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Page Notices 2 Reviews and Articles 7 Affiliated Society Meetings 18

NOTICES

Newsletter: Copy Date The copy deadline for the May 2018 Newsletter is 15 March 2018. Please send items for inclusion by email (attachments formatted in MS Word) to: [email protected], or by surface mail to me, Richard Gilpin, Honorary Editor, LAMAS Newsletter, 84 Lock Chase, Blackheath, SE3 9HA. It would be greatly appreciated if contributors could please ensure that any item sent by mail carries postage that is appropriate for the weight and size of the item.

**************** LAMAS 162nd Annual General Meeting and Presidential Address Tuesday 13 February 2018 Notice is hereby given of the LAMAS 162nd Annual General Meeting and Presidential Address to be held on Tuesday 13 February at 6.15pm in the Clore Learning Centre at the Museum of London, London Wall. Light refreshments will be available from 5.30pm. The AGM will be followed by the Presidential Address by Taryn Nixon, entitled Polycentric London: a foray into perspectives from archaeology over 30 years, on what shaped and continues to shape London. Minutes of the 161st AGM, held on 14 February 2017, will be available.

The 162nd AGM Agenda is as follows: 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the 161st AGM, 2017 3. Annual Report and Accounts 4. Election of Officers and Members of Council 5. Appointment of Examiner(s) 6. Election of President, 7. Any Other Business

Council would welcome nominations of anyone interested in becoming a member of Council. These should be addressed to the Chair at the address given on the back page of the Newsletter, or by email to the Secretary ([email protected]) to arrive no later than Tuesday 16 January 2018.

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Honorary Membership Secretary Following the upcoming Annual General Meeting in February 2018 LAMAS will have a vacancy for a new Honorary Membership Secretary. Pat Clarke, who has given wonderful service to the Society through the years, will be stepping down, and we will need someone to take on her responsibilities.

What does the Honorary Membership Secretary do? Most of the work involves maintaining the record of subscriptions paid to LAMAS, and there are several elements to the job. These are spread unevenly throughout the year, the peak being in autumn when most subscriptions are paid. For the remainder of the year it is much lighter – sometimes no more than a trickle. It involves liaison with LAMAS’s Honorary Secretary, its Honorary Treasurer and the Honorary Editor of the Newsletter.

The duties are mostly:  to record payments by cheque, standing order or Paypal;  to register new members and departing members;  to arrange reminders three times a year for those in arrears – they go out with the Newsletter;  as custodian of members’ addresses, to send labels for each Newsletter to the Editor;  to send a list of addresses to the printer for Transactions;  to attend five Council Meetings per year.

Pat has indicated that, as outgoing Honorary Membership Secretary, she will be happy to give her support to her successor.

Applications please by 31st January 2018 by email to Karen Thomas, Honorary Secretary, LAMAS, at [email protected]

**************** Francis Celoria The Society has been informed that Francis Celoria, who was the London Museum’s first archaeological field officer in the 1960s, died earlier this year. He was of course the organiser and leader of the project to investigate the remains of Anne Mowbray, the 15th-century child Duchess of York, found on a London building site in 1964, discussed in a paper by Bruce Watson and the late Bill White in the most recent volume of Transactions. It is hoped to publish a fuller appreciation of Celoria’s life and his contribution to London archaeology in due course.

**************** LAMAS Lecture Programme 2017-2018 Unless otherwise stated, meetings take place in the Clore Learning Centre at the Museum of London on Tuesday evenings at 6.30pm – refreshments from

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6pm. Meetings are open to all; members may bring guests. Non-members are welcome and are asked to donate £2 towards lecture expenses.

9 January 2018 Sheep over London Bridge, Murray Craig, Clerk of the Chamberlain’s Court, City of London Corporation. A lecture about the Freedom of the City of London, myth and reality.

13 February 2018 (6.15pm, refreshments from 5.30pm) Annual General Meeting and Presidential Address: Polycentric London: a foray into perspectives from archaeology over 30 years, on what shaped and continues to shape London, Taryn Nixon.

“A wealth of archaeological investigation has given a unique perspective on the complex interplay between London's many urban centres and their surroundings. Rather than a simple core/periphery model, we see how essential functions reach across and between town, suburb and country, to shape the conurbation as a whole. Rather than spatial patterning, archaeology suggests it is the social and economic interrelationships in particular that are most influential in shaping London. This talk will embark on a personal (and confessedly selective) foray across the archaeology of polycentric London, to explore functions crucial to its success - such as making, shopping and showing off.” Taryn Nixon

13 March 2018 Roman occupation east of the forum to the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, Excavations at 116-120 Fenchurch Street and 10-12/14 Fenchurch Avenue, City of London, Neil Hawkins, Pre-Construct Archaeology. Archaeological excavations in 2015 recorded a complex sequence of Roman activity east of the forum/basilica, including a road and associated timber- framed buildings from the late 1st to 2nd centuries onwards. Later Roman activity was represented by foundations and robber cuts of masonry buildings. Considerable post-Roman activity on the site dated from the early-Mediaeval period and was predominantly related to mediaeval structures converted into the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers Hall, known to have been extant on the site from the mid-15th century to the First World War.

April 10 2018 Exploring the material culture of Roman London, Michael Marshall, Museum of London Archaeology. The last few years have seen the recovery of major new Roman finds assemblages from developer funded excavations as well as a number of

4 important projects researching the material culture of Roman London in the archive. This paper will survey some of the most spectacular and interesting discoveries, consider how this work contributes to our understanding of the Roman city and discuss avenues for future research on Londinium’s finds.

May 8 2018 Joint Prehistoric Society and LAMAS lecture: Hidden depths: Re- evaluating Bronze Age Thames finds from the British Museum’s collections, Neil Wilkin, British Museum. This talk will shed new light on the character and significance of Bronze Age metalwork from the held in the British Museum’s collections. It will place these important finds in their wider typological, chronological, social and cultural context.

**************** LAMAS Lates The next LAMAS Late event will take place in January 2018. The date is not yet fixed, but it will be a midweek evening. Please send expressions of interest to Jane Sidell at 113 Lion Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1JL or by email to [email protected] and we will contact you. As ever, places are limited.

January 2018. London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE. The Roman Temple of Mithras has been returned to its original site as part of the new Bloomberg European Headquarters in the City of London. One of the most important archaeological discoveries in post-war London, the Temple, originally built in the 3rd century, has been reconstructed at Roman ground level within a dedicated three storey space in Walbrook. The Temple is displayed in a modern interpretation which evokes the mystery of a Mithraic temple, and is part of an exhibition about the god Mithras, Mithraism, and the extraordinary story of the discovery of the Temple in the 1950s. Over 600 of the many objects recovered in the recent archaeological excavation are on display and there is new artwork which responds to the location and history of the site. The visit will be an opportunity to see the Temple and meet archaeologists from MOLA who will introduce the reconstruction, exhibition and results of the archaeological work. Before visiting the Mithraeum (right), Bruce Watson suggests reading the following online: https://data.bloomberglp.com/company/sites/30/2017/11/BLA-web.pdf The Editor visited the Mithraeum just before going to press, and strongly recommends Newsletter readers to go there. At ground floor level you can see a collection of artefacts and learn about them using a tablet provided by

5 the Bloomberg staff. Going down to the mezzanine level you find yourself in a large room with further displays, some of them interactive. Moving down to Roman street level you enter a darkened space, in which the gloom is gradually lightened to reveal the newly and beautifully reconstructed remains of the Mithraeum... Wow! is the only word.

