February
4
| Period : roman
Society : Museum of London
Event : Roman Fort gate
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :11am & 12pm (30 mins)
Beneath the busy traffic of London Wall the remains of Londinium’s first fort are preserved. Join this tour to visit it for yourself. |
February
4
| Period : victorian
Society : Museum of London
Event : Victorian Walk
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :3pm (30 mins)
Join this tour of the evocative Victorian Walk with its original and part-reconstructed shop fronts, pub and workshops, to catch a glimpse of Victorian life.
Beverley Cook, Museum of London |
February
6
| Period : general
Society : City N' Lions Biennial Lecture
Event : Recovering the Tower of Pisa
Location : City Univ. Northampton Sq. London EC1
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| Description :6.30pm (drinks from 6.00pm)by Professor J B Burland
Professor Burland will describe how British engineering know-how has helped avert a collapse of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, solving a problem that has baffled engineers for centuries. Starting with a brief history of the construction and subsequent behaviour of the Tower, the Professor will go on to explain how short term measures have improved its safety, and how a more controversial method of permanent stabilisation has allowed it to be reopened to the public. |
February
6
| Period : victorian
Society : Museum of London
Event : Whistlers Thames Etchings
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :3pm (30 mins)
Whistler moved to London in May 1859 and began a series of etchings that became known as the 'Thames Set'. These extremely evocative prints of London spearheaded a revival of etching that was sweeping Europe. Join the Curator of Prints and Drawings, on a visit to the Print Room to see these works and find out more. Places are limited, please book in advance.
Mark Bills, Museum of London |
February
8
| Period : roman
Society : Museum of London
Event : Life in Roman London
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :1pm (45 mins)
Join our guide Robert Whitwell as he introduces you to visitors’ views of the city. |
February
8
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : Museum of London
Event : The Fires of London
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :1pm (45 mins)
Examine the ways in which fire has checked, and also shaped, the development of the capital with Robert Whitwell. A detailed examination of the Great Fire of London in 1666 is also featured on this tour. |
February
11
| Period : victorian
Society : Museum of London
Event : Photography in Victorian London
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :3pm (30 mins)
This tour will explore the development of photography from 1839 and its use in documenting the changing city and its people. Mike Seabourne, Museum of London |
February
15
| Period : general
Society : Alice Holt Survey
Event : Introduction to Archaeology
Location : Queen Elizabeth Park, Petersfield Hants.
Email : haighleagh.winslade@ntlworld.com |
| Description :Day school - probable cost £30-35 run by Haighleagh Winslade and Rosemary Jefferies. |
February
15 - 23
| Period : viking
Society : Oakapple Designs
Event : Viking Market
Location : Barley Hall, 2 Coffee Yard, York
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| Description :Viking/Darkage/Mediaeval Market. |
February
16
| Period : 1600-1800
Society :
Event : The International Napoleonic Fair
Location : The Royal National Hotel
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| Description :Bedfont Way, London, WC1 |
February
16
| Period : general
Society :
Event : Park Lane Arms Fair
Location : The Marriot Hotel,
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| Description :Grosvenor Square, London, W1 |
February
17
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Museum of London
Event : Life in Tudor London
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :1pm (45 mins)
Guide Robert Whitwell focuses on the lives of ordinary people in the capital from 1485-1603. |
February
17
| Period : general
Society : Museum of London
Event : The Thames in History
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :2.15pm (45 mins)
Explore the importance of the river from prehistory to the present day with Robert Whitwell. |
