2026 talks

Monday 12 January   A history of vaccines and antivaxxers by Tony Cartwright

Monday 9 February  Venetian river fetes by Andrew George

Monday 9 March Richmond, suffrage, and women parliamentary candidates by Lisa Berry-Waite and Mari Takayanagi

Monday 13 April Presidents, Explorers, a General and a Princess: Richmond’s links with British America and the War of Independence, 1580-1783 by Simon Targett

Monday 18 May Annual General Meeting & three short talks on recent research:

  • Doug Pinchin looked at the surprising links between Doulton china and Richmond
  • Genevieve Marenghi recounted how a missing Titian reappeared at a bus stop in Richmond, and how this sparked her art heist novel, No Oil Painting, set at Ham House. 
  • Mark Lucas demonstrated the stunning possibilities that AI offers local historians  

Monday 14 September The 250th anniversary of Richmond Bridge by Mark Lucas

Monday 12 October Lion Gate Gardens: a case study by Stephen Bartlett