Events

When: Meetings, as scheduled in the programme, take place on Thursdays at 8.00 p.m. in Beckenham unless otherwise stated.

Where: All Beckenham lectures take place in Christ Church Hall, Fairfield Road, just off Beckenham High Street, Beckenham. The nearest railway stations are Clock House (on the line from Charing Cross) and Beckenham Junction (on the line from Victoria). Buses 54, 194, 227 and 358 stop nearby. Trams from Wimbledon and Croydon stop at Beckenham Junction.

For information on getting to the centre, see the Contact Us page.

Click here to email Mrs. Ann Wagstaff, Programme Secretary of the Beckenham & Bromley branch of the Historical Association to request booking forms.

Date
Time
Event Details
15/09/2011
19:30
AGM
followed by
Dr. Jennifer Ward
Life in the Noble Household: Elizabeth de Burgh 1295-1360
09/10/2011
14:00
Visit to the Chelsea Physic Garden
Numbers Limited
Bookings by 21 September
13/10/2011
20:00
Dr. Adam Smith
Abraham Lincoln
17/11/2011
20:00
Dr. Yangwen Zheng
The Long March to Modernity:
Three-inch Golden Lily to Working Mom
(illustrations)
18/11/2011
14:30
Visit to Lincoln's Inn
Bookings by 4 November
08/12/2011
20:00
Mr. Peter Leigh
The Changing Face of West Wickham High Street (slides)
The evening will conclude with light Christmas refreshments
10/12/2011
13:00
At the Institute of Historical Research, Malet Street, WC1
Professor Nicole Crossley-Holland
Food in Medieval Russia A.D. 754-1480
followed by
Christmas Social
At the invitation of the Central London Branc
Pre-payment for the Social essential
19/01/2012
20:00
Professor David Stephenson
The Origins of the Cold War (illustrations)
18/02/2012
14:00
At the Institute of Historical Research, Malet Street, WC1
Mr. Stephen Green
The History of the Charterhouse
At the invitation of the Central London Branch
23/02/2012
19:00 for 19:30
Annual Dinner
at Zi Teresa Restaurant, 141 Croydon Road, Beckenham
Bookings by 13 January essential
15/03/2012
20:00
Dr. Tim Mason
Edward Jenner and the Smallpox Vaccine
(This meeting is part of the British Association for the Advancement of Science National Science and Engineering Week 2012)
25/03/2012
14:00
Guided Tour of Carew Manor
Bookings by 9 March essential
14/04/2012
14:00
At the Institute of Historical Research, Malet Street, WC1
Professor Jane Sayers
Travel in the Middle Ages
At the invitation of the Central London Branch
19/04/2012
20:00
Mr. Neil Lloyd
Martin Luther (slides)
28/04/2012
11:00
Visit to Palmeira Mansions Hove
Bookings by 6 April essential
24/05/2012
20:00
Professor Anthony Tuck
The Kings' English - Language and Politics in the 15th Century
28/06/2012
20:00
Professor Peter Hennessy
Watching Prime Ministers
07/07/2012
08:15
All Day Coach Outing
Secret Places in the Weald
Advanced Booking Essential
22/07/2012
Date to be Confirmed
Silchester Roman Town Open Day
At the invitation of the University of Reading
Advanced Booking Essential
20/09/2012
19:30
AGM
followed by Presidential Lecture
Professor Jackie Eales
The Clergy, the People and the English Civil War (illustrations)
25/10/2012
20:00
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Giuseppe Garibaldi
21/03/2013
20:00
Mr. Colin Gale
Title to be confirmed
(This meeting is part of the British Association for the Advancement of Science National Science and Engineering Week 2013)