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2026 Programme

Our 2026 Programme is filling up nicely. We have added talks on “Elizabeth Barton – The Maid of Kent”,  “Chilworth’s Mills”, “Brookwood Cemetery and The London Necropolis Railway” and “Restoring the Art Deco Richmond Station” in May to July, and “The Medieval Wool Trade in Guildford” in September. And we also have a half day out in May, Please see the “Programme” page for more details

2025 Day Trip News

The trip to Christ’s Hospital on 24th March is now full, but there are spaces available on the “Brunel, Engineers & Railways” Tour at Kensal Green Cemetery on Sunday 27th April 2025 12:30 – see “programme” page for more details, or email programme@dlhg.org.uk

More 2025 Programme Changes

We’ve swapped around our April and May live speakers, so now on 7th April we have “George Abbot: the Archbishop of Canterbury from Surrey” by Mary Alexander and on 12th May we have “Cast-iron Firebacks: More Interesting than you’d think” by Jeremy Hodgkinson

2025 Programme Changes

Unfortunately we’ve had to postpone February 3rd’s talk on the history of Juniper Hall owing to the speaker’s medical issues; we hope to run it at a later date. Instead, John Hawks of Wandle Industrial Museum will give his talk “Jane Morris – more than a face” in February, please come along.
John was due to give this talk in October, by Zoom, but this slot will be filled by Bob Evans giving a talk on “Anne of Cleves in Bletchingley”. Bob’s an excellent speaker, some of you will remember his talks on “The String of Peals” (the Greensand Way villages) and “Martello Towers”.

March 2025 Afternoon Trip!

On Monday March 34th we are organising a Tour of Christ’s Hospital – “a School Like No Other”
Christ’s Hospital is an absolutely unique boarding school near Horsham, Sussex, with some great architecture and an incredible history. The 3-4 tour starts at 12:45 costs £30, including a massive cream tea and a chance to mix with current students.
Full details of tour at: https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/68354-Leaflet-proof7-FINAL-NEW-2022-Verrio-Tour-flyer.pdf
To book, please email programme@dlhg.org.uk

New Zoom Talk on December 9th

We have filled the gap left by our speaker cancellation – DLHG member (and Christ Church Alumni) will speak on
“Charles Dodgson and Christ Church, Oxford”. Christ Church was central to the adult life of Charles Dodgson – better known as Lewis Carrol – who was an undergraduate, a maths tutor and Sub-Librarian there. Come along and learn more

Masters of Mirth CANCELLED

Our pre-Xmas Zoom talk by Mike Storr has been cancelled as Mike is going into hospital for an operation. early December. We’ll seek to find a replacement talk