**************** Revised role for the Historic Buildings Conservation Committee As readers well recognise, LAMAS promotes London’s archaeology, local history and historic buildings. The LAMAS Historic Buildings and Conservation Committee (HBCC) reviews applications for listed building consent and seeks to ensure a sustainable future for vital aspects of London’s built heritage. Originally acting as an agent for the Council for British Archaeology (CBA), the HBCC’s practice has been to consider all London borough cases received by the CBA and respond to them, usually quite briefly, offering our considered advice and recommendations. The CBA now considers cases of national importance, while the HBCC’s interest, although including London cases of national importance, also considers cases of local significance. It is not practicable for LAMAS to be an agent of the CBA as hitherto but cases are still referred between us. The HBCC now concentrates its energy on local cases of the gravest urgency or where our influence can be most useful, issuing comprehensive responses advancing detailed arguments with due reference to relevant provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The HBCC is interested in the built heritage that is of importance to Greater London, and also to the individual Boroughs: these may retain, and wish to keep, old village cores or have other features of note. This interest extends to locally listed and unlisted heritage assets. The Committee also draws attention in its comments to any implications the proposed works may have on below-ground archaeology. The HBCC therefore asks all LAMAS Members to tell us of cases of any threats to a heritage asset that come to their attention – if possible before a formal application (particularly for a listed building) is submitted. The HBCC will consider it, and offer our advice and support to whatever arguments are put forward. We would be pleased to deal directly with whoever or whatever local group is handling the matter. One should be aware that a newer aspect of the NPPF is that it espouses ‘Setting’ as well as ‘Demolition’ as of importance for Built Heritage. This is particularly apt in London where a listed building will rub shoulders with unlisted buildings and often with other listed buildings – or parks and gardens – all of which contribute to their mutual setting. Not all change is bad – a grand Victorian building may be enhanced by having the rival Victorian building next door replaced by a bland modern block, allowing its grandeur to stand proud. The isolated site where a

6 developer can put anything he likes is rare, though plans for too many sites are still drawn up with little consideration of what is next door, and are approved by the Local Planning Authority if not forewarned. Please do contact the Secretary, Vicki Fox, to let us know about cases in your area you think are worthy of consideration, at [email protected]. Richard Buchanan

**************** New Members New members are immensely important to the Society, and Council would like to welcome the following, who have all joined LAMAS since 17th June this year:

Susan Joiner, Isleworth Alan Slade, Camden Paul Begg, Maidstone Malcolm Bond, Barnet Adam Yamey, Notting Hill Gate Victor Keegan, Westminster Stephen Gill, Hemel Hempstead Diana Cashin, Catford Nicola Arthur, Swindon Liz Fallon, Hampton Vassilis Piccou, Wandsworth James Dixon, Sydenham Jill Hummerstone, Walthamstow Patricia Gough, Leyton Stephen Rippon, Exeter M Rabagliati, Paddington Philip Stastney, Acton Douglas Hopper, Finchley M Cutting, Hackney Patrick Honey, Dagenham Mervyn Allen, Ealing

We hope that you participate in as many of the Society’s activities as possible, and that you all enjoy your LAMAS experience.

LAMAS Late visit to the Charnel House, Spitalfields Organised by Jane Sidell, Historic England’s Inspector of Ancient Monuments, this “spooky” LAMAS Late event took place after dusk on Halloween: a most appropriate time and date for such an occasion. When LAMAS visitors arrived – plus some people who had been persuaded to come in off the street – Jane explained that the charnel house, on the eastern edge of the City of London, had originally been a crypt used to store bones that had been disturbed when new graves were excavated. Around AD 1310 a chapel was built over the crypt; after surviving for nearly four hundred years this was demolished around 1700 and the crypt was filled in. The ground

7 level rose, and every trace of the structure disappeared from sight for three hundred years. It emerged again when major archaeological excavations took place between 1991 and 2003. In the course of these, Museum of London Archaeology discovered around 150 Roman burials, including the stone sarcophagus and lead coffin of the so-called ‘Spitalfields Princess’, together with the mediaeval charnel house. It is rectangular in plan, with buttresses at the corners and in the middle of the two long sides, and is constructed from a variety of materials including Kentish ragstone and mixed rubble, with occasional flints. The buttresses are of finer quality, and appear to have come from a different building altogether: in those days, nothing was wasted. The Spitalfields charnel house is not a large and dramatic monument, but it is an important survival, and LAMAS’s visitors were grateful to have had such an excellent opportunity to learn about it. Richard Gilpin

LAMAS Late visit to the Painted Hall, Greenwich A group of intrepid LAMAS explorers met outside the Painted Hall and were greeted by Will Palin, Conservation Director, before climbing up a multi- flight scaffold stair to stand up on a scaffold floor built to provide access for conservators, close beneath one of the artistic triumphs of the early 18th century. Sir James Thornhill painted the ceiling between 1707 and 1726 as part of a baroque scheme which covers the walls and ceilings of the different parts of the Hall. The major painting at the west wall of the upper Hall had already been cleaned and shows the amazing scale, colour and composition of the artwork. The west wall painting (left) shows George II, his family and figures representing trade, stability and prosperity, and celebrating the role of the navy. This part of the painting had been cleaned by the time of our visit, and the colour and detail contrasted magnificently with the areas yet to be cleaned. Although the objective of the work on the ceiling is to conserve and clean the painting, the access provided by the scaffolding has allowed some valuable research to take place, including investigation into the mystery of how Thornhill planned and laid out the painting. It has been assumed that a grid and possibly cartoons would have been translated onto the plaster, but this does not seem to be the case. It may well be possible that Thornhill drew

8 the scheme freehand, but further examination of other areas of the ceiling may reveal his design and method. Many elements of the painting scheme are of such a scale that they can only be seen when on the scaffold. Once the cleaning of the painting is complete these minor figures may well have an immediacy that they presently lack, but a gigantic painting with a cast of hundreds is dramatically displayed, in a view that is exceptionally rare – and probably one only seen by Thornhill, his assistants and other earlier conservators. Chris Constable

LAMAS Late visit to Dr Johnson’s House Dr Johnson is so famous for his literary quotations about London that a visit to see his house seemed a logical LAMAS Late. Situated in Gough Square, this really is a gem of a building. Constructed soon after the Fire of London and sensitively restored, it is a gorgeous townhouse of five storeys, including the famous garret where writers were wont to write! We received a private tour, led by Celine the house curator (who lives in premises beside the house, as part of the deal for its display to the public). She led us on a hugely informed and enthusiastic tour of the building and unfolded Johnson’s life, both domestic and professional. His marriage and despair at his wife’s death; his friendship with the young black slave boy sent to be his house servant who would at least make him eat something when in his darkest hours: such details were fascinating. His continual penury as an overrunning writer, arguments with tradesmen attempting to be paid, and friendship/rivalry with Garrick were more familiar themes, but Celine also gave us a real understanding of just how remarkable he was as a writer of magazine articles, a play and of course the dictionary. His objective creation of a proper dictionary is put into context by what came before (largely useless), and the sheer scale of the work, with over 45,000 words and a number of definitions and sources for each. How in fact he did finish in just nine years is mind-boggling, and to see his library, where a number of versions are housed, was a real treat. All in all, the visit to the house, and the story of his life and work gave us a real insight into this period of London’s history and the birth of lexicography and journalism. Jane Sidell

**************** Central London YAC heads off to the Tower Instantly recognisable, the White Tower is one of the very few surviving buildings of Norman origin in London. Following on from a recent meeting when we re-enacted The Norman Invasion of 1066, we thought that an outing to the Tower would be interesting and fun. Leaders of the club have long wished to take members to the Tower, but tickets are very expensive and attempts to negotiate a reduction for the club (as a registered charity) have been unsuccessful. However, thanks to a very

