April 2021 ‘Alternative Kings Cross’ Online Talk by Chris Foster. Thur 15 Apr at 7pm 31 Jan 20196 Feb 2021 Camden Tour Guide Chris Foster will talk to Chingford Historical Society about Alternative Kings Cross. "Alternative Kings Cross" - A light hearted meander through some of the lesser known Dickensian…
May 2021 Billy Reading on the ‘History of Fire Stations and the Fire Service including Chingford’s Fire Service’ Thur 20th May at 7pm 31 Jan 20197 Feb 2021 This will be a live talk using Zoom. Booking via Eventbrite will be published on here nearer the time. https://www.amberley-books.com/community-billy-reading This and future talks hosted by Chingford Historical Society will…
June 2021 Online talk by Georgina Green about ‘The Buxtons – an old Essex Family’. Thur 17th June at 7pm 31 Jan 201928 Feb 2021 This will be a live talk using Zoom. Booking via Eventbrite will be published on here nearer the time. Georgina Green is a local historian who has published several books…
Past Events Archive ‘Victorian and Edwardian homes in Chingford’ Online Talk by Karen Averby. 1 Jan 201920 Mar 2021 Buildings historian Karen Averby from Archangel Heritage will talk to Chingford Historical Society about Victorian and Edwardian homes in Chingford. The arrival of the railway in 1873 heralded changes in…
Past Events Archive ‘Women, War and Wolf Cubs’ Online Talk by Caroline Pantling. 1 Jan 201928 Feb 2021 Following Caroline Pantling's very successful talk to Chingford Historical Society in August 2020 she returns to give us more scouting history. As the First World War took hold women’s contributions…
Past Events Archive Watch Acorn Films’ Chingford in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s 1 Jan 201931 Dec 2020 Some of the legendary videos made by Acorn Films were screened by Chingford Historical Society at their December meeting. You can watch it here with an introduction from David Piggott.…
Past Events Archive Walthamstow village – A Place of History. Online talk by Peter Lawrence. 1 Jan 201914 Feb 2021 Hear Peter Lawrence talk about the original hilltop village that has survived the ravages of 19th & 20th century suburban development. This talk is hosted by Chingford Historical Society. Due…
