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Scroll down to see the calendar of upcoming Waltham Forest history and heritage events. You’ll find fascinating talks, exhibitions, guided tours, open days and fairs, as well as screenings, workshops and meetings of the history and heritage organisations in Chingford, Leyton, Leytonstone and Walthamstow, in the North-East London Borough of Waltham Forest, (formerly in the County of Essex).

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We’re the network of history and heritage people, museums, societies and organisations in Waltham Forest. We aim to showcase and examine the fascinating history and heritage of Waltham Forest and the routes / roots that connect our local past with the whole of London, Essex and beyond. As well as…Continue reading “Who We Are”

Past Events Archive

Door-Step Milk Delivery in Waltham Forest. Exhibition and Workshop.

1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020
Calling all Waltham Forest residents who would like to share their memories of doorstep milk delivery!  Message from Maxine Beuret who has organised this exhibition and workshop: "Ideally what I…
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Chingford Art & Heritage Trail

1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020
Love North Chingford gathered a bunch of mostly local creatives to borrow windows and walls along Station Rd E4 and surrounding areas and make it into a gallery. Never before…
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Pimp Hall Dovecote open Day

1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020
Chingford Historical Society will be at the historic dovecote in the Pimp Hall Nature Reserve off Kings Road E4 7HR from 2.30pm to dusk this Thursday 24th October and Saturday…
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Reform and Reformation, talk by Neil Houghton

1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020
Neil Houghton outlines the changes to St. Mary's church Walthamstow and its community brought about by the Tudor Reformation. This will be followed by guided tours of the important monuments…
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Farms of the Past & Into the Future, a history walk

1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020
Chingford Historical Society and David Boote offer a walk in two parts: an amble round Chingford Green picturing the area before the railway arrived (a rural backwater) and then, for…
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Black History Month Freedom Walks by Peter Ashan

1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020
Take a look into the Afro-Caribbean community within Waltham Forest. From the Trans-Atlantic slave trade to present day, in 3 parts. On Sunday 13th October 2019 the 3rd walk, through…
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The Stort Story – Richard Thomas talk.

1 Jan 201917 Nov 2019
at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford. A Chingford Historical Society event.   
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The War Memorials Trust- a talk

1 Jan 201926 Nov 2019
Wednesday 20th November 2019, 7.45pm in Orient House, Leyton Sixth Form College, on Essex Road, postcode London E10 6EQ (car park); buses W15 and W19 to Essex Road South; or…
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Walking in the footsteps of Hitchcock

1 Jan 201926 Nov 2019
Join Gary Lewis of the Alfred Hitchcock of Leytonstone Society on a walk back in time, into the early life of Alfred Hitchcock in Leytonstone. Gary will explore the relationship…
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Wish You Were Here- talk

1 Jan 201929 Nov 2019
Local author James Diamond returns to share postcard pictures from his own collection of Edwardian and Victorian Walthamstow and of the stories they tell. Walthamstow Historical Society meets at St…
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Puddings, Poinsettias and pantomime

1 Jan 201918 Jan 2020
Details of all Joanna's Walthamstow walks can be found here A Christmas walk in the vicinity of Walthamstow High Street with local tour guide Joanna Moncrieff In conjunction with High…
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My Life Growing up in Walthamstow

1 Jan 201918 Dec 2019
Mo Shanks, author of multiple volumes of autobiography, talks about her life in Walthamstow. 8pm Tuesday 10th December at Spruce Hill Baptist Church Hall, Brookscroft Road, Walthamstow E17. Waltham Forest…
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Chingford in the 80s and 90s – Acorn Films talk.

1 Jan 201918 Dec 2019
at The C of E Primary School, Cambridge Road, Chingford. A Chingford Historical Society event.   
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The Days the Beatles Came to the East End

1 Jan 201918 Dec 2019
In 1963 & 1964 Beatlemania hit The East End of London. For the teens in Leyton and Walthamstow those 3 days were full of excitement with scenes never seen before…
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Winter Solstice 2019 Walk

1 Jan 201918 Jan 2020
Join (for free) a walk on the day of the Winter Solstice, finishing at sunset, a ritual with pre-Christian associations reflected in today's Leyton landscape. The route follows as closely…
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The Victorian Vision: British Artists

