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News
- Membership renewals 2020 10-Jan-2020
- Want to celebrate Enfield’s heritage? 17-Dec-2019
- Serious environmental damage at Clay Hill 14-Dec-2019
- Hospital radio interview with Frank Bayford 05-Dec-2019
- Seven years “back issues” of Stephen Gilburt now available 12-Nov-2019
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Next Enfield Society meetings
Jan28Tue10:30 am My Father, Station Master @ Jubilee HallMy Father, Station Master @ Jubilee HallJan 28 @ 10:30 amTalk by by John Green. An anecdotal account of John’s father’s career as a railway station master, first in Lincolnshire then at Gordon Hill, Northumberland Park, then re-opening the Southbury Loop in the days when railway stations had signalmen, booking clerks and porters and steam trains were the norm.Feb17Mon8:00 pm Lost Buildings of Enfield @ Jubilee HallLost Buildings of Enfield @ Jubilee HallFeb 17 @ 8:00 pmTalk by Joe Studman. Enfield Palace, Durants Arbour, Burleigh House, Percy House, Enfield Assembly Rooms, Prounces House, Zion and Chase Side Chapels, Gentleman’s Row bothy, Cecil Road farm as well as several 17th and 18th century inns and 20th century cinemas are among the many interesting historic buildings in Enfield... Continue reading →Feb25Tue10:30 am Re-generating the Eco-Park: a wi... @ Jubilee HallRe-generating the Eco-Park: a wi... @ Jubilee HallFeb 25 @ 10:30 amTalk by Trudi Axtens and Ursula Taylor, North London Waste Authority. For 50 years there has been a waste disposal site at the Edmonton EcoPark that has diverted more than 21 million tonnes of non-recyclable waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill. The current energy from waste facility is... Continue reading → -
All forthcoming events
Jan22Wed2:30 pm Treason Plots & Murder @ Jubilee HallTreason Plots & Murder @ Jubilee HallJan 22 @ 2:30 pmTalk by Joe Studman. The 17th century saw a series of plots against The Crown many of them involving Enfield people and places. Doors open 2pm. £4 per person.Jan23Thu7:30 pm Southgate Office Village Plannin... @ Highlands SchoolSouthgate Office Village Plannin... @ Highlands SchoolJan 23 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pmWe are waiting for this date to be confirmed. Members will be aware of the highly controversial proposal for high-rise blocks in Southgate (see newsletters 215, Autumn 2019 and 216, Winter 2019). The Enfield Society have lodged an objection to the proposal. A Planning Panel to consider this application originally... Continue reading →Jan25Satall-day Walk: Historic SouthwarkWalk: Historic SouthwarkJan 25 all-dayMeet 10.30 St. Paul’s Station (Central Line)— toilets nearby in One New Change Shopping Centre, Cheapside. 6 to 7 mile linear walk exploring North Southwark with historic buildings, major landmarks and ancient alleyways in London’s former entertainment centre. Lunch stop near City Hall. Bring lunch or food available. Route ends... Continue reading →Jan28Tue10:30 am My Father, Station Master @ Jubilee HallMy Father, Station Master @ Jubilee HallJan 28 @ 10:30 amTalk by by John Green. An anecdotal account of John’s father’s career as a railway station master, first in Lincolnshire then at Gordon Hill, Northumberland Park, then re-opening the Southbury Loop in the days when railway stations had signalmen, booking clerks and porters and steam trains were the norm.Jan30Thu6:00 pm Heritage Project: training session @ Dugdale CentreHeritage Project: training session @ Dugdale CentreJan 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmYour opportunity to find out how you can submit a project to Enfield Council which will be funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. More details. . .Feb1Satall-day Walk: Lee Country ParkWalk: Lee Country ParkFeb 1 all-dayMeet 10.24 Cheshunt Station (10.14 London Overground train from Southbury Station or 09.55 Greater Anglia Hertford East train from Tottenham Hale). About 6 mile circular walk with a mix of waterways, lakes and meadows, including the permissive link into Rammey Marsh. Option to end from lunch stop in Waltham Abbey.... Continue reading →Feb5Wedall-day Discovery Walk: River Lea and Bo...Discovery Walk: River Lea and Bo...Feb 5 all-dayMeet 10.30 Hackney Wick Station (about 15 minutes from Highbury & Islington on London Overground Stratford service). About 3 hour, 4 mile, linear walk exploring the natural and man-made waterways in and around the Olympic Park that create contrasting scenes. Coffee/toilet stop en-route. Route ends near Bow Church (DLR) and... Continue reading →Feb11Tue2:30 pm Afternoon tea with Age UK: The 1... @ St Peter's Church HallAfternoon tea with Age UK: The 1... @ St Peter's Church HallFeb 11 @ 2:30 pmAnderson shelters, evacuees, Churchill, the Andrews Sisters, gas masks, the London Olympics, doodlebugs, Vera Lynn & more. Each show bristling with music, laughter, songs & facts. £5 on entry; just turn up. For more information: 020 8375 4118 All money raised goes to Age UK Enfield: Registered Charity No 10636968:00 pm Parliament and the Life of the N... @ Jubilee HallParliament and the Life of the N... @ Jubilee HallFeb 11 @ 8:00 pmTalk by Professor Julian Hoppit (UCL). An Historical Association meeting, visitors welcome £1 each.Feb14Fri8:00 pm Sri Lanka, Traders, Temples and ... @ Jubilee HallSri Lanka, Traders, Temples and ... @ Jubilee HallFeb 14 @ 8:00 pmSpeaker to be confirmed. An Enfield Archaeological Society meeting, visitors welcome, £1.50 each.Feb15Satall-day Walk: North Mymms SnowdropsWalk: North Mymms SnowdropsFeb 15 all-dayMeet 10.25 outside White Hart pub, South Mimms Village (10.13 84 bus from Potters Bar Station). Please do not park in the pub car park. A morning walk in memory of Roy Nicholls’ last outing that, hopefully, will coincide with the extensive snowdrop display. Depending upon weather conditions, the walk... Continue reading →Feb17Mon8:00 pm Lost Buildings of Enfield @ Jubilee HallLost Buildings of Enfield @ Jubilee HallFeb 17 @ 8:00 pmTalk by Joe Studman. Enfield Palace, Durants Arbour, Burleigh House, Percy House, Enfield Assembly Rooms, Prounces House, Zion and Chase Side Chapels, Gentleman’s Row bothy, Cecil Road farm as well as several 17th and 18th century inns and 20th century cinemas are among the many interesting historic buildings in Enfield... Continue reading → Dugdale Exhibitions
Until 19th April 2020, daily 10am — 6pm. Enfield at War 1939–45. Major exhibition by the Museum of Enfield highlighting the Home Front in Enfield during the Second World War. Free admission.
Until 29th May 2020, Monday to Saturday 10am–5pm. Lost Enfield. A small exhibition of photographs from Enfield’s Local Studies and Archive Centre, showing bygone sdcene and lost buildings from around the Borough. Free admission. [On the 1st floor.]