Lecture Diary

Lecture Diary

Ashford Archaeological & Historical Society

18th Oct - The Kentish Hop Industry, Richard Filmer

15th Nov - 40 Years Looking at Windmills, Len Barton

17th Jan - Ashford Volunteers, Jim Drew

21st Feb - The Mary Rose, Peter Leach

21st Mar - More Canterbury Excavations, Paul Bennett

18th April - Conservation in Prague, Frank Setek

Mondays at 7.30 pm, The Pop Inn, St John's Lane, Ashford.

Bexley Historical Society

7th Oct - A Little On Romney Marsh, E. J. Hayward

4th Nov - The 'Trade Unions' of the City of London, P. E. Jones

6th Jan - Vernacular Architecture, Ian Bouskill

3rd Feb - Naval Shipbuilding on the Thames and Medway, Dr R. Knight

Thursdays at 8 pm, The United Reformed Church, Lower Geddes Hall, Chapel Road, Bexleyheath.

Canterbury Archaeological Society

16th Oct - The Church of St Pancras, Canterbury, Frank Jenkins

27th Nov - Roman Settlement in Provence, John Taylor

11th Dec - Excavations on the Cakebread Robey Sites, Canterbury, Paul Bennett

5th Feb - The Raising of the Mary Rose, Peter Leach

26th Feb - The Roman and Medieval Waterfronts of London, John Schofield

26th Mar - Mexico before the Conquistadores, Eric Poole

Saturdays at 6 pm, Harvey Hall, Kent Postgraduate Medical Centre, Kent & Canterbury Hospital. Admission 50p.

15th Jan - Recent Excavations in Canterbury, Tim Tatton-Brown, 6 pm, The New Lecture Theatre, Christchurch College of Further Education. Admission free.

Charing and District Local History Society

14th Oct - Upstairs, Downstairs at Penshurst Place, Mrs. Jean Hunter

11th Nov - The Mary Rose - A Time Capsule, Peter Leach

9th Dec - Ballards and Badinage from the Kent Mines, J. Jones

13th Jan - The History of Bridges in Kent, J. Bergg

10th Feb - Life in the 14th Century, Mrs. M. Cowles

10th Mar - Things my Grandma Threw Away, Tristan Jones

14th April - Three Centuries of Brewing in Faversham, A. Percival

Thursdays at 8 pm, Parish Hall, Station Road, Charing. Admission 40p.

Crayford Manor House Historical and Archaeological Society

30th Oct - The History of London Bridge, J. Joslin

27th Nov - The History of Map Making up to 1800, R. Chambers

18th Dec - Links with the Past, Members Evening

29th Jan - Members' Slide Evening

26th Feb - The Decline and Fall of Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, Mrs. B. Mosesson

26th Mar - The A.B.C. of Industrial Archaeology, C. S. Rule

Saturdays at 7.30 pm, Manor House, Crayford. Admission 20p.

East Peckham Historical Society

12th Oct - Water Mills in Kent, Bob Spain

16th Nov - History of English Furniture, H. Musby

9th Dec - The Firm of Aveling and Porter, Jim Preston

4th Jan - Smaller Houses under the Tudors, Ken Gravett

16th Feb - Roman Settlement in the Longfield Valley, Ted Connell

at 8 pm, The Primary School, Church Lane.

Fawkham & Ash Archaeological Group

21st Oct - Recent Discoveries in the Dartford Area, Roger Walsh

11th Nov - The Ickham Roman Watermills, Bob Spain

9th Dec - Medieval Canterbury, Paul Bennett

20th Jan - A.G.M./Recent Work Locally

17th Feb - The Mary Rose, Peter Leach

10th Mar - Recent Discoveries in the Otford Area, Cliff Ward

Thursdays at 8 pm, Drama Studio, Middle School, Ash Road, New Ash Green.

Faversham Society

6th Oct - The Story of Dover, A. F. Adams

17th Nov - A.G.M. at 7.30 pm followed by: Kent and its Changing Countryside, B. Hawkes

8th Dec - Joint meeting with East Kent Mills Group

12th Jan - Anglo-Saxon Faversham, E. Poole

9th Feb - Wild Plants, myths, magic and medicine, Mrs. M. Smith

9th Mar - Members Evening

Wednesdays at 8 pm, Fleur Hall, Fleur-de-Lis Heritage Centre, Preston St., Faversham.

