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Programme of the Beckenham and Bromley branch of the Historical Association

 

 

  

 

2007

 

 

 

27 September

7.30 p.m.

8.00 p.m.

Annual General Meeting

followed by

Professor Shula Marks

Family letters: the Jewish immigration experience

 

in South Africa between the wars

 

 

 

 

 

13 October

11.00 a.m.

Saturday
VISIT TO THE BRUNEL MUSEUM

AND GUIDED TOUR OF THE THAMES TUNNEL

Bookings to aj60@dial.pipex.com by 5 October
 
     

25 October

 

Professor Michael Fulford

Silchester: The Roman ‘Town Life’ Project (illustrated)

 

 

 

 

7 November

1.50 p.m.

Wednesday

VISIT TO THE BANK OF ENGLAND MUSEUM

with audio-visual presentation

At the invitation of the Central London Branch

Pre-booking (£2) essential

Bookings to habookings@hotmail.co.uk

 

 

 

 

22 November

7.30 p.m.

 

8.15 p.m.

 

 

 

 

Fish and Chip Supper

followed by

Dr. Ron Cox

The Monks Orchard Pioneers

Supper bookings to aj60@dial.pipex.com by 15 November

 

 

 

 

24 November

10.30 a.m.

1.00 p.m.

2.00 p.m.

Saturday
VISIT TO THE MANSION HOUSE

followed by optional visit to

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE

Numbers limited for each session

Bookings to aj60@dial.pipex.com by 2 November
 
     

8 December

1.00 p.m.

Saturday

 

At the Institute of Historical Research, Malet Street, London, WC1

Professor John Gillingham

MEDIEVAL Ideas of politeness

followed by

Christmas Social

Pre-booking (£5) for the social essential

Bookings to habookings@hotmail.co.uk

At the invitation of the Central London Branch

 

 

 

 

13 December

 

Dr. Ann Williams

English Aristocratic Society in the 11th Century

followed by Christmas refreshments

 

 

 

 

2008
     

10 January

 

Dr. Seán Lang

The Lessons of the British Empire? (illustrated)

 

 

 

 

19 January

Saturday

11.00 a.m.

VISIT TO THE raf museum, Hendon

Numbers limited

Pre-booking (£5) by 8 December 2007 essential

Bookings to habookings@hotmail.co.uk

At the invitation of the Central London Branch

 

 

 

 

16 February

2.00 p.m.

Saturday

 

At the Institute of Historical Research, Malet Street, London, WC1

Professor Peter Marshall

THE NABOBS

At the invitation of the Central London Branch

 

 

 

 

28 February

7.30 p.m.

 

 

ANNUAL DINNER

at Zi Teresa Restaurant, Beckenham

Bookings to aj60@dial.pipex.com by 11 January

 
     

13 March

Professor Gordon Batho

The Plague of Eyam (slides)

British Association logo

(This meeting is one of the events in the British Association for the Advancement of Science National Science and Engineering Week 2008)

 

 

 

 

29 March

12 noon

Saturday
VISIT TO THE BRITISH SCHOOLS MUSEUM, HITCHIN

Bookings to aj60@dial.pipex.com by 14 March
 
     

17 April

Mr. Guy Walters

The Berlin Games:

 

How Hitler Stole the Olympics

 

 

 

 

3 May

11.00 a.m.

Saturday
VISIT TO KEW PALACE

Provisional date, to be confirmed by the end of 2007

Bookings to aj60@dial.pipex.com by 18 April
 
     
15 May Professor Anne Curry

the battle of Agincourt (illustrated)

 

 

 

 

17 May

Saturday

8.30 a.m.

ALL DAY COACH OUTING

TO MAPLEDURHAM HOUSE

and

READING HISTORIC RIVERSIDE

Bookings to annclavering@ntlworld.com  by 30 April

 

 

 

 

7 June

Saturday

10.45 a.m

Midsummer London Walk

BELGRAVIA AND BEYOND…

Led by Mr. Neil Lloyd 

Bookings to john.wagstaff@orange.net

 

 

 

 

26 June

 

 

Professor David Stevenson

War and Peace:

 

The 20th Century in Retrospect