Station by the ticket barrier.

Join Qualified London City Guide Ann Archbold for a walk around Highgate to hear about its interesting history and some of the characters who lived in and visited Highgate.

Please note: there is a long, steep hill at the beginning of the walk, though we will stop at a couple of points along it.

Pre-booking and payment required. Please contact Jill Kilsby (jillkilsby2012@live.co.uk) for a booking form. The cost is £5 for Central London HA Branch members and £9 for Non Central London Branch members.

 

Saturday 20 April at 2.30pm

Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders

Nathen Amin, Historical Writer / Author

 

Sunday, 12 May at 2.30pm

Notting Hill and Holland Park Walk

Meet at Notting Hill Underground Station by the ticket barrier.

Join Qualified London City Guide Ann Archbold for a walk taking in parts of Notting Hill and finishing via Holland Park at Kensington High Street Station.

Pre-booking and payment required. Please contact Jill Kilsby (jillkilsby2012@live.co.uk) for a booking form. The cost is £5 for Central London HA Branch members and £9 for Non Central London Branch members.