2019 Annual Report now available
We have now published our Annual Report and Accounts summary for 2019. Members will receive a printed copy with the next newsletter (Autumn 2020) which should be delivered w/c 17th August. Continue reading
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Next Enfield Society Meetings
Sep17Thu8:00 pm Enfield Society AGM @ ZoomEnfield Society AGM @ ZoomSep 17 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pmOur AGM was originally planned for June but moved to this date due to coronavirus. We hope our speaker, Nick Dines, will still be available to address the meeting. Our AGM will be over Zoom. Meeting details will be included with the Autumn newsletter which should be with members during...Sep21Mon8:00 pm Humphrey Jennings and the Britis... @ ZoomHumphrey Jennings and the Britis... @ ZoomSep 21 @ 8:00 pmTalk by Carol Harris. Today, few people know the name of Humphrey Jennings, but anyone who ever watched a documentary about Britain in WW2 will have seen the Spitfire roaring over the cornfield, and the young woman singing as she works in a war factory. These and other classic Jennings...Sep29Tue10:30 am Layers of London @ ZoomLayers of London @ ZoomSep 29 @ 10:30 amTalk by Adam Corsini. Layers of London is an interactive map resource based at the University of London. The project has worked with partners including The National Archives, The British Library, London Metropolitan Archives and Historic England to gather together London’s most iconic maps and geo-reference them, enabling individuals to... -
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Sep16Wed8:00 pm Mapping the New River in 1619 @ Jubilee HallMapping the New River in 1619 @ Jubilee HallSep 16 @ 8:00 pmTalk by Rachel Macdonald. An Edmonton Hundred Historical Society meeting. Doors open 7.30pm. Visitors welcome, £1 each.Sep17Thu8:00 pm Enfield Society AGM @ ZoomEnfield Society AGM @ ZoomSep 17 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pmOur AGM was originally planned for June but moved to this date due to coronavirus. We hope our speaker, Nick Dines, will still be available to address the meeting. Our AGM will be over Zoom. Meeting details will be included with the Autumn newsletter which should be with members during...Sep21Mon8:00 pm Humphrey Jennings and the Britis... @ ZoomHumphrey Jennings and the Britis... @ ZoomSep 21 @ 8:00 pmTalk by Carol Harris. Today, few people know the name of Humphrey Jennings, but anyone who ever watched a documentary about Britain in WW2 will have seen the Spitfire roaring over the cornfield, and the young woman singing as she works in a war factory. These and other classic Jennings...Sep29Tue10:30 am Layers of London @ ZoomLayers of London @ ZoomSep 29 @ 10:30 amTalk by Adam Corsini. Layers of London is an interactive map resource based at the University of London. The project has worked with partners including The National Archives, The British Library, London Metropolitan Archives and Historic England to gather together London’s most iconic maps and geo-reference them, enabling individuals to...Nov16Mon8:00 pm The New River @ ZoomThe New River @ ZoomNov 16 @ 8:00 pmTalk by Richard Thomas. Follow the building of this 400 year old 40 mile long wandering man-made waterway from Chadwell Spring in Hertfordshire to the Round Pond in Islington. It was created to supply Jacobean London with fresh drinking water when many of the population were having to consume untreated...Nov18Wed2:30 pm The History of Regent’s Canal @ Jubilee HallThe History of Regent’s Canal @ Jubilee HallNov 18 @ 2:30 pmTalk by Roger Squires. An Edmonton Hundred Historical Society meeting. Doors open 2pm. Visitors welcome, £1 each.Nov24Tue9:12 am Swinging London @ ZoomSwinging London @ ZoomNov 24 @ 9:12 amTalk by Nick Dobson. The Sixties saw London cast off the gloom of the post-war years and transform into the bright, swinging centre of style and culture. This illustrated timeline will provide a reminder of that groovy, swinging decade! Zoom meeting details will be made available to members via our...10:30 am Swinging London @ Jubilee HallSwinging London @ Jubilee HallNov 24 @ 10:30 amTalk by Nick Dobson. The Sixties saw London cast off the gloom of the post-war years and transform into the bright, swinging centre of style and culture. This illustrated timeline will provide a reminder of that groovy, swinging decade!Dec16Wed8:00 pm Christmas on the Home Front in WW2 @ Jubilee HallChristmas on the Home Front in WW2 @ Jubilee HallDec 16 @ 8:00 pmTalk by Mike Brown. An Edmonton Hundred Historical Society meeting. Doors open 7.30pm. Visitors welcome, £1 each.