9 generous grant by LAMAS the club members were able to visit free of charge. Thank you LAMAS! On a cold, wet, murky Saturday morning in October, members learned about mediaeval castle defences by participating in a very lively and informative historical re-enactment ‘Defend the Tower’. They then joined a guided tour of part of the White Tower to learn more about its history and take a closer look at the beautiful Norman architecture of the Chapel of St John the Evangelist. They heard how Simon Sudbury became the first man to ‘lose his head’ on Tower Hill, where they inspected the site of the executioner’s block, and learned about some of the clever features of the White Tower that made it one of the most feared prisons in the kingdom. There was also much interest in peering into an ancient garderobe and learning about the role of the Groom of the Stool. So, many thanks once again to LAMAS, for enabling the club to undertake such an interesting visit: it would not have been possible without the Society’s help. Ann de Saulles

**************** LAMAS 52nd Local History Conference: 18 November 2017 Pastimes in Times Past: Entertainment in London

The Conference was opened by Taryn Nixon, President of LAMAS, followed by the first speaker, Michael John Law (University of Westminster), who presented his thoughts on London Roadhouses in Fact and Fiction. He explained how, in the 1930s, the periphery of London (outside the Metropolitan Police area) became the location for a transgressive and exciting night time entertainment for the wealthy and mobile in a new form of Americanised country club, the roadhouse. These clubs provided leisure opportunities on a massive and round-the-clock scale, and offered swimming, dancing to West End orchestras, dining to meals prepared by French chefs, cabaret from radio stars, and gambling; they also enabled anonymous assignations for people of all sexual orientations. Two big London roadhouses, the Ace of Spades and the Thatched Barn led the way. Attended by a clientele that ranged from the Prince of Wales to Soho gangsters, they provided thrills to those who enjoyed the combination of a high-speed drive along an arterial road followed by a risqué night out.

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When the bright young things wearied of this new fashion, roadhouses increasingly relied on suburban middle class customers. Enthusiasm for these venues was then largely killed off by petrol rationing. In literature, roadhouses were deployed as a device to suggest transgression, anonymity and alienation. Graham Greene and J B Priestley used them to interrogate changes in British society, and they also often featured in detective stories and thrillers, such as those by Edgar Wallace.

The second address was given by Michael Peplar (Boston University, London Campus), whose subject was Cultural Capital: London and the Making of Modern Public Entertainment. He opened by stressing how important London had been in shaping popular culture in the United Kingdom and beyond. Some aspects of this culture, such as fairs and football matches, had continued through time (albeit no longer in their original form). Others, such as bear baiting and cock fighting had either disappeared or had gone underground. A key factor had been the emergence of London, between the late 17th century and the start of the 19th, as the largest city in the world. It became a city of frantic movement and chaos. People came to London from far away to experience ‘the thrill of the new’, and facilities were created to meet this demand. Vauxhall Gardens were popular from 1661 to 1859, and the Pantheon Assembly Rooms were opened in Oxford Street in 1772. The Burlington Arcade followed in 1819, and in 1905 Stamford Bridge football ground was constructed for Chelsea Football Club. Vast audiences gathered in spaces which were sustained by a growing population in a supersized city, where the freedom to design and build resulted in unplanned and exciting commercial developments. Improvements in transport by train, both surface and underground, allowed access to what became a cultural hub, attracting visitors in increasing numbers, adding to London’s own population. Public entertainment had come of age.

The keynote address, The Way of the Whirled: Commercial Dancing in Victorian London, was given by Lee Jackson (writer and self-confessed Victorian London obsessive), who traced the development of dancing as entertainment in the Victorian era. It started in assembly rooms and multifunctional spaces, and dancing here was largely for members of the ‘upper set’, who had to pay a subscription in order to ‘keep out the riff-raff’. They in turn were catered for by public houses, in which money was collected and tables were moved before the music started and the dancing got under way (left). In many dockside areas, pubs of this kind enabled sailors to drink, dance, and meet ‘ladies of the town’.

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Dancing academies, many of them somewhat seedy, such as the Dancing School mentioned by Dickens in Bleak House, sprang up in the 1820s to serve the ‘aspirational class’, and by the mid 19th century a number of pleasure gardens were opened, including the Manor House in Walworth and the Highbury Barn Tavern in Islington. The first commercial nightclubs were opened, based on those in Paris, and for a few years in the late 1840s the polka became a national craze. To supply an increasing demand, dance halls called casinos were opened, including Laurent’s Casino at the Adelaide Gallery and the Casino de Venise in High Holborn. Casinos enabled single women to meet and dance with men, with a mixing of social classes, but unfortunately they had an enduring association with prostitution. In 1849 licensing was tightened up, leading to the closure of these establishments. Not all dance halls were like this however. Caldwell’s Dancing Rooms in Soho, opened in the 1840s to cater for working people, were described as ‘dreary as a gospel hall’, and by the end of the century, Town Halls were delighted to make themselves available as ballrooms, hosting ‘Cinderella Balls’, at which all dancers had to leave by midnight. The sometimes disreputable venues of earlier years had become respectable.

The morning session ended with the presentation of the 2017 Local History Publications Awards. The Book prize went to Borough of Twickenham Local History Society for Down The Drain, by Ray Elmitt. Whetstone Revealed, by John Heathfield and David Berguer, from Friern Barnet & District Local History Society, was Highly Commended. The Journal Prize was awarded to Camden History Society for Camden History Review 40, edited by David Hayes, described by the judging committee as ‘outstanding’. The winner of the new category of Newsletter was Hornsey Historical Society for Newsletter 149, edited by Lesley Ramm. Newsletters 213, 214, 216 and 219 from Barnes and Mortlake History Society, edited by Murray Hedgcock, were Highly Commended.

After lunch the first speaker was Julian Bowsher (Museum of London Archaeology), whose subject was Paratheatrical entertainment in 16th and 17th Century London. He told us that much of the written information on this subject was recorded by foreign visitors to London, and reminded us that London in 1562 was a crowded city in which the people required entertainment. Reports show that there was stag and deer hunting, cockfighting, bear baiting and wrestling matches. It was even said that the King arranged for his footmen to complete a 15 mile race around London for his entertainment. Much of the extra-curricular or paratheatrical activities took place around the playhouses or theatres. Not everyone was interested in the dramatic content of the plays however, and many of the foreign visitors did not even understand the language. One reported that he went to ‘look at the costumes’ or to ‘stare at the nobility’. The actors often provided extra entertainment by performing diversions within the play (to the annoyance of

12 the writers) with adlibs and smutty stories. Playhouses were described as ‘evil things’ which attracted ‘unclean assemblies’ such as thieves, gamblers and drunkards. If a cutpurse was caught, he might be hauled up onto the stage and tied to one of the posts at the front, thus becoming part of the entertainment. Adjoining the theatres and playhouses were the taphouses, which often doubled as brothels. Everard Gilpin, author of Skialetheia, described a place such this as ‘a house of sin’.

