HeritageEvents

.The Chearsley Village Pub Revival Day will provide an opportunity to visit six different pubs which have provided beer and refreshments to the inhabitants of Chearsley at various times over the last 500 years or so.The list includes The Boot…

Show and Tell NightA chance for History Club members to bring along a photo document book or object to talk about andor promote discussion. Dont worry if youre shy as there are plenty here who like doing the talking.Village Hall…

Long before the founding of the NHS many people who were destitute turned to workhouses because of illness old age disability mental illness or as a safe place to give birth. The day‐to‐day care of sick and vulnerable inmates was…

Embrace the seasons on a guided Roald Dahl countryside walk; kick up some leaves ramble through woods and listen to extracts from Roald Dahls My Year in the beautiful woods and fields that inspired the book.This month well be reading…

.Find out about our heritage project which aims to revitalise St Marys at the heart of Finchley Church End Conservation Area through maximising use of the site to improve physical cultural and digital access for the community.Places on the tours…

In this talk Graeme Smith will illustrate the making of Glasgows New Town of Blythswood in the early 1800s with a special focus on its prime developers William Harley and Jane Laird who were also responsible for building townhouses that…

While post‐war architecture from the former Eastern Bloc is highly regarded by foreign architects and students its perception in the Czech Republic is marked by considerable ambiguity. Often it is negatively labelled as communist architecture of low value deemed highly…

London and the Home Counties very own spectacular annual medieval festival recreating and commemorating the life and times of those who took part in the C15th Wars of the Roses including the decisive Battle of Barnet in 1471. The festival…