March 2023 Legendary Women of East London with Eleanor Bloom . Wednesday 15th March 2023 at 7.45pm 31 Jan 20195 Dec 2022 https://www.cityoflondonguides.com/find/eleanorbloom Meetings are generally on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.45pm in St. John’s Church Hall, but this is subject to the situation regarding the transmission of serious infections. http://www.leytonhistorysociety.org.uk/events.html The entrance to St.…
March 2023 English Shops and Shopping. Neil Houghton Talk. Thu 23rd March at 7.45pm 31 Jan 201911 Mar 2023 at St Saviour’s Church, Markhouse Road, Walthamstow E17 8EP Doors will open at 7.15pm (for refreshments) and the talks will begin at 7.45pm. Derided by Napoleon as a ‘nation of…
April 2023 Famous people in the City of London Cemetery with Gary Lewis. Wednesday 19th April 2023 at 7.45pm 31 Jan 20195 Feb 2023 Gary Lewis will talk about the famous people in the City of London Cemetery at Aldersbrook Meetings are generally on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.45pm in St. John’s Church Hall, but this is subject…
April 2023 Five Generations of Experience – Fullers. William Fuller talk. Thu 27th April at 7.45pm 31 Jan 201920 Feb 2023 at St Saviour’s Church, Markhouse Road, Walthamstow E17 8EP Doors will open at 7.15pm (for refreshments) and the talks will begin at 7.45pm. Operating from Walthamstow since 1872 Fuller’s Builders…
Past Events Archive A History of Easton Lodge. Gary Matthews Talk. Thu 23rd February at 7.45pm 1 Jan 201911 Mar 2023 at St Saviour’s Church, Markhouse Road, Walthamstow E17 8EP Doors will open at 7.15pm (for refreshments) and the talks will begin at 7.45pm. A selection of publications will be available…
Past Events Archive Ross McFarlane of the Wellcome Foundation on the Medical Officer of Health Reports. Wednesday 15th February 2023 at 7.45pm 1 Jan 201920 Feb 2023 Ross MacFarlane of the Wellcome Foundation will talk about Medical Officer of Health Reports including that of Leyton and the international flu epidemic of 1918. https://wellcomelibrary.org/moh/ Meetings are generally on the 3rd Wednesday of…
Past Events Archive Les Capon on his latest year in archaeology. Wednesday 18th January 2023 at 7.45pm 1 Jan 201921 Jan 2023 Meetings are generally on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.45pm in St. John’s Church Hall, but this is subject to the situation regarding the transmission of serious infections. http://www.leytonhistorysociety.org.uk/events.html The entrance to St. John’s…
Past Events Archive Churchyard Trails of St Mary’s, Walthamstow. 12th & 13th November 2022 1 Jan 20194 Dec 2022 There's no need to book. Just turn up.
Past Events Archive Nick Higham on The East London Waterworks and its legacy at Walthamstow Wetlands. Wed 16th November 1 Jan 20194 Dec 2022 Nick Higham, author of ‘The Mercenary River, a History of London's water’ will talk to us including about the East London Waterworks and its legacy at Walthamstow Wetlands. Meetings are generally…
Past Events Archive A Short History of Aviation in South West Essex with Alan Simpson. Wed 19th October at 7.45pm 1 Jan 20192 Nov 2022 Meetings are generally on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.45pm in St. John’s Church Hall, but this is subject to the situation regarding the transmission of serious infections. The entrance to St. John’s Church…
Past Events Archive Reminiscence sessions for Black History Month: 11th, 18th & 25th October 2022 1 Jan 20192 Nov 2022 We are hosting a special programme of activities over October, in partnership with Waltham Forest borough council, to celebrate Black History Month. All of these events are free of charge…
Past Events Archive WATCH A TALK given by Gary Stone on Chingford Old Church. 1 Jan 201925 Oct 2021 On 16th July 2020 Gary Stone, Chair of Chingford Historical Society, gave a talk on the 'Zoom' platform about Chingford Old Church (All Saints). You can watch it via the…
Past Events Archive WATCH TALKS ONLINE. Charles William Alcock AND Chingford Hall and Chingford Mill. 1 Jan 201925 Oct 2021 If you missed either of these talks you can watch them via the link below on Chingford Historical Society's YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2fhODf2pLI&t=659s Joanna Moncrieff spoke about Charles William Alcock -…
Past Events Archive Talk on The Leytonstone Picture Palace by Dominic Stinton. Wed 21st September at 7.45pm 1 Jan 20196 Oct 2022 Meetings are generally on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.45pm in St. John’s Church Hall, but this is subject to the situation regarding the transmission of serious infections. The entrance to St. John’s Church…
Past Events Archive Churchyard Trails of St Mary’s, Walthamstow. 15th, 17th & 18th September 1 Jan 20196 Oct 2022 Book tickets via this link. You will need to create an account first. https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/8141
Past Events Archive WATCH A TALK given by Gary Stone on The Changing face of North Chingford. 1 Jan 201925 Oct 2021 Gary Stone, Chair of Chingford Historical Society, gave a talk on the 'Zoom' platform on Thursday 21st May : 'From Buildings to Bakers'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pc5X1gZkbg A Chingford Historical Society event.