This talk was followed by Victorian Leisure: the organisation of recreation in Victorian London given by Ian Bevan (City of London Guide/Lecturer). He informed us that although the Victorians did not invent recreation, they were the ones who organised it. The first public park to open in London was Victoria Park in Hackney in 1842 and special parks for recreation followed with the Crystal Palace in 1854 and the Victorian Theme Park. Part of Regent’s Park was set aside to become the Zoo and when it opened in 1828 people were transfixed by the sight of elephants and other large animals. Other recreational activities included touring funfairs and circuses. Charles Blondin would perform his tight-rope walks 100 feet up in the Big Top with no safety net. Sport was a recreation that was transformed by the Victorians: previously boys and men would have played football and rugby with no rules but this was to change. At the Freemasons’ Tavern on the 26th October 1863 interested parties met to fight out the rules of football, and this body became the Football Association. Cricket only became legal after 1840 and, with the invention of the lawn mower, croquet, lawn tennis and bowls became popular. Previously street music had been popular but there was nowhere to go for large concerts until the opening of The Crystal Palace. The Royal Albert Hall opened in 1872 and Henry Wood started his Promenade Concerts at the Queen’s Hall in 1895. Then there was the Royal Opera House and the Savoy Opera with Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas. For the less wealthy the theatres and music halls, regarded as being risqué and almost akin to brothels, were an affordable option.

The first speaker after tea was Julie Ackroyd (Open University), whose subject was Stealing Children in 1600: Stocking the London Stage with actors. She described the Elizabethan theatre scene we are less familiar with – the world of popular London playhouses stocked with boy actors and the rather disreputable ways in which they were ‘recruited’. On 13th December 1600 Thomas Clifton, a thirteen year old boy from a wealthy local family, was snatched on the streets of London as he made his way to school. Carried away to a playhouse in Blackfriars, where unlearned lines were threatened with a beating, the legal case pursued by his father left documents that have shed light on the plight of a number of such young boys during the period. Child actor troupes could conveniently perform within the City walls, and they became so popular that such theatres began to rival the likes of

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Shakespeare’s Globe on the south side of the river. Using young innocent actors these productions could quite simply get away with more, with Ackroyd describing them as the Spitting Image of their day. Thomas Clifton’s father was a well-connected gentleman, and able to launch a successful legal case that saw the boy returned home. This was not, however, the case for all – nor was this plight always a terrible one for the family involved. Children were expensive, and in this way parents knew that their son was being fed, clothed and given a trade. Some, such as Nathan Field – whose portrait at Dulwich sparked this research – went on to have successful careers as adult actors. Ackroyd told the sad tale of Salomon Pavey, a boy who became renowned for his portrayal of old men. He was a rising star of his generation, and his early death at the age of just twelve became the subject of an epitaph by Ben Jonson. The legal loophole permitting this practice under Elizabeth I was closed by James I. Going forward, theatres had to agree contracts with parents; it prevented the stealing of boys, but records show that in turn it allowed theatres to sue parents if the boy ran away.

The final talk of the day, entitled Sapient Pigs and Rascal Tigers: Animal Curiosities on the Streets and Stages of London, c1750–c1850 was presented by Alexander Clayton (Victoria & Albert Museum), who took the audience on a tour through one hundred years of animals being used for entertainment in London, from erotic eels and operatic cats to talking fish and the pig-faced woman. It was a period of great change, starting more cruelly and ending with the establishment of the London Zoological Society and the RSPCA, in which the representation of animals was often used to reflect the political themes and social attitudes of the age. Clayton opened with a mobile menagerie – satirically depicting well-to-do visitors admiring an array of animals in the room and on the wall. The line between man and beast, however, is blurred. A young Macaroni, a gender neutralised precursor to the dandy, gazes up at a monkey; it wears the same outfit and is not caged, intimating little social standing between them. Menageries were popular and intimate but performances were sanitised, disguising and protecting young women from the ‘corrupting’ smells, with animals restricted and unable to behave naturally. People were fascinated by the exotic – and this was not limited to the more obviously exotic. In 1776 George Baker staged an exhibition in his own home, inviting the middle and aristocratic classes – with a special ladies’ night – to come and experience the electric eel. It became a two-week eroticised sensation, with visitors paying to watch – or paying double to be shocked. As the exotic became less mythical, and species became increasingly available and affordable, larger dedicated spaces were established. Zoos opened, showing animals in a more natural environment, with greater emphasis placed on welfare and scientific understanding. The bizarre of

14 course continued, but often in a humanised way. Animals became satirical characters, playing on the concerns of man’s position in the natural world during a time of industrialisation. Toby, the learned pig of the session’s title, aside from performing in the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, authored a newspaper column and had his own range of ties.

Summaries of the Conference provided by Richard Gilpin, Tricia Gilpin and Sam Sharpe

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The LAMAS Book Prize The LAMAS Book Prize announced at the Local History Conference went – for the second year in succession – to Borough of Twickenham Local History Society, this time for Down The Drain. The Long And Difficult Transition from Night Soil Men to Public Sewage Treatment Schemes: Local Democracy stretched to its limits in Hampton Wick, Teddington, Twickenham (with Whitton) and Hampton 1863-99, by Ray Elmitt (2016), Borough of Twickenham Local History Society, A5 portrait, 150 pages, colour illustrations, £10.00, ISBN 978-0-903341-96-7. “Next to contests about religion there is nothing which waxes so warm as a sewage fight”. With this inviting preface, Ray Elmitt introduces us to the almost intractable problem facing communities in London in the second half of the nineteenth century, namely the story of how to deal with the increasing quantities of human waste generated by an ever-growing population. Using a variety of sources he skilfully weaves an entertaining, readable and well-informed story to answer his key research questions on why this issue became centre stage for so many local politicians, why it took so long to find solutions, and how it eventually did get resolved. The author explores each place in turn, ending each local section with a brief overview of what, if anything can still be seen on the ground today. Throughout the book illustrations, many in colour, maps and photographs are used to illuminate and reinforce key points made in the text. Dealing with human waste may not appear an attractive topic for local historians but Ray Elmitt demonstrates how it can be skilfully, comprehensively and effectively dealt with at a local level. He uses the topic and a wide range of sources to illuminate local social, government, technological and development history in an entertaining and informative manner and Down The Drain is the deserving winner of the 2017 book prize. Roger Chapman, on behalf of the Local History Committee

Three other books were shortlisted for the prize: Whetstone Revealed, by John Heathfield and David Berguer (2016), Friern Barnet & District Local History Society, 235x165m, 306 pages, black and white illustrations, £14.99, ISBN 978-0-993006-33-3.

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Streets of Bloomsbury, edited by Steven Denford and David Hayes (2016), Camden History Society, A5 landscape, 128 pages, colour illustrations, £9.95, ISBN 978-0-904491-92-0. Moated Sites in Merton, Mitcham and Morden, by Peter Hopkins (2016), Merton Historical Society, A5 portrait, 48 pages, black and white illustrations, no price given, ISBN 978-1-903899-72-4.

The LAMAS Journal Prize The LAMAS Journal Prize announced at the Local History Conference went to Camden History Society for Camden History Review 40, David A Hayes (ed) (2016), Camden History Society, A4 paperback, 36 pages, colour and black and white illustrations, £5.95, ISBN 978-0-904491-93-7, ISSN 0305- 4756. The winning entry was of high quality and contained lengthy original- research articles spanning a good range of themes and topics. This particular volume, for example, revealed Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s ‘secret’ visit to London in 1750, provided interesting insights into Eley’s 19th-century ammunition factory in the Gray’s Inn Road, and focused attention on Blondin, the ‘world’s greatest tightrope walker’ and sometime resident in and around the Finchley Road. The articles are diligently referenced and provide original and accurate information as well as insightful analyses, and all are delivered in engaging and accessible prose. The Review is well illustrated with illustrations, maps and drawings. This publication successfully maintains the reader’s attention from start to finish and provides a very informative, stimulating and entertaining read. Congratulations to the Camden History Society for an excellent journal; a very worthy winner of the 2017 prize.

