Richard White will be speaking to us about Sheen House and the Barnes Home Guard Club. This talk will be preceded by a short AGM. Date: 19th March 2026 Time: 8pm Venue: All Saints Church, East Sheen […]
Category: Lectures
Charles Booth’s London: Mapping Rich and Poor
Indy Bhullar is Curator for Economics and Social Policy in LSE Library. He will talk to us about Booth’s Maps and the methodology used to compile them, concentrating on Putney and Hammersmith. Date: 20th November 2025 Time: 8pm Venue: St Mary’s Barnes […]
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The Stargazer’s Palace
Violet Moller is an award-winning historian and writer based near Oxford, England. This talk will be based on her book Inside the Stargazer’s Palace, which explores the transformation of science in 16th century Northern Europe, from Nicolaus Copernicus to Tycho Brahe and John Dee. Date: 24th January 2026 Time: 2.30pm Venue: All Saint’s Church, East Sheen […]
The Kilmorey Mausoleum – the Earl, his lover, their temple
Professor Andrew George MBE is a resident of St Margarets with a strong interest in local history. He has written a couple of booklets on the Earl of Kilmorey and the mausoleum. In this talk, he will share with us the story of Jack Needham, Priscilla and other people in his life. He will also […]
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Celebrating 70 years of Local History
For a special event to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Barnes and Mortlake History Society, we will have four short talks about changes in the local area over the past seventy years. Date: 11th December 2025 Time: 8pm Venue: St Mary’s Barnes […]
Walls Have Ears: A secret life of spies, deception and British Intelligence
Helen Fry will speak to us about a secret life of spies, deception and British Intelligence in three of Britain’s country houses. Helen is an ambassador for the National Centre for Military Intelligence (NCMI) and serves as a trustee of both the Friends of the Intelligence Corps Museum and the Medmenham Collection. Date: 19th February […]
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African Residents of Chiswick House in the 18th Century
Nadege Forde-Vidal will share with us a revealing story about the African residents of Chiswick House in the 18th century. Nadege is a London-based social historian with a degree in ancient history, and a masters in both Egyptian Archaeology and Museum Studies. She will introduce the research she has done for the Black Chiswick through […]
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The Rise and Fall of Richmond Palace
Richmond Palace rose from the ashes of Shene Palace which had been destroyed by fire in 1495. It was rebuilt in the grand tudor style by Henry VII and would remain a royal favourite until the execution of Charles I in 1649. Mark Lucas, membership secretary of the Richmond History Society, will guide us through […]
Pet Revolution: Animals the Making of Modern British Life
Jane Hamlett is a professor at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is a historian of modern British society and culture, and has written several books. Her talk will cover the last two centuries, pets and other revolutions – industrial, agricultural and political – in London. Date: 10th April 2025 Time: 8pm Venue: St Mary’s […]
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Bishop Juxon and the English Civil War
Alexis Haslam will speak to us about Bishop Juxon, who is related to John Juxon, the man who built four almshouses in Mortlake. Alexis is a Community Archaeologist at Fulham Palace, and he has written several books. This lecture will be preceded by a brief AGM. Date: 20th March 2025 Time: 8pm Venue: All Saints […]
