Public and Community Historian; Director Museum of Everyday Life; Fellow @RoyalHistSoc; walker; talker; wild swimmer; taphophile; historian of @wattsmemorial
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Still a handful of tickets left for our talk on 17 January at 2.30pm by Dr John Price - Educating Deptford: The Deptford Ragged School and its Place in the Community.
Tickets £5, location Central Library Bexleyheath - contact us to book your place!
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Our first talk of 2026 is on 17 January 2.30pm by Dr John Price - Educating Deptford: The Deptford Ragged School and its Place in the Community, exploring stories of the children who attended. Tickets £5, location Central Library Bexleyheath - contact us to book your place!
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Our first talk of 2026 will be on 17 January 2.30pm by Dr John Price - Educating Deptford: The Deptford Ragged School and its Place in the Community, exploring stories of the children who attended. Tickets £5, location Central Library Bexleyheath - contact us to book your place!
Still some tickets left for these history walks this weekend.
More details at ticketsource.co.uk/drjohnpri…
#newcross #postmanspark #wattsmemorial #heroism #everydayheroism #nunhead #historywalks #londonhistory
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In this topsy-turvy world we can still look to the past for some comfort. Please support this local treasure house that holds so much knowledge for young and old!
Still a few spaces left on these #historywalks this weekend and next. Book you slot here: drjohnprice.net/upcoming-eve…
#history #guidedwalks #newcross #deptford #lewisham #postmanspark #wattsmemorial #gfwatts
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We're mostly over on Instagram now for our social media. Come and see us over there to keep up to date with things (there's lots going on!)
instagram.com/wattsmemorial
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Public historian Dr John Price @JpaPrice will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 26 April 2.30pm called 'Baildon Street: The Blackest Street in Deptford?' examining Charles Booth’s Poverty Map of 1889 and the return visit of his investigator ten years later. Tickets: £5.
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Our next meeting is on 4 February and we are delighted to welcome back Public Historian Dr John Price for part 2 of his Postman's Park talk - the Forgotten Heroes: who are the 84 heroic individuals missing from the Watts Memorial? #London #History @JpaPrice @WattsMemorial
I'm doing lots of #history #walking and #talking in the next couple of months!
Come along: it'd be great to see you somewhere down the line!
#postmanspark #wattsmemorial #charlesbooth #deptford #newcross #hatchampark #nunhead #heroism #telegraphhill
drjohnprice.net/upcoming-eve…
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Our website has recently been updated with a new sign-up form and event listings. Stop by for a look! It's FREE to join the Friends!
#postmanspark #heroism #gfwatts #wattsmemorial #everydayheroes
wattsmemorial.org.uk/
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The Friends of the Watts Memorial @WattsMemorial has recently updated its website, with a new sign-up form and events listing! Check it out! We've added a link on our website to their events listings - some great looking #walks and #talks
postmanspark.org.uk/
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📚🖊Are you a writer of children's books? The GPI has an amazing opportunity to write a book of fiction inspired by our archives of Black British history for 11–13-year-olds. For more details and to apply: georgepadmoreinstitute.org/n…
You can now find over at the other place (you know, the one where the skies are bluer 😉) under the same handle. I'll be plugging away here for a while longer, but the other place is looking good so perhaps give it a go! 😁 If not, I'm also on Insta! #blueskies
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The main roll lists 143 men who had worked at Chiesmans and served in various capacities in the war, mainly in the army. Photos of 11 men who died are also displayed.
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New ahead of Remembrance Day tomorrow - Chiesman Brothers' "Paris House" roll of honour and the men from this prominent Lewisham firm who died in WW1
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Lovely venue for my talk this morning for the North West Kent Family History Society. Postman's Park and Heroic Self-Sacrifice on the menu this morning. If you're looking for a speaker on history or heritage, have a look on my website for a list of current talks (link in bio).
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Dartford Branch November Talk: Postman's Park with Dr John Price
Saturday 2 November: Doors Open 9.45am Meeting starts 10.30am at
Dartford Science and Technology College.
No booking, just turn up. Free to members.
#NWKFHS
Interested in the history of fashion and clothing in London? If so, we've got a great day out for you!
The @LonMidArchSoc 2024 conference takes place on 16 November.
#fashion #fashionhistory #clothinghistory #textilehistory #history #historyconferences
lamas.org.uk/conferences/20…