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Date(s) - Thursday 1 September 2016 - Friday 30 September 2016
All Day
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Now in its fourth year, the month-long Know Your Place heritage festival, celebrating the rich history of our borough, is organised by Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Library & Archive.
The programme of talks, guided walks and other events and activities takes place at various locations throughout September 2016 and includes:
- a free display on the history of Kew Gardens
- a local history quiz night at Richmond’s Old Town Hall
- a talk at York House (now Richmond Council’s headquarters) on the two French princesses born there and the love and tragedy in their lives
- a talk by Tracy Borman on the private lives of the Tudors
- a talk by Lucinda Ganderton on Queen Victoria’s laundry in Kew Foot Road
- a workshop on the experiences of local men who returned home after service in the First World War
- a dramatic presentation by Q2 Players of tales from the River Thames
- a talk by Jane Baxter, the borough’s heritage manager, on hidden gems in the Local Studies Library & Archive
- a behind-the-scenes guided tour of Richmond’s Old Town Hall
- a free tour of the Poppy Factory
- a talk by Paul Velluet on 20th century architecture and design in Richmond
- a talk on Ham in the early 20th century
- The John Cloake Memorial Lecture, by Alison Weir, on the six wives of Henry VIII
For more information, and to book tickets, visit www.richmond.gov.uk/know_your_place