LONDON & MIDDLESEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 48th Local History Conference

Saturday 16 November 2013 10.00am – 4.00pm Weston Theatre, Museum of London

Displays by Local History Societies throughout the day THE RIVER AND PORT OF LONDON

President’s Opening Remarks

A changing port in a changing world. London’s harbours from the 1st to the 18th century. Gustav Milne, Director of the Thames Discovery Programme.

Re-invention and Change: the Port of London from 1790-1938. Chris Ellmers, Founding Director, Museum in Docklands.

Presentation of Publications Awards

Lunch

Local history and the environmental history of the Thames 1960-2010. Vanessa Taylor, Research Fellow, Greenwich Maritime Institute.

‘Primus Omnium’, the world’s first modern police force. Robert Jeffries, Curator, Thames Police Museum.

Tea and biscuits (included in ticket price)

The Thames as a provider of drinking water. Mark Jenner, University of York.

‘The Thames Beautiful’- the artist’s perspective. Mireille Galinou, Arts and Museums Consultant, former Curator of Paintings, Prints and Drawings at the Museum of London. The local history displays by societies will be on show from 10am before the conference starts, in the Clore Education Centre, where they can be seen throughout the day, particularly during the lunch period and the afternoon break.

Those Societies that want a free exhibition table should contact, Local History Conference Display, 9 Umfreville Road, London, N4 1RY or johnhinshelwood @ btinternet .com, before the 1 November, with the name of society and a contact address, email or telephone number.

Lunch times refreshments may be purchased from the Museum’s restaurant, café and the Clore Education Centre lunch space, beside the local history displays, will be available for people to consume their own food and drink. Afternoon tea with biscuits will be provided in the Clore Education Centre and is included in the ticket price.

Tickets available from 1 September: £12 before 31October, or £15 from 1 November. Tickets can be obtained from Eleanor Stanier using the form below, or via the LAMAS website (www.lamas.org.uk/localhistory. using PayPal).

Ticket applications to: Eleanor Stanier, LAMAS Local History Conference, 48 Coval Road, East Sheen, London SW14 7RL.

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