Although the winner was a more or less unanimous decision, both runners- up provided stiff competition: Ruislip, Northwood & Eastcote Local History Society Journal 2016, Brian Grisdale (ed) (2016), Ruislip, Northwood & Eastcote Local History Society, A4 paperback, 40 pages, colour and black and white illustrations, no price given, no ISSN. This combined research articles with news about the society, reports of society outings, and features like obituaries and information about publications. It was well produced and contained articles on local history and architecture. Hornsey Historical Society Bulletin 57, Albert Pinching (ed) (2016), Hornsey Historical Society, A4 paperback, 56 pages, colour and black and white illustrations, £6.50, ISSN 0955-8071. This was also a very well- produced and generously illustrated journal containing a fine array of original-research articles alongside society news and book reviews. This particular issue contained several excellent articles focusing on aspects of the Battle of the Somme. These ranged from an article on both the mundanity and horrors of industrial warfare, told through a collection of letters from the front-line, through to examining Conscientious Objectors and their

16 experiences. Dedicating a substantial proportion of a journal to one subject- area could perhaps be problematic, but the HHS ably managed their approach and the publication worked very well. John Price, on behalf of the Local History Committee

The LAMAS Newsletter Prize The LAMAS Journal Prize announced at the Local History Conference went to Hornsey Historical Society for Newsletter 149, December 2016, Lesley Ramm (ed) (2016), Hornsey Historical Society, A4 stapled sheets, 16 pages, colour illustrations, no price given, no ISSN. This was the first time that LAMAS had asked for submissions in the newly created Newsletter category, and some excellent entries were received. Stapled in the top left corner, the production of Hornsey Historical Society’s entry was at first sight a little less sophisticated than other entries. Further investigation and reading revealed however that this newsletter was packed with items that were clearly targeted at its local society readers. While it contained a number of interesting features, articles and reports, there was quite a strong emphasis on news and forthcoming events, and it was this focus on news that convinced the judging committee that Hornsey was a worthy winner of the inaugural Newsletter Prize.

The following newsletter was Highly Commended: Newsletter, 213, 214, 216, and 219, Murray Hedgcock (ed) (2016), Barnes and Mortlake History Society, A5 paperback, each issue 16 pages, colour and black and white illustrations, no price given, no ISSN.

Two other newsletters were shortlisted for the prize: Newsletter 129, 130 and 131, John Crocker (ed) (2016), Pinner Local History Society, A4 paperback, each issue 24-28 pages, colour cover with black and white illustrations in text, no price given, no ISSN. Newsletter 171 and 172, April 2016, John Sheaf (ed) (2016), Borough of Twickenham Local History Society, A4 paperback, 20 unfolioed pages, colour and black and white illustrations, no price given, no ISSN. Richard Gilpin, on behalf of the Local History Committee

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

The Streatham Sketchbook, by Jiro Osuga and Mireille Galinou, with photography by Torla Evans (2017), published by Your London Publishing, 250x210mm paperback, 216 pages, with bibliography, index and 290 colour illustrations, £17.99 from www.yourlondonpublishing.co.uk, ISBN 978-0- 9933610-1-2. The Streatham Sketchbook, the first volume in a new series on the theme of ‘The Artist in the City’, is a successor to The Dulwich Notebook, and the author has adopted a somewhat different approach. She has teamed up with a

17 locally based artist, Jiro Osuga, and their joint intention has been “to evoke Streatham’s history but also focus on its creativity in past and present times”. Two distinct voices are present: Mireille Galinou meticulously presents the historical and architectural heritage of Streatham in text, photographs and maps, while Jiro Osuga’s vibrant paintings interpret the Streatham themes that she has described. Moving into the present day, they show the ways in which the area has changed on its journey to becoming a multicultural community, and the chapter ‘Making art in Streatham now’ provides a stunning selection of reproductions from Osuga’s portfolio. This is certainly “a book of singular complexity” (the authors’ words), which will have locally-based readers eagerly turning its pages; it will also appeal to those who have a more general interest in the convergence of history and art, and the ways in which one can influence the other. The reading experience is greatly enhanced by the ubiquitous and excellent photographs by Torla Evans, and by the book’s high quality reproduction and printing. Richard Gilpin

AFFILIATED SOCIETY MEETINGS

Acton History Group Lectures are on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church Hall, The Mount, admission £2. Contact Secretary David Knights, 30 Highlands Avenue, Acton W3 6EU (020 8992 8698); email: [email protected]; website: www.actonhistory.co.uk

10 January 2018 The History of North Acton and the Harold Wesley Estate, Theresa Magee

14 February 2018 A Transport Treasure Trove: London Transport Museum Acton Depot, Keith Raeburn

14 March 2018 St Martin’s War Memorial revisited, Clive Davis and The 1918 Coupon Election, John Grigg

Barking and District Historical Society Meetings held on Mondays at 7.45pm at Harp House, 16 Helmore Road (off Goodey Road), Barking, and IG11 9PH. Free to members. £1.50 to non-members. Telephone 020 8597 7210. email: [email protected]; website: www.barkinghistory.co.uk

5 February 2018 Five years as dockyard apprentice, Len Taphouse

5 March 2018 Harvey Harvey-George (1848-1910): Barking fisherman of Cod End Centre, Bill George

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9 April 2018 Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Kenneth Greenway

14 May 2018 AGM followed by Quiz

Barnes and Mortlake History Society Meetings are held on Thursdays at St Mary’s Parish Church, Barnes, at 8pm. The meetings are free for members (£2 for visitors). For further details please contact the Hon. Secretary on 020 8878 3756 or visit us at www.barnes-history.org.uk

18 January 2018 From Kingston Workhouse to Kingston Hospital, Richard Holmes

15 February 2018 Postman Afloat – The story of Cygnet Rowing Club, Paul Rawkins

15 March 2018 - All Saints Church, East Sheen AGM followed by The Making of the Wetlands Trust Centre in Barnes, Maria Zuckschwert

19 April 2018 Call to Arms: a reconciliation of convictions in World War One, Stewart Binnie

Barnet Museum and Local History Society All meetings are held in Church House, Wood Street, Barnet at 3pm on Mondays (opposite the Museum). Lectures are free for members (£3 for visitors). Contact Barnet Museum, 31 Wood Street, Barnet EN5 4BE (020 8440 8066) or visit: www.barnetmuseum.co.uk for more information.

Bexley Archaeological Group All meetings are held at Bexley and Sidcup Conservative Club, 19 Station Road, Sidcup, , DA15 7EB, 8.00pm for 8.15pm start, and excavations are carried out at the weekends (Mar-Nov). For further information contact the Chairman, Mr Martin Baker, 24 Valliers Wood Road, Sidcup, Kent DA15 8BG (020 8300 1752); email: [email protected]; website: www.bag.org.uk

Brentford and Local History Society The society meets at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Afton House, Bourne Place, Chiswick W4, starting at 7.30pm, on the 3rd Monday in the month, from September to May inclusive. For further information please contact the Hon. Secretary, Stephen Hine, 153 Linkfield Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6QN or visit: www.brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk

Bromley Borough Local History Society The Society meets once a month from September to July, usually on the first Tuesday of the month. Meetings are held at 7.45pm in the Small Hall at the Trinity United Reformed Church, on the corner of Freelands Road and Upper Park Road in . The post code is BR1 3AQ. The Society’s website is: www.bblhs.org.uk

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2 January 2018 Edward Harrison: from Shoreditch to ... and a fortune from penny dreadfuls, Patrick Hellicar

