All meetings are held in the Methodist Church, Loughton High Road, from 8.00pm on the second Thursday of the month, from September to May inclusive.
Guest visitors are welcome at all meetings on payment of a donation of £1.50.

2011

September: Thursday 8th Hornsey – The History of a Middlesex Suburb JOHN HINSHELWOOD An illustrated talk showing the transformation from a rural parish in the 19th century, to a  London suburb in the 20th.

October: Thursday 13th THE DAVID WILKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE The Technologies of Medieval London DR SHANA WORTHEN An overview of technologies in the later Middle Ages, explored primarily through the history of and artefacts from London.

November: Thursday 10th Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths LINDA RHODES AND KATHY ABNETT A journey through local crime and conspiracy, from a  Nazi collaborator to the sinking of the Princess Alice paddle steamer in 1878, with the loss of 700 passengers.

December: Thursday 8th Loughton’s Past CHRIS POND A selection of old photographs of local buildings and people, from the Society’s archive of 300 images, which have now been digitised (with the usual free tea, coffee and mince pies).

2012

January: Thursday 12th The Lost Garden of Wanstead House TRICIA MOXEY The evolution of this important historic garden in Wanstead is revealed through the combination of documentary research and cutting-edge technology.

February: Thursday 9th A Place on the Hill – The Story of ‘Ally Pally’ JIM LEWIS The world’s first public service broadcasts of television began from Alexandra Palace in November 1936 – but this is only part of the story.

March: Thursday 8th Sir Frank Baines – Eminent Architect; Man of Mystery CHRIS POND Baines, who lived in Loughton, was a  most influential architect of the 1919–30 period, but his private life was complex!

April: Thursday 12th Looking after Essex’s Historic Buildings DAVID ANDREWS An illustrated talk on the work of the County Council’s Built Heritage Section.

May: Thursday 10th Annual General Meeting followed by: The Landscape of Leyton & Leytonstone in 1830 DAVID BOOTE A pony and trap ride around Leyton and Leytonstone in 1830 before the area was built over.

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