Past Events Archive History Walking Tour ‘Walthamstow in 10 Buildings Saturdays 9th & 16th July 2022 at 12pm 1 Jan 201926 Jul 2022 This walk will look at the lives, experiences, and customs of Walthamstow folk through the lens of buildings and development of the area Led by Penny Rafter, a very experienced…
Past Events Archive The Home Front in Walthamstow. Gary Heales talk. Thu 23rd June at 7.45pm 1 Jan 20195 Jul 2022 at St Saviour’s Church, Markhouse Road, Walthamstow E17 8EP Doors will open at 7.15pm (for refreshments) and the talks will begin at 7.45pm. A selection of publications will be available…
Past Events Archive Tales from the City of London Cemetery Thu 16th June 2022 at 7.30pm 1 Jan 201922 Jun 2022 Local history talk with Gary Lewis. Due to unforeseen circumstances this talk will only take place in real life and not via Zoom. Chingford Historical Society meet at the C…
Past Events Archive Chris Moncrieff, from Walthamstow to Westminster. Thu 19th May 2022 at 7.30pm 1 Jan 201919 May 2022 Chris Moncrieff, political reporter and 'Fleet St legend', lived in Hale End for 57 years. About this Event Chris Moncrieff (1931 to 2019) who lived locally in Hale End Road…
Past Events Archive A History of Chestnuts House. Dr. Neil Houghton talk. Mon 23rd May 2022 at 7.45pm 1 Jan 20196 Jun 2022 at St Saviour’s Church, Markhouse Road, Walthamstow E17 8EP Please note change of date for May's meeting. Doors will open at 7.15pm (for refreshments) and the talks will begin at…
Past Events Archive Circular walking tour from St Peter-in-the-Forest. 1 Jan 20196 Oct 2021 A guided historical walk exploring Upper Walthamstow with qualified tour guide Joanna Moncrieff About this Event This 90 minute circular walk from St Peter-in-the-Forest church will explore the fascinating history…
Past Events Archive Eastbury Manor House, a remarkable Tudor survivor. Online talk 1 Jan 20193 Jun 2021 On Wednesday 19th May at 7.45 pm Pat and Barbara Elliott will tell the story of how Eastbury came to be saved by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient…
Past Events Archive Online reminiscence session – memories of Waltham Forest. Thu 25 March at 11am 1 Jan 20196 Apr 2021 Bring back memories of Waltham Forest in days gone by, and stay connected and social during lockdown. About this Event Join St Peter-in-the-Forest for free online reminiscence sessions. We will…
Past Events Archive Online reminiscence session – memories of Waltham Forest. Thu 18 March at 11am 1 Jan 201920 Mar 2021 Bring back memories of Waltham Forest in days gone by, and stay connected and social during lockdown. About this Event Join St Peter-in-the-Forest for free online reminiscence sessions. We will…
Past Events Archive Online reminiscence session – memories of Waltham Forest. Thu 11 March at 11am 1 Jan 201920 Mar 2021 Bring back memories of Waltham Forest in days gone by, and stay connected and social during lockdown. About this Event Join St Peter-in-the-Forest for free online reminiscence sessions. We will…
Past Events Archive Online history talk – Warner housing. 1 Jan 201928 Feb 2021 David Boote, chair of the Leyton & Leytonstone Historical Society, will give an insight into the eponymous estates found across Waltham Forest. About this Event A Zoom history talk covering…
Past Events Archive East Anglian Artists. How they portrayed our local landscape and life. 1 Jan 201931 Dec 2020 Chingford Historical Society hosts a talk by popular speaker Jef Page.