6 February 2018 Honouring the dead, Pam Preedy

6 March 2018 The Lubbocks of Kent, Lyulph Lubbock, Lord Avebury

4 April 2018 Annual General Meeting followed by Saving Historic Bromley, Tony Banfield

1 May 2018 Secret , Joanna Friel

Camden History Society The society normally meets at 7.30pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month, except August. Venues vary; non-members welcome (£1). Please contact Daniel Croughton, email: [email protected] or visit: www.camdenhistorysociety.org

18 January 2018 Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, Holborn Library Iron Men: the 19th century engineer Henry Maudslay and his circle, David Waller

8 February 2018 Burgh House, New End Square Belsize Remembered, Ranee Barr

12 April 2018 Burgh House, New End Square Tunnels under Holborn, Antony Clayton

Camden New Town History Group Camden New Town is north of Camden Town, in the London Borough of Camden. Meetings of this group of local residents are generally held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Irish Centre in Camden Square. email: [email protected]; website: www.camdennewtown.info

Chadwell Heath Historical Society Meetings are held at 7.30pm from September to June. All meetings are held at the Baptist Church Hall, High Road, Chadwell Heath, RM6 6PP. Visitors welcome £2 pp. Enquiries: 020 8590 4659/020 8597 7210; email: [email protected]

16 January 2018 The Silver Town Explosion, Graham Hill

20 February 2018 Essex and the Mayflower Pilgrims, Julian Whybra

20 March 2018 The Bethnal Green Tube Shelter Disaster of 1943, Joy Puritz

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17 April 2018 The Photographic Collection of Tower Hamlets Local History & Archives, Malcolm Barr-Hamilton

City of London Archaeological Society Lectures are normally on the third Friday in every month and take place at St Olave’s Hall, Mark Lane, London EC3R 7BB. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start, followed by light refreshments and an opportunity to socialise. Non-members are welcome to attend lectures but are asked to make a £3 contribution to expenses. For further information see www.colas.org.uk; email: [email protected]

19 January 2018 Tower Bridge and the Bridge House Estates, Dirk Bennett

16 February 2018 AGM and Uncivilised genes. Human evolution and the urban paradox, Gustav Milne

16 March 2018 The archaeology of western Sicily, Ian Jones

Docklands History Group The Docklands History Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month, except January, at the Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL. Meetings start at 5.30 for 6pm and finish at 8pm. Visitors are welcome (£2). For further details see: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk

7 February 2018 The Cubitts and the River Thames, Chris Everett

7 March 2018 The Lea Valley’s Electronic Secrets (The story of the post-industrial revolution and how the region’s scientists and engineers changed our modern world), Dr Jim Lewis

4 April 2018 The Strangest Ship that never sailed the sea, Chris Ellmers

East London History Society 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). Meetings start at 7:30pm. 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.

East Surrey Family History Society The Croydon branch of the Society meets on the 3rd Tuesday of month, except April, August and December, in the small hall of the East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, CR0 5LP. Meetings start at 8.00pm.

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16 January 2018 A Quaker Family, Anthony Barlow

20 February 2018 Calico Workers on the Wandle, Mick Taylor

20 March 2018 Adoption, Louise Taylor

The Richmond branch meets on the 2nd Saturday of alternate months in Vestry House, 21 Paradise Road, Richmond-upon-Thames, TW9 1SA. Meetings start at 2.30pm.

13 January 2018 Christmas Meeting - Family Letters from Yesteryear Members and Visitors sharing family letters round the table.

10 March 2018 To be announced

The Southwark branch meets on the 2nd Monday of alternate months at 12 noon (except December, no meeting) Doors open 11.30am Southwark Local History Library, 211 Borough High Street, SE1 1JA.

13 February 2018 Researching Photographic History, Dr Michael Pritchard FRPS Members are invited to bring old photographs to the meeting. Please note that this is not the normal Southwark date

The Sutton branch meets on the 1st Thursday of each month at St. Nicholas’s Church Hall, Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2RG. Meetings start at 8.00pm.

Edmonton Hundred Historical Society Talks are free to members (£1 for visitors), and are held at Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane, Enfield; at the All Saints Church Hall, Church Street, Edmonton N9 and at Bruce Castle, Lordship Lane, Tottenham N17. Further details from Enfield Local Studies Centre & Archive, Thomas Hardy House, 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS (020 8379 2839); email: [email protected]; website: http://n21.net/edmonton-hundred-historical-society.html

The Eltham Society Public talks cost £2 to non-members but are free to members, unless stated otherwise. Admittance is only allowed if there is room in the hall. All local public walks are free (entrance fees have to be paid though). The non-public events are only open to Eltham Society members. Contact: Monica Horner. email: [email protected]; website: www.theelthamsociety.org.uk

Enfield Archaeological Society Meetings are held at the Jubilee Hall, junction of Chase Side and Parsonage Lane, Enfield, starting at 8.00pm (doors open at 7.30pm). Visitors: £1 per person. For further information please contact Ms Val Mundy, 88 Gordon Hill, Enfield, EN2 0QS. Email [email protected], website: www.enfarchsoc.org

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Friends of Bruce Castle Museum and Park Evening talks are last Wednesday of the month, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. Munch and Listen talks are on the 4th Monday of the month, 12.00pm for 12.15pm start. Talks are free and open to all (tea/coffee is available for a small charge). All meetings are held at Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, Tottenham, N17 8NU. Details of the programme are available from www.haringey.gov.uk/brucecastlemuseum or the FoBC Secretary at Bruce Castle Museum (020 8808 8772). Car park on site.

Friends of Hackney Archives Meetings, talks and walks are arranged from time to time. For information about the activities of Friends of Hackney Archives, email: [email protected]; Friends’ website, listing events etc: www.hackneyhistory.org; telephone: 020 7241 2886.

Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery For information about the activities of Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, email: [email protected]; website: www.kensalgreen.co.uk The Friends of Kensal Green offer a two-hour introductory tour of the cemetery every Sunday from the beginning of March to the end of October, and the first and third Sunday only in November, December, January and February. Tours begin at 14:00 from the Anglican Chapel in the centre of the grounds, and finish around two hours later with tea and biscuits at the Dissenters’ Chapel, adjacent to Ladbroke Grove. There is no need to book regular Sunday tours, except for groups of more than ten. A suggested donation of £7 per person (concessions £5) helps the Friends to restore monuments, study the cemetery and attract visitors to Kensal Green.

Friern Barnet and District Local History Society Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month (no meetings in July and August) at The North Middlesex Golf Club, The Manor House, Friern Barnet Lane, Whetstone N20 0NL, starting at 7.45pm for 8.00pm. Non-members are welcome (£2). Refreshments are available. Email: [email protected]; website: www.friern-barnethistory.org.uk. For further details contact David Berguer on 020 8368 8314.

