Wandsworth Historical Society

The archaeology and history of the Borough of Wandsworth

Battersea : Balham : Putney : Tooting : Wandsworth Town

Old Putney

Putney High Street c.1900
Putney High Street, 1903
Putney Hill c.1906
The Green Man, Putney Heath c.1909
The Green Man pub today, built c.1700

Lecture Programme for the next Year

You are welcome to come along to one of our talks free of charge before deciding whether you want to join the Society.

Our talks are held on the last Friday of the month at the Friends' Meeting House, 59 Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PT.

They begin at 8.00 pm and end at about 9.15 pm.

The Meeting House is opposite Wandsworth Town Hall, a short walk down from the Spread Eagle pub.

How to find us

For further information about any of our events, please email us at: whsevents@wandsworthhistory.org.uk

__________________________________________________

The dates with subject and speaker; where known; are:

Date Talk Speaker
25 October 2024 'The Thames on the eve of Londinium, exploring a late Iron Age landscape' Craig Campbell
29 November 2024 Members' Evening Short talks by members
December 2024 No Meeting  
31 January 2025 (Online via Zoom)

15th Nick Fuentes Memorial Lecture:
'Hopes and fears - archaeology in the City of London after the War' Peter Marsden was the City archaeologist from the 1960s-1970s valiantly trying to excavate and record its archaeology in advance of redevelopment, helped by a band of volunteers who provided much needed labour, skills and resources. These volunteers responded to to archaeological emergencies when there were few full-time archaeologists in London, rapid redevelopment with little protection for archaeology, and a dire lack of funding and equipment. Wandsworth Historical Society was one of the leading groups providing volunteers and equipment with Nick Farrant/Fuentes acting as a weekend supervisor. Peter will be telling the story of those times.

[WHS Archaeology history here] 		Dr Peter Marsden
28 February 2025 A local history talk TBA
28 March 2025 An archaeological talk TBA
25 April 2025 A local history talk TBA
30 May 2025 An archaeological talk TBA
27 June 2025 AGM followed by a local history talk TBA
25 July 2025 An archaeological talk TBA
August 2025 No Meeting  
26 September 2025 Members' Evening (TBC) Short talks by members

In January 2025 and probably also in February 2025 the talks will be online only via Zoom. From 2025 the members evening will move to September and the November talk will be also be held online.

__________________________________________________


Click here for a list of previous talks going back to 1991.


Click here for reports on previous talks starting from November 2013.

__________________________________________________