1 Jan 201914 Jan 2020
'The Victorian Vision: 19th Century British Artists & How Art Changed'. From Constable and Turner to Gwen John, art went through great changes. Landscape views, the sketch and portraits became…
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Waltham Forest Family History Society Quiz and Social

1 Jan 201914 Jan 2020
Waltham Forest Family History Society hosts a quiz and social event on Tuesday 14th January at 8pm. Non-members welcome. Venue: Spruce Hill Baptist Church Hall, Brookscroft Road, Walthamstow E17 4JP.
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A Life in Ruins: archaeology talk

1 Jan 201915 Jan 2020
Archaeologist Les Capon talks about his latest year of local archaeology, which included a dig on Leyton Green Road. Leyton & Leytonstone Historical Society; visitors £2. Venue: Orient House, Leyton…
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Lady Zoe Hart Dyke & Lea Bridge Farm

1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020
Claire Weiss talks about her revelations researching Zoe, Lady Hart Dyke, born in Leyton, with a remarkable life. Claire will also talk about what she has discovered in her research…
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‘Lightboxes and Lettering’, exhibition about East London printers.

1 Jan 201922 Mar 2020
Lightboxes and Lettering is a National Lottery funded project by Rendezvous Projects CIC, exploring the experiences of people working in the pre-digital printing industry in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest…
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‘Tottenham Outrage’ 111 years on, Guided walks.

1 Jan 201922 Mar 2020
Guided walks that retrace how two wages snatchers were chased across Tottenham Marsh through Walthamstow to Highams Park in 1909, as they tried to escape the police and a number…
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Engine Run day at Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum.

1 Jan 201926 Jan 2020
On the last Sunday of each month the Marshall and Loughborough steam engines are run on compressed air. The engines will run at 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM on the…
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Zoe Hart Dyke, Leyton Silk Farmer- Tue 11th Feb 8pm

1 Jan 201916 Feb 2020
Claire Weiss tells the surprising story of Zoe Hart Dyke, Victorian Lady, Leyton Silk Farmer, and Claire's extraordinary research discoveries. Tuesday 11th February 2020 8pm at Spruce Hill Baptist Church…
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Layers of London, talk about the website- Thur 13th Feb 7.30pm

1 Jan 201916 Feb 2020
The Layers of London website https://www.layersoflondon.org/ is a map-based history website developed by the Institute of Historical Research. Users can access free historic maps of London and contribute stories, memories…
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They Took the Lead: Leyton Orient’s involvement in the Great War: talk Thur 20th Feb 7.45pm

1 Jan 201922 Mar 2020
Steve Jenkins talks about the Orient Football Club's involvement in the Great War, 7.45pm in St John's Church Hall off Leytonstone High Road beside the Matalan store. Leyton & Leytonstone…
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Explorers and Traders- a talk by Georgina Green Thur 27th Feb 7.45pm

1 Jan 20192 Mar 2020
Georgina Green talks about figures from Essex and the local area who made their fortunes, and that of the country, in the merchant trades. Walthamstow Historical Society meets at St…
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Writing up your Family History, a Workshop- Tue 10th March 8pm

1 Jan 201915 Mar 2020
Spruce Hill Baptist Church Hall, Brookscroft Road, Walthamstow E17 4JP. Waltham Forest Family History Society, non-members welcome.
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Cancelled: Baby Farming- talk Wed 18th March 7.45pm

1 Jan 201921 Mar 2020
Mark Carroll, Secretary of Waltham Forest Family History Society, had hoped to give a talk, but for over-riding family reasons is unable to do so.
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cancelled: The Changing Face of North Chingford, Talk – 19th March 8.15pm

1 Jan 201921 Mar 2020
Chingford Historical Society was to have hosted a talk by Gary Stone about the Changing Face of North Chingford - from Buildings to Bakers. At Chingford Church of England School,…
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Walthamstow History Walk ‘What’s Left of medieval Walthamstow?’

1 Jan 20194 May 2020
Join Walthamstow Historical Society for a walk from outside Vestry House Museum E17 9NH
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Walthamstow History Walk ‘What’s Left of medieval Walthamstow?’

1 Jan 20194 May 2020
Join Walthamstow Historical Society for a walk from outside Vestry House Museum E17 9NH
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The Battle of Cable Street- a talk Thur 21st May 7.45pm

1 Jan 20194 May 2020
Jef Page describes the events of Sunday 4 October 1936 when Eastenders turned on Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists and prevented them from parading through their streets. Walthamstow Historical…

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