Crayford Manor House Historical Society

Crayford High Street 1939

TALKS 2023-2024

SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2023

" Victorian London Street Life"

Following the poor of 19th century London through a typical day - Delia Taylor

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SATURDAY 9th DECEMBER 2023 (members' evening)**

"The Artful Dickens"

The tricks and ploys of the great Victorian storyteller - Prof. John Mullan.

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SATURDAY 13th JANUARY 2024

" The Vindication of Christmas"

Crayford and the Second Civil War - Peter Daniel

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SATURDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2024

"The Faestan Dyke of Joydens Wood"

Early mediaeval earthworks and the stories we tell about them - Dr. Ethan Doyle White.

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SATURDAY 9th MARCH 2024

"The Lady Codebreakers of Bletchley Park"

An astonishing part of Britain's wartime history - Ian Thompson

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SATURDAY 13th APRIL 2024 (Easter 2024 29th-31st March)

AGM AND PRESIDENT'S LECTURE.

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All meetings are held at The Baker Trust Hall Maxim Road Crayford DA1 4BG at 7pm for 7.30pm.

Non-members are welcome to attend lectures at a fee of £5 per lecture.

** Please note additional charge to all for the December buffet.

enquiries to Mrs. J. Hearn-Gillham. janet.hearn-gillham@ntlworld.com or 01322 551279

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LOCAL STUDIES & ARCHIVE CENTRE CENTRAL LIBRARY, BEXLEYHEATH

Janet Hearn-Gilham - The History of silk - Saturday 18 November 2023 2.30pm to 4pm.

Dave Gilham - Alcock & Brown - Saturday 17 February 2024, 2.30pm to 4pm.

Tickets for both talks cost £5 each. Please call 020 3045 3369, email archieves.els@bexley.gov.uk or visit the centre (open 9.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday) for more information or to book your place.