Fawkham & District Historical Society

5th Nov - Early Examples of Gramophones and Lawn Mowers, C. Proudfoot

3rd Dec - Recent discoveries in the Dartford Area, Roger Walsh

7th Jan - Middle Farm at Hartley, a 16th Century Farmhouse, Gerald Cramp

4th Feb - A.G.M. followed by a National Trust Film

4th Mar - How we got our Surnames, Miss M. Vinall

1st April - Eastern Weald and Romney Marsh Area, A. E. Thompson

Fridays at 8.15 pm, Fawkham Village Hall, Valley Road, Fawkham.

Gravesend Historical Society

11th Oct - The Work of the College of Arms, Sedley Andrus

8th Nov - Excavation of a Roman Temple, T. Williams

13th Dec - Journey round Britain, B. Hawks

10th Jan - Victorian Architecture, John Vigar

14th Feb - Law Enforcement and the Watch, R. Frier

14th Mar - The Story of Watermills, Bob Spain

Mondays at 7.30 pm, Isaac Newton Building, Technical College, Pelham Road.

Isle of Thanet Historical Society

18th Oct - Aveling and Porter, Jim Preston

15th Nov - Crystal Palaces, B. R. Fagg

13th Dec - Quex and Its History, C. Cotton-Powell

17th Jan - Margate Pride, G. Brown

21st Feb - Developing Local Studies in Thanet Libraries, Miss P. Ward

21st Mar - A.G.M/The Goodwin Sands Wrecks, D. Perkins

18th April - History of Birchington, Alfred Walker, Mondays at 7.30 pm, Westgate Library, Margate. Admission 60p.

K.A.S. Medway Branch

19th Oct - The Excavations Undertaken during 1979 at the Bronze Age/Romano-British Site at Cliffe, Dr Ian Kinnis and David Thompson

22nd Feb and 26th April - to be arranged

Tuesday at 7.30 pm, Adult Education Centre, Gardiner Street, Gillingham.

North West Kent Family History Society

15th Oct - Members Evening

19th Nov - The Hearth Tax, Dr. Helen Ford

10th Dec - Members Evening: Heirlooms

Fridays at 7.45 pm, Bromley Central Library.

Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group

29th Nov - Victorian England, John Vigar

28th Feb - Roman Settlement in the Longfield Valley, Ted Connell

Mondays at 7.30 pm, Crown Hotel, High Street, Rochester.

Orpington and District Archaeological Society

13th Oct - Excavations at Dover, Brian Philp

10th Nov - Underground Structures, Rod Le Gear

8th Dec - A.G.M.

12th Jan - Moated Sites, Tom Hollobone

9th Feb - Anglo-Saxon Kent, Peter Tester

9th Mar - Roman London Bridge & Waterfront, Gustav Milne

Wednesdays at 8 pm, Methodist Church Hall, Sevenoaks Road, Orpington.

Otford and District Historical Society

20th Oct - Timekeeping through the Ages, Peter Bonnert

17th Nov - The Mary Rose - Time Capsule, Peter Leach

8th Dec - A.G.M. with slides of summer outings

19th Jan - The History and Occupants of Ightham Mote, T. H. M. Edwards

16th Feb - How the Bishops brought Red Brick to Otford, Ken Gravett

16th Mar - Wealden Iron, Mrs. D. Meades

20th April - London before the Great Fire, C. W. Russell

Wednesdays at 8 pm, Otford Village Hall, High Street, Otford. Admission 50p.

Day Meetings

Sat 23rd October - The Kent in Local History Conference. 10 am, Small Hall of Lewisham Concert Hall, Catford, S.E.6. Tickets £1. Theme: Industrial Archaeology.

Sat 6th November - K.A.S. Building Recorders Meeting. Theme: Medieval Houses. 2 pm, Charing Village Hall.

Sat 14th May - The County Local History Committee is to hold the 1983 One Day Conference at Tenterden. The host Society will be the Tenterden and District Local History Society.

Sat 21st May - K.A.S. Annual General Meeting. Venue and speaker to be arranged.

Day Courses

Rescue Archaeology on Urban Sites in Kent - T. F. C. Blagg. Sat 30th Oct. 10 am. Fee: £4.

How to Read Old Title Deeds - H. C. F. Lansberry. Sat 9th April. 10.30 am. Fee: £4, both at University of Kent at Canterbury.

Mithras, Mummer and Mince-Pies: A look at beliefs and customs of the Mid-Winter Period - Fran and Geoff Doel. Sat 4th Dec. 2.30 pm, Tunbridge Wells Adult Education Centre, Monson Road. Further details from Carol Mills.

Weekend Courses

Brick Building and Brick Making in Kent - T. F. C. Blagg and T. W. T. Tatton-Brown. Fri 25th to Sun 27th March. Fee £38, at Wye College, Wye.

Oral History: Voices from the Past - J. G. Sarsby and H. C. F. Lansberry. Fri 13th to Sun 15th May. Fee £37, at Allington Castle, Maidstone.

