Lectures, Events and Visits, and Other Activities planned for 2009 - 2010
Occasionally, due to unforseen circumstances outside our control,
planned
events may have to be changed. Please check for announcements under
'News'.
Many people find it even more convenient to sign up for our 'News by
e-mail',
which immediately notifies any changes as well as new events. Both
options are
at the top of our pages.
Lecture programme 2009 - 2010
Lectures take place on the second Wednesday of each month at the Union
Church
Hall, corner of Ferme Park Road and Weston Park, N8. Refreshments are
available
from 7.45pm. Doors close and talks start at
8pm prompt
. Latecomers cannot be
admitted.
Talks are free to HHS members. A donation of £1 is requested from
visitors.
Programme of talks 2009 - 2010
2009
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Sep 9
The Tottenham Outrage - Patricia Collier
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Oct 14
A.V. Roe: First Flight Over Walthamstow Marshes - Dr. Neil Houghton
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Nov 11
Hornsey Church: The Origins of St. Mary's - Bridget Cherry
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Dec 9
John Farrer: Architect and Surveyor 1843 - 1930 - Janet Owen
2010
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Jan 13
History of Crouch End and Hornsey - Steven Denford
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Feb 10
The Church Memorials at Tottenham and Elsewhere - Simon Watney
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Mar 10
The History of London's Underground - Peter McMahan
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Apr 14
Percy Joseph Barralet: Victorian Photographer - John Hinshelwood
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May 12
Alexandra Palace in Postcards - Hugh Garnsworthy
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Jun 9
Madame Tussauds and the 1789 Revolution in Wax - Dr. Pamela Philbeam
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Jul 14
Annual General Meeting
Events and Visits
Please note that these are usually open only to HHS members and their
guests.
Programme of events to July 2010
2009
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27 Sept
Coach trip to Down House & Lullingstone Castle
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21 Oct
Visit to Syon House
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18 Nov
Wesley's House & Museum of Methodism
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16 Dec
Christmas Dinner at Raglan Hotel, Muswell Hill
2010
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Jan
Theatre Outing to Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate
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Jan
Thames River Police Museum
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Feb
London Transport Museum Special Collection
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Mar
Visit to St. Bartholomew the Great and the Great Hall
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Apr
Visit to Keats' House & St. John's, Downshire Hill, Hampstead
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May
Visit to Chelsea Physic Garden
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Jun
Day out to Walthamstow
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Jun
Summer Coach Outing
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Jul
Royston Cave & Museum
Further information on these and other proposed visits together with
booking
forms will be published in or enclosed with the Newsletter, and
announced here
and via our 'News by e-mail' (click on tab at top of main
pages).
Other activities at the Old Schoolhouse
You'll find the OSH at the corner of Rokesly Avenue and Tottenham Lane
N8.
We restored and conserve it to be our headquarters, shop and
archive
repository. Buses 41, 91 and W3 stop nearby. The OSH is normally
open for
sales and enquiries on Thursdays and Fridays from 10.00 am to 2.00
pm and
Saturdays from
10.30 am to 4.30 pm.
Art Classes
Wednesdays 11 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. (more information from tel: 020 8889 7918)
Oral History Group
A lively oral history group meets on the first Wednesday of each month,
from
2 to 4 pm, at The Old Schoolhouse, with refreshments. For
more
information, call in or phone The Old Schoolhouse.
