Diary
Lectures can be delivered remotely by Webinar (Zoom) if required.
2022
Tuesday 5 July [10.15 am start]
A Study Day on Illuminated Manuscripts
for The Castle Museum, East Street, Rye TN31 7JY
Monday 11 – Friday 15 July
Suffolk Seraphims: Churches of Suffolk
A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 18 – Friday 22 July
Churches of Romney Marsh
A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Sunday 24 July [3 pm]
Subject TBC
for Thomas a Becket Church, Capel, a fund-raiser for this gem of a church possibly followed by strawberries
Friday 29 July [evening] To be confirmed
The Powers Behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Great Yarmouth History & Archaeological Society
Christchurch, King Street, Great Yarmouth NR30 2HL
Saturday 30 July [7 pm]
Here be Dragons …
A fund-raising event for Wickhampton, St Andrew NR13 3PB
Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 August
An Appointment with Angels: Churches of Norfolk
A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 8 – Friday 12 August
Churches of Romney Marsh
A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 22 – Friday 26 August
Northumbria in the First Millennium
A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Thursday 1 September [10.30 am]
The Dregs of the People Remains: Black Death and its Aftermath
for U3A Beckenham History Group
The Methodist Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE
Friday 2 September [10.30 am]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for U3A Swanley
The Alexandra Suite, St Mary’s Road, Swanley BR8 7BU
Monday 5 September [7.30 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for Woodchurch Local History Society
The Memorial Hall, Front Road TN26 3PA
Tuesday 6 September [7.15 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Whitable History Society
Whitstable URC, Middle Wall, CT5 1BW
Wednesday 7 September [11 am]
The Dregs of the People Remains: Black Death and its Aftermath
for The Arts Society, Chipstead
The Community Centre Hall, Park Lane, Banstead SM7 3AJ
Monday 12 – Friday 16 September
Churches of Dorset
for Martin Randall Travel
Monday 19 September [7.30 pm]
‘Here be Dragons …’ Medieval monsters
for Ashford Archaeological & Historical Society
The Quaker Meeting House, Albert Road, Ashford TN24 8NY
Wednesday 21 September [11 am]
The Politeness of Princes: the Reality of Medieval Etiquette
for The Arts Society, Canterbury
ARCA Hall, 151 Ashford Road, Thanington Without, Canterbury CT1 3XR
Wednesday 21 September [8 pm]
The Topsy-Turvy World of Misericords
for The Arts Society, Brentwood District
The Community Hall, 7, High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9ED
Monday 26 – Friday 30 September
Research and recce
Monday 10 October [11 am]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Tunbridge Wells
Trinity Theatre, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP
Monday 10 October [8 pm]
Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals
for The Arts Society, South-West London
Putney Leisure Centre, Dryburgh Road, Putney SW15 1BL
Tuesday 11 October [7.30 pm]
Viking Legend and Myth
for Royal Phoenix Metal Detectors
The Cricketers, Crabble Avenue, River CT17 0JB
Wednesday 12 October [1.30 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for U3A Medway
Brook Theatre, 5 The Brook, Chatham ME4 4SE
Wednesday 12 October [8 pm] Awaiting Confirmation
‘Put That Light Out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Beckenham & Bromley National Trust Association
The Methodist Hall, College Road, Bromley BR1 2UH
Friday 14 October [8 pm]
Subject TBC
for Wrotham History Society
The Village Hall TN15 7AH
Thursday 20 October [7.30 pm]
Zoom lecture for North West Kent Family History Society
Subject TBC
Friday 21 October [8 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Cobham Hall
Brewers Road DA12 3BL
Tuesday 25 October [evening]
‘Here be Dragons …’: Medieval Monsters
for Northiam & District History & Literary Society
Thursday 27 October [10.40 am]
Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Enfield
St Paul’s Community Centre, 102A Church Street, Enfield EN2 6AR
Monday 31 October [2.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for U3A Caterham
Venue TBC
Friday 4 November [2 pm]
Subject TBC
a fund-raiser for St Andrew’s, West Street, Deal CT14 6DY
Tuesday 8 November [7.30 pm]
The Vikings Are Coming
for The Arts Society, Hexham
The Function Suite, Tynedale Mart, Hexham NE46 3SG
Thursday 10 November [2 pm]
Thomas Becket
for U3A Paddock Wood
Venue TBC
Thursday 10 November [8 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
For Wadhurst History Society
Commemoration Hall, High Street, Wadhurst TN5 6LE
Saturday 12 November [7.30 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’: the Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Crayford Manor History Society
Baker Trust Hall, Maxim Road, Crayford Manor DA1 4BG
Thursday 17 November [10 am]
A Potted History
for U3A Beckenham
The Methodist Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE
Thursday 17 November [2 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for U3A Mayfield
The Memorial Hall, Tunbridge Wells Road, Mayfield TN20 6PJ
Monday 21 November [2 pm]
The Cathars
for U3A Maidstone
The Salvation Army Hall, 74 Union Road, Maidstone ME14 1ED
Wednesday 23 November [11 am]
Bede and the Age in which he lived
for The Arts Society, Birmingham
CBSO Hall, Berkley Street B1 2LF
Thursday 24 November [2 pm?]
The Goose is getting Fat
for U3A Sheppey
Minster Working Men’s Club, Union Road, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 2HW
Tuesday 29 November [8 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Frittenden Historical Society
The Memorial Hall, Frittenden TN17 2DD
Wednesday 30 November [10.30 am]
Whose God is it anyway? An exploration of Islamic Art
for The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral
The Clagett Auditorium, Cathedral Precincts CT1 2EE
Thursday 1 December [2.30 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Edenbridge History Society
The WI Hall, Station Road, Edenbridge
Friday 2 December [2 pm]
Subject TBC
a fund-raiser for St Andrew’s, West Street, Deal CT14 6DY
Tuesday 6 December [8 pm]
Glad Tidings: the Story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Woodford Green
Bancroft Prep School, Woodford Green IG8 0RF
Wednesday 7 December [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for HRGS Sittingbourne
Thursday 8 December [2.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals
for Biddenden History Society
The Village Hall, Tenterden Road, Biddenden TN27 8BB
Thursday 8 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Margate Civic Society
Walpole Bay Hotel, Fifth Avenue, Cliftonville CT9 2JJ
Saturday 10 December [11 am]
The Goose is getting Fat
for NWKFHS
Otford
Tuesday 13 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Ulcombe History Society
The Village Hall, Headcorn Road ME17 1HD
Wednesday 14 December [12 noon]
Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Market Harborough
Venue TBC
Thursday 15 December [7 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Stanford & Westenhanger History Society
Stanford Church, TN25 6DL