Recording Farm Buildings - H. C. F. Lansberry. Fri 20th to Sun 22nd May. Fee £29, at Bore Place Farm, Bough Beech, nr. Edenbridge.

The Topography of Romano-British towns: advance notice. Fri 25th to Sun 27th March at the Museum of London organized by the CBA Urban Research Committee and the Museum of London.

For full details etc. s.a.e. to Lyn Greenwood.

Some Kent Evening Classes

Ashford

Medieval Archaeology in Britain - T.F.C. Blagg, Weds. 7 pm from 29th Sept, 20 sessions. Adult Education Centre, Associate House, Queen's Road.

Local Studies - H.C.F. Lansberry, Mons. 7 pm from 4th Oct, 20 sessions. The Library, Church Road.

Birchington

People and Places in Kent - R. Campbell. Tues. 2 pm from 28th Sept., 20 sessions. Birchington Village Centre.

Canterbury

Local Studies - H.C.F. Lansberry, Weds. 4.30 pm from 6th Oct. 20 sessions. Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury.

Family History - D. Harrington, Thurs. 7 pm from 7th Oct.-20 sessions. The Library, University of Kent.

Ecclesiastical Court Records - D. Harrington, Mons. 2 pm from 27th Sept. - 20 sessions. Cathedral Library, The Cloisters.

Canterbury Cathedral: Developments in Art and Architecture - A. Doig, Tues. 7.30 pm from 12th Oct - 20 sessions. Rutherford College, University of Kent.

Cranbrook

Medieval Cathedrals - P. Lansberry, Mons. 7.30 pm from 20th Sept. - 20 sessions. Angley School, Angley Road.

Dover

The Character of Kent Towns and Villages - I. Abbott Fris. 9.30 am from 1st Oct -20 sessions. Adult Education Centre, Westmount, 80 Folkestone Road.

Practical Archaeology - B. J. Philp, Mons 8 pm from 4th Oct - 20 sessions. The Painted House Museum, Market Street.

Eynsford

Local History of Eynsford and the Darent Valley - D. Harrington, Mons 7.30 pm from 27th Sept -20 sessions. Village Hall.

Rainham

Family History - C. R. Humphery-Smith, Thurs, 7.30 pm from 7th Oct -20 sessions. Adult Education Centre, Derwent Way.

Strood

Family History - C. J. Parry, Tues 7 pm from 28th Sept. - 20 sessions. Evening Centre, Rede Secondary School, Carnation Road.

Tenterden

Archaeology in Kent - T. F. C. Blagg, Tues 7 pm from I Ith Jan - 10 sessions. Homewood Community Centre.

Tunbridge

Medieval Archaeology in Britain - T. F. C. Blagg, Thurs 7.30 pm from 30th Sept. - 20 sessions. Adult Education Centre. Avebury Avenue.

Gods and Myths of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Celts - F. Doe! and G. Doe!, Mons. 7.30 pm from 27th Sept. - 20 sessions. Adult Education Centre, Avebury Avenue.

Personal History and Social History: Using Diaries, Autobiographies and Oral History - J. G. Sarsby, Mons. 7.45 pm from 27th Sept - 20 sessions. Adult Education Centre, Avebury Avenue.

Tunbridge Wells

Local Studies - H. C. F. Lansberry, Thurs. 7.15 pm from 30th Sept, Adult Education Centre, Monson Rd.

Wye

Victorian Wye - H. C. F. Lansberry, Tues. 7.30 pm from 5th Oct. - 20 sessions. Wye College.

Eltham

The Archaeology of South-East England - Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins, Weds. 7 .30 pm from 22nd Sept - 24 sessions and 2 field trips. Eltham Hill School Eltham Hill.

Canterbury

Roman Britain - T. F. C. Blagg, Weds. 10 am from 6th Oct - 20 sessions. Rutherford College, University of Kent.

Dartford

A History of Dartford - G. Porteus, Mons 7 .30 pm from 27th Sept - 10 sessions. Adult Education Centre, East Hill Drive, Dartford.

Gravesend

The Georgian World - John Cooper, Thur. 7.30 pm from 30th Sept - 20 sessions. Victoria Centre, Darnley Road.

Gillingham

The Defence of Kent - E. G. Heath, Tues. 7 pm from 28th Sept. -20 sessions. Gillingham Adult Education Centre, Green Street.

Rochester

Industrial Archaeology of the Lower Medway - Bob Ratcliffe, Jim Preston, F. Wilmott, R. Childs. Weds. 7 pm from 29th Sept - 20 sessions Medway Adult Education Centre, Eastgate. Rochester.