Fulham & Hammersmith Historical Society There is usually a talk or a visit once a month. Visits are made to places of historic interest both within and outside the borough at varying times. For information about the activities of Fulham and Hammersmith Historical Society, visit the Society’s website: https://fhhs.wprdpress.com

Harefield History Society Meetings are held at the Park Lane Village Centre, Park Lane, Harefield UB9 6BJ at 8.00pm on the fourth Monday of the month from September to May. Outings and other events are also arranged. Website: http://harefieldhistorysociety.webplus.net

22 January 2018 Harefield Photograph & Postcard Archive Update, Andy Harris

26 February 2018 Lifestyle of Boat People 1850-1920 (Canal History), Beatrice Holloway

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26 March 2018 The Golden Anniversary of St Paul's RC Church Harefield, Father Jim Mulligan

23 April 2018 Research Your Family History with members of Hillingdon Family History Society and HHS members.

Hayes and Harlington Local History Society Most meetings are held at Botwell Green Library, Leisure Centre, East Avenue, Hayes UB3 3HW at 7.30pm. The library closes to the public at 7pm and you are advised to arrive by 7.25pm for admittance and guidance to the first floor meeting room. Non- members are welcome. Further information from Mr Robin Brown, 107 Wentworth Crescent, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1NP (020 8848 7959); email: [email protected]

Hendon & District Archaeological Society Lectures are held on Tuesdays at 8.00pm at Stephens House & Gardens (formerly Avenue House), 17 East End Road, Finchley N3 3QE. Buses 82, 125, 143, 326 & 460 pass close by, and it is five to ten minutes’ walk from Finchley Central Station (Northern Line). Non-members welcome (£1.00). Tea/coffee and biscuits follow the talk. For further information, see the website: www.hadas.org.uk

9 January 2018 The Anglo-Saxon princely burial at Prittlewell, Essex, Prof Christopher Scull

13 February 2018 To be confirmed

13 March 2018 Roman London's First Voices: Roman writing-tablets from Bloomberg, London, Dr Roger Tomlin

Hornsey Historical Society Lecture meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Union Church Hall, corner of Ferme Park Road and Weston Park, starting at 8.00pm. A donation of £2.00 is requested from non-members. Refreshments are available from 7:40 pm. The doors close at 8:00 pm and latecomers are not admitted. For further information please ring The Old Schoolhouse (020 8348 8429); write to the Society at 136 Tottenham Lane N8 7EL; website: www.hornseyhistorical.org.uk

10 January 2018 The Influence of Effluence: Tottenham Sewage Works and the Markfield Beam Engine, Ken Brereton

14 February 2018 Evacuees in World War II, Mike Brown

14 March 2018 Architecture and Technology in London’s Lea Valley, Dr Jim Lewis

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11 April 2018 Memories of the Residents of Margaret Hill House, Jennifer Bell MBE

9 May 2018 Mediaeval Pilgrim Badges, Keith Fawkes

Hounslow & District History Society Meetings are held on Tuesdays at the United Reformed Church Hall, Chapel Road, Hounslow, TW3 1UL, starting at 7.45pm, non-members £2.00. For further details contact Andrea Cameron (020 8570 4264) or Liz Mammatt (020 3302 4036). Website: www.hounslowhistory.org.uk

30 January 2018 Dickens and the Railways, David Turner

27 February 2018 Archaeology of the Thames, Jon Cotton

27 March 2018 Local Market Gardener Families, David Lawrie

24 April 2018 Annual General Meeting followed by Sarah Trimmer, Andrea Cameron

Islington Archaeology & History Society Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 7.30pm at Islington Town Hall, Upper Street N1. A donation of £1 is requested from non-members. Enquiries: 020 7833 1541; website: www.islingtonhistory.org.uk

Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit Crofton , , BR6 8AF. Telephone: 01689 860939. Email: [email protected]. Website: http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk

Kingston upon Thames Archaeological Society Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 8pm at Surbiton Library Halls Ewell Road, Surbiton. Visitors will be asked for a donation of £2 towards expenses. Enquiries to Hon Secretary KUTAS, 21 Duffins Orchard, Brox Road, Ottershaw, Surrey, KT16 0LP, email [email protected], website: www.kingstonarchaeology.org

11 January 2018 The History of Eden Street, Kingston upon Thames, Dr David Kennedy

8 February 2018 Some Thoughts on a Visit to Stockholm, Richard Watson

Lewisham Local History Society Meetings are held on Fridays at the Methodist Church Hall, Albion Way SE13 6BT, starting at 7:45pm unless otherwise stated. Visitors welcomed, donation of £1 invited. For further information please contact Sylvia Eley, email: [email protected]; website: http://www.lewishamhistory.org.uk

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26th January 2018 The Real Dad’s Army, Mike Brown

23 February 2018 Law and order in Crofton Park 100 plus years ago, Carol Harris

23 March 2018 AGM & talk to be advised

London Natural History Society Indoor meetings usually consist of talks, slide shows or discussions. Most indoor meetings are held at Camley Street Natural Park, Camley Street, London NW1 0PW. Visitors are welcome. A charge may be made on the door. For further information please visit website: www.lnhs.org.uk

Merton Historical Society Meetings are held monthly from October until April, at 2.30pm on Saturday afternoons at Christ Church Hall, Colliers Wood. For further information please contact the Honorary Secretary, Mrs Rosemary Turner, 27 Burley Close, London SW16 4QQ; email: [email protected]; website: www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk. Walks and visits are held during the summer.

13 January 2018 Venue to be confirmed Members’ Meeting, short talks by members

10 February 2018 Venue to be confirmed Listed Buildings of Mitcham, Tony Scott

10 March 2018 Venue to be confirmed History of the Conservators of Wimbledon and Commons, Simon Lee

14 April 2018 Venue to be confirmed ‘For Valour’ – The Story of Merton’s VCs, Sarah Gould

The Norwood Society Local history talks are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7.30pm at the Library, Westow Hill SE19 1TJ. Entry is free, but a donation of £3 towards the cost of tea and homemade cakes would be much appreciated. For enquiries please contact Alun & Barbara Thomas (07784 941014); [email protected]; website: www.norwoodsociety.co.uk

Orpington & District Archaeological Society Meetings are held in Christ Church (United Reformed), Tudor Way, , BR5 1LH, on the first Wednesday of each month (except August and January) from 8.00pm. Non-members are welcome to attend, space permitting. For further information please contact Michael Meekums or Janet Clayton (020 8302 1572); website: www.odas.org.uk

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7 February 2018 The Roman Villa Otford and Recent Work, Kevin Fromings

7 March 2018 Stepney Green: Moated Manor House to City Farm, Dave Sankey

4 April 2018 The Hill Forts of Bigbury and Oldbury, Dr Andrew Bates

2 May 2018 Ightham Parish, Jean Stirk

Pinner Local History Society All meetings start at 8.00pm. Main meetings take place in the Village Hall, Pinner. Visitors are welcome for a donation of £3. For further information please contact Mrs Sheila Cole, 40 Cambridge Road, North Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7LD (020 8866 3972); website: www.pinnerlhs.org.uk

1 February 2018 The Denham Murders of 1870, Neil Watson

1 March 2018 Pinner's Old Roads and Paths: Tracks, Travellers, Turnpikes and Tarmac, new research by Society members

5 April 2018 Batchworth Lock and its surroundings, Mark Saxon

3 May 2018 AGM followed by West House: the families and servants who lived there, Jo Crocker

Potters Bar and District Historical Society Meetings are held in the 60 Plus Room, Wyllyotts Centre, Potters Bar, Herts, starting at 8.00pm prompt. Visitors are welcome (admission £1). For further details please visit the website: http://www.pottersbarhistory.uk

Richmond Archaeological Society All lectures take place on the 2nd Friday of every month at the Vestry Rooms, Paradise Road, Richmond, Surrey at 8:00pm, and are free to members. Non-members are welcome to attend by giving a donation. For further information please visit the website: www.richmondarchaeology.org.uk

12 January, 2018, 7.30pm Quiz night with our very own Bob Cowie

9 February 2018 The Syon Abbey Herbal: The Last Monastic Herbal in England, John Adams and Stuart Forbes

9 March 2018 Neanderthals of La Manche: New Research from the Channel, Dr Matt Pope

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13 April 2018 Bucklersbury to Bloomberg: Excavations on a site in the city of London 2, Jessica Bryan

11 May 2018 AGM & talk to be advised

Richmond Local History Society All meetings are held at Duke Street Church, Richmond, TW9 1DH at 8.00pm (coffee from 7.30pm). Visitors: £2. Further information from the Secretary, Elizabeth Velluet (020 8891 3825); email: [email protected]; website: www.richmondhistory.org.uk

15 January 2018 Monuments and Memorials at St Mary Magdalene's, Valerie Boyes

12 February 2018 The Greenings of Brentford End: Royal Gardeners, Val Bott

12 March 2018 Edmund Kean (1787–1833): Shakespearean actor and Richmond theatre manager, Michael Gaunt

16 April 2018 Tracing Convict Lives Using the Digital Panopticon, 1780-1925, Bob Shoemaker

Rotherhithe and Bermondsey Local History Society Unless otherwise stated, meetings take place at the Time and Talents Settlement, The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, SE16 4JD, and begin at 7.15pm. Non-members welcome for a donation of £2. For more information please visit www.rbhistory.org.uk

Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month from September to April, at 8.15pm in St Martin’s Church Hall, High Street, Ruislip. Visitors are welcome (£2 admission charge). For further information, please contact the Society’s Programme Secretary on 01895 673299.

