Meetings

Thursday 18 January 2024, The Blackwall Tunnel, by Ian McBrayne

Thursday 15 February 2024, Bidding on the past - Unearthing Stoke Newington's history through eBay finds, by Amir Dotan

Thursday 21 March 2024, Women from Hackney's History. The book and beyond, by Susan Doe & Wendy Forrest

Thursday 18 April 2024, Challenging Stereotypes: London in the 18th century, by Derek Morris

Thursday 16 May 2024, Henrietta Barnett and the Victorian East London Children's Workhouse, by John Walker

Thursday 19 September 2024, I love East End archives: collections overview and updates from Towe Hamlets Local History Library and Archives, by Richard Wiltshire, Tower Hamlets borough archives manager

Thursday 17 October 2024, Israel Zangwill and the Jewish East End, by Professor Nadia Velman

Thursday 21 November 2024, The history of plastics from 1860 to 1960, by Carolyn Clark

Meetings start at 7:30pm, doors open 7:00pm.

if you can't attend lectures in person join us on zoom, check your monthly email update, no need for a Zoom account.

All meetings are held at Latimer Congregational Church Hall, Ernest Street, E1 unless otherwise stated, Ernest Street is between Harford Street and White Horse Lane, off Mile End Road (opposite Queen Mary and Westfield College)

Tea and Coffee are usually available for purchase before the lecture.

The nearest underground stations are Mile End and Stepney Green. Buses: 25, 205, 339 to Queen Mary College and D6, D7, 277, 323, 339, 425 to Mile End Station.

There is limited parking in the side streets.

Non members are welcome £3.00 entry fee