January
11
| 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. |
January
11
| 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. |
January
15
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : The Soan Museum Study Group
Event : Hyde Park Corner & designs for Western Entrance to London
Location : Sir John Soans Museum
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| Description :13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP 6pm for 6.30pm start.
In the 18th century, Hyde Park Corner came to be regarded as, de facto, the new western entrance to London. Many people thought that London was demeaned by its lack of great monuments, in particular, its lack of grand gateways. Ambitious designs for the area were produced by Giacomo Leoni, Robert Adam and Jeffry Wyatt, culminating in a number of schemes of megalomaniac grandeur by Sir John Soane. In the event, Decimus Burton's more modest scheme for an arch and screen facing each other over Piccadilly was carried out. The history of Hyde Park Corner is one of ambitious visions, leading to flawed and compromised realisations. |
January
16
| Period : general
Society : University of Bristol Archaeology Soc.
Event : Archaeology and Television
Location : Lecture Room 1, Dept of Archaeology
Email : Naomi.Payne@bristol.ac.uk |
| Description :Mick Aston and Tony Robinson present a lunchtime talk. Entrance for non members £1.00. Refreshments after the lecture. |
January
20
| 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. |
January
20
| 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. |
January
21
| Period : victorian
Society : Museum of London
Event : 19th Century Dress
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :3pm (30 mins)
On the tour we will examine how the fashionable silhouette was achieved through the nineteenth century, from the classical simplicity of the Regency period to the elaborate decoration and exaggerated outlines of the later part of Queen Victoria’s reign. Jenny Lister, Museum of London |
January
22
| Period : roman
Society : Museum of London
Event : Roman Amphitheatre
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :2.30pm (90 mins)
Although the site of the Roman amphitheatre has always survived as an open space in London’s history its existence only came to light in 1988. Curators from the Museum will take you on a guided visit to examine the evidence for this amazing discovery. |
January
23
| Period : 1600-1800
Society : The Georgian Group
Event : An Exotic Romp through Decorative Plasterwork of Britain
Location : 6 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 5DX
Email : |
| Description :Cost: £10. Cheques should be made payable to The Georgian Group and sent to the address above. Tel: 020 7529 8928, fax: 020 7529 8939. The Georgian Group is a registered charity and a statutory consultee in the planning system in England and Wales. It exists to protect Georgian buildings, parks and gardens, and to promote a wider knowledge and appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture and design. |
January
25
| Period : mediaeval
Society : Inst. of Historical Research
Event : Pre-MOdern Towns Group: Annual Meeting 2003
Location : Senate House, London WC1
Email : rhs4@le.ac.uk |
| Description :We would like to invite you to the 25th annual meeting of historians, geographers, archaeologists and others working on the medieval and early modern town. This year's meeting will be on Saturday 25 January 2003 at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, London, WC1. Postgraduate students are particularly welcome.
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January
26
| Period : ecws
Society : English Civil War Society
Event : The King's Army Whitehall Parade
Location : St James' Palace, The Mall, London
Email : press@ecws.co.uk |
| Description :The King's Army commemorates the horrid murder of King Charles I by a parade in funeral order along the route which he walked to his execution in January 1649.
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January
26
| Period : general
Society : Militaria Show
Event : Militaria 2003
Location : The Exhibition Centre
Email : |
| Description :National Agricultural Centre, Stonleigh Park, Nr. Coventry, England |
January
28
| Period : victorian
Society : Museum of London
Event : Victorian Fasion in Art
Location : London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Email : info@museumoflondon.org.uk |
| Description :3pm (30 mins)
The paintings in the World City galleries present Londoners from a range of backgrounds going about their daily business, at work and at leisure. This tour will look at how art can increase our knowledge of Victorian clothing across class and occupation. Edwina Ehrman, Museum of London |
January
29 - 30
| Period : wwii
Society : WW2 Historical Society
Event : SVR 2003 1940's Weekend
Location : Kidderminster, West Midlands, UK
Email : kevin@eagle45.freeserve.co.uk |
| Description :Travel back to the 40's, ride the steam trains of the period. Watch the best WW2 Battle re-enactments of any Period location.
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