Talk by Frank Bayford. Frank was Pharmacist at Chase Farm Hospital before retiring. This talk will carry on from part 1, (the Schools), relating how Chase Farm became a hospital during the war years, and its time as a busy General Hospital afterwards. Frank will talk about the hospital in the first half of the talk and then show slides.
Meet 10.30 Welwyn North Station ticket office (10.00 Thameslink Cambridge North train from Finsbury Park mainline station or at 10.13 from Potters Bar Station).
About 7 to 8 mile circular walk with attractive views, woods, village greens and river valley scenes. Hilly in places. No practical shorter option. Lunch stop at Tewin. Bring lunch or pub food/community shop tea room. Leader: Mick Spinks
Talk by Joe Studman. Possibly the most important enterprise in Enfield’s history and a dominant factor for 150 years. £3 per person.
Join local history speaker Joe Studman on a tour of Enfield Town discovering War Memorials, bomb sites, ARP posts and other locations relating to Enfield’s participation in the 1939–1945 conflict. The walk will last between 90
and 120 minutes at a steady walking pace. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing suitable for all weathers and walking. This walk will be repeated on 26th April 2020. Tickets: £5.
Meet inside the foyer of the Dugdale Centre.
Meet 10.15 at entrance to Hertford North Station (09.47 train from Enfield Chase).
About 8 mile circular walk via field paths and tracks with lunch stop in Hertford Town centre. Morning walk includes part of the Grade II* listed Panshanger Estate, whilst in the afternoon we use new rights of way in the Grade II listed Balls Park Estate with outstanding parkland trees and views of the Grade I listed 1640’s mansion. Bring lunch or food available. Contact on day of walk only: 07490 480 251 (no voicemails). Leader: Stuart Mills
Note: this walk had previously been advertised in the Summer 2019 newsletter for August 26th.
Talk by Professor Melvyn Stokes (University College, London). An Historical Association talk. Non members welcome, £1 each.
Meet 10.30 near station exit into Green Park at Green Park Station (Victoria, Jubilee and Piccadilly Lines).
2 to 2½ hour linear walk initially through the Piccadilly area with exclusive shops and historic clubs, then via St James’s Palace and St James’s Park to end in Trafalgar Square (many lunch facilities nearby). Shorter options. Leader: Sara James