- Members will be sent Zoom talks registration details by email
- Talks are on Mondays, 7:15 for 7:30pm unless otherwise stated
27th September (Zoom)
Town Hall & traders: High Street Croydon to 1901
Talk by Carole Roberts, President of Croydon Natural History & Scientific Society, on the development of Croydon High Street with several comparisons to how it looks today
4th October (Dorking)
John Evelyn’s Surrey
Horticulturalist John Evelyn (1620-1706) was born in Surrey and kept a diary that provides important insights into his era.
Talk by Isabel Sullivan of Surrey History Centre
Sunday 10th October
Titanic Walk in Godalming (£7)
90-minute guided walk on the tale of John George ‘Jack’ Phillips, a wireless telegraphist aboard the RMS Titanic, from his early years in Godalming to his final hours aboard the ship. Led by professional guide Gavin Dulley
25th October (Zoom)
“The South at Work”
Talk by geographer Geoffrey Mead, looking at the historic and contemporary trades and industries which have shaped our region, from iron and timber in the Weald to boat building along the Channel shore, and more.
1st November (Dorking)
“Remembering & Forgetting: local WW1 memorials“
We’ve done a lot of remembering of the Great War – but “forgot to remember” a lot too, both nationally and locally.
Talk by Kathy Atherton of Dorking Museum, author of “WW1 in Dorking”
WW1 British Soldier
** BONUS TALK**
8th November (Zoom)
“Remembering the heroes from all over the Commonwealth: BlackPoppyRose Campaign”
The important contribution made by black servicemen from the Caribbean, Africa & elsewhere in WW1, WW2 & other wars fought by Britain has all too often been overlooked. The Black Poppy Rose Project (www.blackpoppyrose.org) aims to rectify this.
Talk by historian Selena Carty
22nd November (Zoom)
Dissolution of the Monasteries- Superstition, Scandal & Dodgy Dealing
Meet pirates, highwaymen & thieves – and that’s just a few of the monks! And some of them were in Surrey.
Talk by historian Dr Julia Hickey.
6th December (Dorking)
Charles Voysey’s Surrey houses
Charles Voysey (1857-1941) was an architect and designer who was a source of inspiration to Art Nouveau and built several notable properties in Surrey.
Talk by Dr Anne Anderson
13th December (Zoom)
Enterprising Friends: English Quakers in the 19th century
Quakers such as Josiah Wedgwood, Abraham Darby, George Cadbury, Edward Pease and James Clark played a prominent role in our industrial revolution. Find out more in this talk by Chris Bruce-Jones
