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October

Talk: Lost Gardens of London, by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan

This talk will focus on and celebrate the evanescence of the metropolis’s vast and varied garden legacy.

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Ticket Price: £10
Date: Monday, October 7th, 2024
Time: 07:00 pm – 08:30 pm
Venue: St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, W8 4LA –
Location: Talk | In Person | London
Ticket Price: £5
Date: Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | In Person | South Yorkshire

December

Ticket Price: £5
Date: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | In Person | South Yorkshire

February

Talk: Scattered Homes by Sheffield Hospitals History Group

Mary Garside of Sheffield Hospitals History Group looks at why children were in the workhouse and what other options were available for those in need of care.

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Ticket Price: £5
Date: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | In Person | South Yorkshire
Ticket Price: £5 non-members. Members are free.
Date: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
Time: 11.30am-1pm
Venue: The Bobbin Room, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley (0.9 mile from New Pudsey rail station) –
Location: Talk | West Yorkshire | In Person

March

Ticket Price: tbc
Date: Saturday, March 8th, 2025
Time: 11.00am
Venue: Talk: Christ Church Friezland OL3 7LQ Walk: from Uppermill Library OL3 6AP –
Location: Talk | Walk | In Person | Manchester
Ticket Price: £5
Date: Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | In Person | South Yorkshire

April

Ticket Price: £5
Date: Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | In Person | South Yorkshire

October

Talk: Late Ƶand Edwardian Furnishings in Kensington & Chelsea Churches by Fr Evan McWilliams

A lecture by Fr Evan McWilliams exploring furnishings such as altarpieces, font covers and stained glass in Kensington and Chelsea

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Ticket Price: £10
Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Time: 07:00
Venue: St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, W8 4LA –
Location: Talk | In Person | London
Ticket Price: £5
Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row Sheffield City Centre S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | In Person | South Yorkshire

November

Ticket Price: £5
Date: Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row Sheffield City Centre S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | In Person | South Yorkshire

December

Ticket Price: £5
Date: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | In Person | South Yorkshire

Talk: ƵChristmas in Leicester by Cynthia Brown

Join local historian Cynthia Brown as she explores what Christmas was like in ƵLeicester.

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Ticket Price: £3 donation on the door.
Date: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP –
Location: Talk | In Person | Leicester

Talk: Thomas Harrison and the Greek Revival in the North West

A talk by Dr Debbie Challis, Creative Producer of the Portico Library Manchester on Thomas Harrrison (1744-1829) the influential architect and bridge engineer known for his contribution to the Greek Revival in the Northwest, including designing the Portico Library.

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Ticket Price: £10.00 pay on the day
Date: Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
Time: 7.15-9.00pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House Mount Street Manchester M2 5NS –
Location: Talk | In Person | Manchester

January

AGM & Talk: Liverpool Regional Group AGM + The Albert Dock Talk, by David Roscoe

Liverpool Regional Group’s AGM at 1:30 pm will be followed at 2:00 pm by the story behind the construction of the Albert Dock and its opening in 1846.

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Ticket Price: £10
Date: Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: The Quaker Meeting House 22 School Lane Liverpool L1 3BT –
Location: Talk | In Person | Liverpool

February

Talk: “Sheffield’s Globe Theatre & Cavern Club Combined” with Steve Wood

An introduction to the city’s footballing heritage through the eyes of its surviving ƵBuildings, with Steve Wood.

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Ticket Price: £ 5
Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | South Yorkshire | In Person

Talk: The Leicester School Board by Neil Crutchley

Neil Crutchley will discuss the architecture of the Leicester School Board.

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Ticket Price: £3 donation on the door.
Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP –
Location: Talk | In Person | Leicester