Walks & Visits – Summer 2011

9^th May Pepys Hereabouts John Swindell

Meeting Point In the garden of Discover Greenwich, King William Walk. 10.30 Prompt

116^th May Crystal Palace Ian Bevan

Meeting Point In/outside cafés opposite Bus Station on Crystal Palace Parade 10.30 for 11.00

23^rd May United Grand Lodge - Freemasons’ Hall 10.45 for 11.00

Meeting Point 60 Great Queen Street WC2 5AZ

Advice NB - Please register your name for the visit

6^th June St James’s Park Mark Wasilewski

Meeting Point The Guards Memorial, Horse Guards Road 10:30 Prompt

13^th June* Olympic Park Sarah Speller

Meeting Point Outside Bromley-by-Bow Underground Station 10.00 for 10.15

Advice NB – Numbers Limited -Please register your name for the visit

20 ^th June Bank of England Museum

Meeting Point Entrance to Museum - Bartholemew Lane EC2R 8AH 10.30 for 10.45

Advice NB – Numbers Limited -Please register your name for the visit

27^th June Greenland Dock, South Dock, Rotherhithe Stephen Humphrey

Meeting Point Outside Canada Water Underground Station 10:30 Prompt

4^th July Lee Heritage Trail Sir Ian Mills

Meeting Point St Margaret’s Church Lee Terrace 10:30 Prompt

Spring Programme 2011

Mondays 10.15-12.15 (break around 11.00 am for refreshments)

17th January The History of Tea Alan Payne

24th January The Palace of Knightsbridge Richard Furnival-Jones

– a history of Harrods

31st January The Elephant & Castle Stephen Humphrey

7th February Greenwich Lost and Found Anthony Cross

14th February Fashion on the Ration Mike Brown

21st February Half Term

28th February Pioneers of Flight Monty Parkin

7th March The Cheapside Hoard Hazel Forsyth

14th March Meet Charles and Emma Darwin Barbara Stevens

21st March The Great British Seaside Brian Bloice

28th March London Parks Jim Buttress

Meetings are on the 1st Floor with no Disabled Access

FURTHER REVISED

Autumn Programme 2010

Mondays 10.15-12.15 (break around 11.00 am for refreshments)

Please Note - All Classes are now Full

20^th September Sir John Morden and his College Elizabeth Wiggins

27^th September Jack the Ripper –

The Blackheath Connection Bill Beadle

4^th October The Manor of Norbury Michael Gilbert

11^th October From Minster to Morley:

classical music in Southwark and Lambeth Len Reilly

18^th October A Career in Fingerprints Peter Jones

25^th October Half Term

1^st November A virtual walk through Bromley & Deptford Janet Digby

8^th November The History of the Garden Museum Hugh Jenkins

15^th November Conservation in Lewisham -

new areas and locally listed buildings Phil Ashford

22^nd November London Statues of the Famous and Forgotten Susan Jenkinson

29^th November The Genius of Sir Christopher Wren Tony Tucker

6^th December A Christmas Miscellany Ian Bevan

Followed by Christmas Social

Please note that meetings are on the 1^st Floor with no Disabled Access