Programme - 2022 | rbhistorysociety

Rotherhithe & Bermondsey

Local History Society

Patron
Sir Tommy Steele O.B.E.

Keeping History Alive in London's Secret Riverside Villages

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Podium

Programme

Please note: The talks below start at 7:30pm (doors open 7:15pm) and take place at Time & Talents Centre unless otherwise indicated.
Booking is not required unless stated below,

Salter Centenary Walk with Capital Walks in London (Members Only)
Wed, Jul 27
Meeting location to be sent via email
Jul 27, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Meeting location to be sent via email
This year is the Salter Centenary, one hundred years since Ada Salter became Mayor of Bermondsey and Dr Alfred Salter was elected MP.
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Here Comes Good Health!
Wed, Sep 28
Time & Talents Centre
Sep 28, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Time & Talents Centre, The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch St, Rotherhithe, London SE16 4JE, UK
An evening with Southwark Archivist Patricia Dark, discussing the living conditions and health in inter-war Bermondsey
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Your Greatest Fear: Being Buried Alive
Wed, Oct 26
Time & Talents Centre
Oct 26, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Time & Talents Centre, The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch St, Rotherhithe, London SE16 4JE, UK
Robert Stephenson is a qualified City of London guide and has taught on London for twenty years. He has been a member of the National Federation of Cemetery Friends and is a tour leader at Kensal Green and Brompton cemeteries.
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Engines of War: How wars were won and lost on the railways
Wed, Nov 30
London
Nov 30, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
London, The, Old Mortuary, Saint Marychurch St, London SE16 4JE, UK
Christian Wolmar is an award-winning writer and broadcaster specialising in transport and is the author of a series of books on railway history.
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