Forthcoming talks

Except where stated, our talks are live-streamed via Zoom and are held in the main auditorium at Duke Street Church in Richmond.

There’s no need to book in advance. Members who subscribe to our monthly e-bulletins will receive log-in details for the Zoom session, which will open at 7:45pm. (Talks start at 8:00pm.) If you wish to participate via Zoom but aren’t on our e-bulletin list, please email our Membership Secretary, Mark Lucas.

Admission £5 (free to members. Membership, per calendar year, is £12 for an individual and £20 for two people at the same address).

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Monday 11 December 2023

Vicky McGrath

Kate Webster: a Richmond murderess

Kate Webster, who was hanged in 1879 for killing Julia Martha Thomas

Followed by a party, with drinks and nibbles

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Monday 8 January 2024

Sarah Slater

‘Kirtles, Corsets and Curtains’: the costumes of Georgian England

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Monday 12 February 2024

Hilary Thomson

21 Ennerdale Road

The extraordinary history of 21 Ennerdale Road

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Monday 11 March 2024

John Price

Richmond heroes commemorated on the Watts Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Postman’s Park

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Monday 8 April 2024

Elizabeth Hallam Smith

Dr Elizabeth Hallam-Smith

From Plantagenet Sheen to Tudor Richmond; royal passions, piety and power

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Monday 13 May 2024

Annual General Meeting and a talk

Dr Nick Barrett

The future of family, local and community history

Followed by a party, with drinks and nibbles

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Except where stated, our talks are live-streamed via Zoom and are held in the main auditorium at Duke Street Church in Richmond.

There’s no need to book in advance. Members who subscribe to our monthly e-bulletins will receive log-in details for the Zoom session, which will open at 7:45pm. (Talks start at 8:00pm.) If you wish to participate via Zoom but aren’t on our e-bulletin list, please email our Membership Secretary, Mark Lucas.

Admission £5 (free to members. Membership, per calendar year, is £12 for an individual and £20 for two people at the same address).