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EVENTS AND LECTURES

Society events open to members, some guest tickets may be available. Please contact the Society for more information

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139. The Parthenon: A Jewel

Mr James Renshaw
Basingstoke
9 Jul 2025 - 10:45
Sherfield-on-Loddon Village Hall
Reading Road, Sherfield-on-Loddon, United Kingdom, RG27 0EZ
Online Event

All about the wonder of the Athenian Acropolis and its jewel, the Parthenon

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140. The Age of Jazz

Mr Sandy Burnett
Horsham
9 Jul 2025 - 10:45
Brighton Road Baptist Church
Brighton Road, Horsham, United Kingdom, RH13 5BD
Online Event
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141. Music and National Identity in Victorian Britain

Bruno Bower
South West London
14 Jul 2025 - 20:00
The Community Church
Werter Road, Putney, London, United Kingdom, SW15 2LL
Online Event

The lecture looks at music for the middle-classes in Victorian Britain and how it fitted with the concept of Empire.

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142. The Art of Dance

Ms Jennifer Toynbee-Holmes
Mid Sussex
15 Jul 2025 - 10:30
Trading Boundaries, Sheffield Green, United Kingdom, TN22 3RB
Online Event

The morning lecture will look at classical dance and after lunch we will move into more modern times.

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143. Secrets of the Lower Thames and Medway

Mr Nicholas Reed
Medway
15 Jul 2025 - 11:00
Franklin Rooms
Franklin Road, Gillingham, United Kingdom, ME7 4DG
Online Event

An exploration of the very distinguished but less well known artists who have depicted the Medway and Lower Thames.

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144. Life in Britain As Seen in 1960s Films

Dr Colin Shindler
Runnymede
16 Jul 2025 - 10:30
The Hythe Centre
Thorpe Road, Staines, United Kingdom, TW18 3HD
Online Event

Swinging Britain, emergence of the North, the last days of the Empire and the drastic change in the depiction of sex

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