Tag Archives: Battersea

History events and news at 4 February

Posted on February 4, 2018 by seancreighton1947

Other events in February and beyond can be seen at  https://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/history-events-news-at-18-january Thursday 8 February. 9am. Fredrick Douglass is the subject of Melyvn Bragg’s “In our Time” programme on Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qb0kc Friday 9 February. 6pm. Mary Williamson’s Letter, or: Seeing Women … Continue reading →

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South-West London history talks & walks

Posted on May 19, 2017 by seancreighton1947

Monday 22 May. 2.30pm. Vauxhall Gardens history walk David Coke, co-author with Alan Borg of Vauxhall Gardens: A History, will lead ‘The Heyday of Vauxhall Gardens’, a Vauxhall Society guided walk, on Monday 22 May. The walk marks the traditional seasonal … Continue reading →

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History Events and News at 26 February

Posted on February 26, 2017 by seancreighton1947

Tuesday 7 March. 7pm. Land of Oak and Iron Project in North Durham and West Tyneside Kath Marshall-Ivens, Project Community Engagement Officer North East Labour History Society. Old George Pub, Old George Yard, Bigg Market, Newcastle NE1. Tuesday 7 March. … Continue reading →

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General History Events & News at 30 January

Posted on January 30, 2017 by seancreighton1947

Friday 24 February. 8pm. Henry Maudslay – industrial innovator Talk by David Waller on  how a Lambeth-based engineer from a humble background turned London into the silicon valley of the nineteenth century. Henry Maudslay invented precision engineering, which made the … Continue reading →

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