October 4, 2022
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Zoom
Dr Peter Burley invites us to look beyond the reputation of London's Barbican Estate for neo-brutalism. He will look at its history before the area was completely destroyed in 1940 and then how and why it came to be rebuilt the way it was. Why was such a large social housing and arts complex located inside and “the Square Mile“ in the first place and what were its architectural and design criteria?
October 11, 2022
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church
Roland Williamson a.k.a. Bodgit and Bendit produces a range of fine replicas, pottery jewellery and metalwork from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period for museums and collectors. Also working in bone, antler, wood and leather; diverse commissions have also included handsewn clothing and shoes, replica cheeses, hams and even log boats.
October 18, 2022
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church and on Zoom
Georgina Graham introduces us to the enigmatic and extraordinary archaeological wonders of one of the finest and largest Neolithic monuments in Europe. We will explore one of the principal ceremonial sites of Neolithic Britain, Avebury henge, it’s three megalithic stone circles and their relation to the surrounding, lesser-known, but equally fascinating archaeological sites.
October 20, 2022
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Zoom
St Stephen’s parish, lying beyond the bounds of the Borough of St Albans, has been little researched and published by local historians, though some work has been undertaken on Park Street and Bricket Wood. Its historic community around the parish church at St Stephen’s Green (long superseded by the notorious King Harry double roundabout) included some interesting buildings and people.
October 22, 2022
Dagnall Street Baptist Church, Upper Dagnall Street, St Albans, AL3 5EE
The fourth 'Archaeology in Hertfordshire - Recent Research' conference is being held in St Albans. Topics range widely and include discussion of results of exciting survey work at Verulamium.
November 8, 2022
7:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church
The Dean will present her personal perspective on the differing histories and cultures of the communities she has served in New Zealand, Canterbury and more recently St Albans.
November 19, 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Katherine Warington School, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5FH
The theme of this year's symposium is 'Wining and dining in Hertfordshire'.
November 22, 2022
7:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church and on Zoom
This is the third and final part of a series set up in 2020 to celebrate the Society’s 175th anniversary. Two similar events focused on History and Archaeology but on this occasion a panel of eminent architects will each share their perspectives on architecture in the past, present and future.
November 24, 2022
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Zoom
Change ringing, the way bells are rung in Britain and Ireland has evolved since the sixteenth century in a distinctive way and the social context of ringing has changed over time. Ringing for church services, now seen as a characteristic sound of an English Sunday, was unusual before the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Alison has rung at St Stephen’s for many years and has a keen interest in the history of St Albans bells and their ringers.
