SURBITON AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

PROGRAMME 2019/2020

Tues  5th March     ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 followed by a talk on ‘Dancing through time’  by Mrs Bennet’s
Ballroom and Libby Curzon

Tues 2nd April – ‘The Story of English Freedom’ by Mr Andy Thomas

Tues 7th May – ‘Tally Sticks, Templars and Trade’ by Trevor Strong

Tues 4 June – ‘Ruins, Wren and Renewal: the Great Fire of London’ by Mr Stephen Chater

Tues 2 July – ‘Secret Kingston’ by Julian McCarthy, our local Kingston Town guide

Tues 6 August – Summer Event with short talk, quizzes and light buffet

Tues 3 Sept – ‘The Great Stink’

Tues 1 Oct – ‘The Tale of own Tudor’ by Matthew Bowman

Tues 5 Nov – ‘Christmas on the Homefront’ by Mike Brown

Tues 19 Nov (afternoon talk) – ‘The Arbiter of Taste – Lord Burlington & Chiswick
House in the 18th Century’ by Keith Hathaway

Tues 3 Dec – Christmas Event – our usual food & festivities PLUS Sharon Wright will be giving a talk (and signing copies of her new book) on The Mother of the Brontes – follow this link to Sharon Wright

2020

21 Jan (afternoon talk) – ‘Merchants, Military men and Migrants’ by Dr Judie English

4 Feb – ‘King Richard III and Surrey: a Drama in 4 Acts’ by Mike Page

3 March – AGM & talk on Florence by Chairman, Paul Lang

 

Evening Meetings are held in Surbiton Library Annexe at 7.45pm

**  Afternoon Meetings are held in Surbiton Library Annexe at 2pm

Enquiries to Mrs Marilyn Jennings (Hon Secretary)

email  lenandmarilyn@virginmedia.com