Regular Events Walking in the Footsteps of Hitchcock 1 Jan 201918 Jan 2020 Gary Lewis, brilliant enthusiast for Leytonstone's connection with Alfred Hitchcock, leads a walk at 12 noon from the entrance to St John's Church, corner of Church Lane and Leytonstone High…
Past Events Archive The History of Gilwell Park. 1 Jan 20191 Sep 2020 Caroline Pantling, Head of Heritage Services at The Scouts spoke about the history of Gilwell Park at Chingford Historical Society's August meeting held online via Zoom. From medieval manor to…
June 2020 Walthamstow History Walk ‘Little Bethnal Green’ 1 Jan 20191 Sep 2020 Join Walthamstow Historical Society for a walk from outside St James Street Station, Walthamstow E17 7PF.
Past Events Archive Walthamstow History Walk ‘Little Bethnal Green’ 1 Jan 20191 Sep 2020 Join Walthamstow Historical Society for a walk from outside St James Street Station, Walthamstow E17 7PF.
Past Events Archive Walthamstow History Walk ‘Ships, Scandal & Prosperity’ 1 Jan 201915 Jun 2020 Join Walthamstow Historical Society for a walk from outside St Mary's Walthamstow E17 9RJ.
Past Events Archive Walthamstow History Walk ‘Ships, Scandal & Prosperity’ 1 Jan 201915 Jun 2020 Join Walthamstow Historical Society for a walk from outside St Mary's Walthamstow E17 9RJ.
Past Events Archive Hitchcock’s Leytonstone 1 Jan 201922 Mar 2020 a talk by Gary Lewis 'Hitchcock's Leytonstone' Wed 4th Sept 7.45pm St John's Church Hall beside Matalan Leytonstone High Road. Open to all, no charge.
Past Events Archive St Peter & St Paul’s Heritage Open morning 1 Jan 201922 Mar 2020 The church of St Peter and St Paul on Chingford Green is opening up its archives for everyone to explore 175 years of local and parish history. Drop by and…
Past Events Archive From the archive- talk 1 Jan 201926 Sep 2019 Greg Tonkin was for many years both Secretary to Walthamstow Historical Society and one of its most authoritative writers. The Society holds a considerable archive of his pictures taken in…
Past Events Archive Medieval Walthamstow: short history walk 1 Jan 201928 Sep 2019 Short walk from St Mary's Church Walthamstow E17 9RJ at 11.15am led by Neil Houghton of Walthamstow Historical Society
Past Events Archive History of St Mary’s Church and the parish of Walthamstow: Talk 1 Jan 201928 Sep 2019 Talk on the history of St Mary's Church and the parish of Walthamstow. 2.15pm by Neil Houghton of Walthamstow Historical Society in St Mary's Church, Walthamstow E17 9RJ
Past Events Archive Fabulous Females, the inspirational women of Walthamstow School for Girls 1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020 Oona Kelly talks about the inspirational women of Walthamstow School for Girls, 1890s - 1940s including Blanche Hewett - First Headteacher, Mary Norris - Founder of the Greek Theatre, Annette…
Past Events Archive 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, starting with Leytonstone. On Sunday 13th October 2019 the…
Past Events Archive Walking in Waltham Forest- a talk by John Rogers 1 Jan 201917 Jan 2020 Writer and film-maker John Rogers gives an illustrated talk through the walks he has led for Waltham Forest Borough of Culture as 'psychogeographer-in-residence' - from Leytonstone's Lost River, to the…
Past Events Archive 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 20th October 2019 this 2nd walk, through…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive ‘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…
Past Events Archive ‘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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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…
Past Events Archive 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.
Uncategorized 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
Uncategorized 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
Uncategorized 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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