15 January 2018 Women in mediaeval London, Prof Caroline Baron

19 February 2018 One Thames or two? The Archaeology of London's River, Jon Cotton

19 March 2018 History of Pinner Hill Estate: 500 years of change, Jo Crocker

16 April 2018 Architecture of the London Underground, Oliver Green

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Southgate District Civic Trust The Trust covers Southgate, New Southgate, Cockfosters, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill and Hadley Wood. Open Meetings are held twice a year at the Walker Hall, Waterfall Road, Southgate, and Local History meetings are held five times a year at the Friends Meeting House, Church Hill, Winchmore Hill. Non-members are welcome. For further information, contact Colin Barratt (020 8882 2246); email [email protected] or visit www.southgatedistrictcivictrust.org.uk

Southwark and Lambeth Archaeological Society Lectures are held monthly on the second Tuesday at 7.30pm at the Housing Cooperative, 106 The Cut, SE1, (direct entrance from the raised walkway), almost opposite the Old Vic. Coffee or tea and biscuits are available from 7.00 pm. Visitors are welcome but are asked to contribute £1 towards expenses. For further details please contact Richard Buchanan, 79 Ashridge Crescent, Shooter’s Hill, London SE18 3EA; email: [email protected]. For enquiries please call 020 8764 8314.

9 January 2018 New Cut Housing Co-operative Hall Timber and taxes: excavations at Sugar Quay in the heart of London’s port, Sadie Watson

13 February 2018 New Cut Housing Co-operative Hall Recent Excavations in Southwark, Gill King

13 March 2018 New Cut Housing Co-operative Hall Symposium – short talks on various subjects relating to local history and archaeology

8 May 2018 New Cut Housing Co-operative Hall Taverns, trade and daily life in 17th and 18th century Southwark, Jacqui Pearce

Spelthorne Archaeology and Local History Group Unless otherwise stated, all meetings take place at the Methodist Church, Thames Street, Staines, and begin at 8.00pm. Members free, non members welcome (£2 please). For further details please contact Nick Pollard (01932 564585); email: [email protected]; website: www.spelthornemuseum.org.uk

4 January 2018 Archaeology of the West London Heathland, Jon Cotton

Stanmore & Harrow Historical Society Meetings are held at the Wealdstone Baptist Church, High Road, Wealdstone, at 8.00pm on Wednesdays, excluding July and August (visitors welcome at a charge of £3). For further information please contact The Secretary, info@Stanmore-Harrow- Historical.org.uk; www.stanmore-harrow-historical.org.uk

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3 January 2018 Walk with the Admiral, Richard Thomas

7 February 2018 Leafe Robinson, David Marks

21 February 2018 Oswald Mosley, R Borman and others

7 March 2018 Elizabeth Rogers – A Lady of Property, Eileen Bowlt

4 April 2018 Cassiobury Park, Paul Rabbitts

18 April 2018 The Industrial Revolution, Reg Kelly

2 May 2018 Annual General Meeting

Borough of Twickenham Local History Society Lectures are held at St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Street, Twickenham, at 8.00pm on the first Monday of each month from October to May. Guests are welcome (£2.50). For further information please visit our website: www.botlhs.co.uk

8 January 2018 Dr French Strikes Again, Social evening

5 February 2018 Dr John Langdon Down and Normansfield Hospital, Ian Jones-Healey

5 March 2018 The Life of R C Sherriff, Roland Wales

9 April 2018 Merton Priory, John Hawks

Uxbridge Local History and Archive Society All meetings take place at Christ Church, Redford Way (off Belmont Road), Uxbridge, starting at 7.30pm. For further information please contact Mr K.R. Pearce, 29 Norton Road, Uxbridge UB8 2PT; website: www.eddiethecomputer.co.uk/history

Walthamstow Historical Society Talks take place in the Large Hall in the Family Centre, St Gabriel's Church, Havant Road, Walthamstow E17 3JF (just off Wood Street.) at 7.45pm. For general enquiries please write to 55 Highfield Gardens, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 3DB; email: [email protected]; website: www.walthamstowhistoricalsociety.org.uk

25 January 2018 The Walthamstow Coppermills

22 February2018 Buckhurst Hill: the development of a nearby suburb

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22 March 2018 Cinema and the Great War

Wandsworth Historical Society Meetings held at the Friends’ Meeting House, Wandsworth High Street (opposite Town Hall) on the last Friday of the month at 8.00pm until 9.15pm (followed by tea and biscuits). For more information, visit the website: www.wandsworthhistory.org.uk

26 January 2018 8th Nick Fuentes Memorial Lecture An archaeological talk, to be confirmed

23 February 2018 Magic, Murder and Mendacity: John Dee and Thomas Digges in Elizabethan public life, Prof Glyn Parry

23 March 2018 An archaeological talk, to be confirmed

27 April 2018 Votes for Women, Elizabeth Crawford

West Drayton & District Local History Society Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month from September until May (excluding December) in St Martin’s Church Hall, Church Road, West Drayton, starting at 7.30pm. For further information please contact Cyril Wroth (Programme Secretary), 15 Brooklyn Way, West Drayton UB7 7PD (01895 854597) or website: http://westdraytonlocalhistory.com

Willesden Local History Society The Society meets on Wednesdays from September to June at 7.30pm in St Mary's Parish Centre, which is in Neasden Lane adjacent to the churchyard. For further information please contact the Secretary, Margaret Pratt, 51 West Ella Road, London NW10 9PT (020 8965 7230); website: www.willesden-local-history.co.uk

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London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN Telephone: 020 7410 2228 Fax: 0870 444 3853

President Chair of Council Taryn Nixon Harvey Sheldon (07821 646059) [email protected] [email protected] 112 Oglander Road London,, SE15 4DB

Honorary Secretary and Honorary Subscriptions and Honorary Publications Assistant Membership Secretary Karen Thomas (020 7410 2228) Patricia Clarke (020 8866 1677) [email protected] [email protected] c/o Museum of London Archaeology 22 Malpas Drive, Pinner 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED Middlesex HA5 1DQ

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Honorary Editor, Newsletter Archaeological Research Committee Richard Gilpin (020 3774 6726) Secretary [email protected] Jon Cotton (020 8549 3167) 84 Lock Chase [email protected] Blackheath 58 Grove Lane, Kingston upon Thames London SE3 9HA KT1 2SR

Greater London Local History Historic Buildings and Conservation Committee Acting Chair Committee Acting Chair John Price Michael Nelles [email protected] [email protected]

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Honorary Archaeological Editor, Honorary History Editor, Transactions Transactions Bruce Watson Graham Javes [email protected] [email protected]

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