October 10, 2023
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church and on Zoom
Christopher Webb (1886-1966) was a popular and prolific stained-glass artist of the mid-twentieth century. For the last 40 years of his life, he lived and had his studio and workshop at St Albans. This talk will give an overview of his life and work with a particular focus on commissions for St Albans and the surrounding area.
October 17, 2023
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
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Alan Wakefield, head of the First World War and Early 20th Century Conflict curatorial team at the Imperial War Museum, examines the experiences of British soldiers fighting in the Salonika Campaign during the Great War drawing on the letters, diaries and memoirs of soldiers.
October 24, 2023
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church
Malcolm Holliday and David Thorold, both of whom have researched Holmes Winter's paintings, discuss what Winter and his friend Frederic Kitton contributed to the preservation of historic buildings in St Albans. Come along and help identify which buildings from Winter’s paintings remain intact.
November 7, 2023
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church and on Zoom
Dave Parker reveals the little-known history of Wembley Park and its two famous stadia - first, the British Empire Exhibition Stadium, subsequently renamed the Wembley Stadium, and then its modern replacement, with the iconic arch.
November 14, 2023
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
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Professor Reşat Kasaba, an expert in the history and politics of the Middle East, uncovers the fascinating history surrounding the formation of Turkey in 1923 following the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War
November 21, 2023
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church
Lee Prosser, Curator of Historic Buildings at Historic Royal Palaces, recalls the chance discovery of a row of medieval buildings during building work in a small derelict shop in Barnet.
