Lecture Programme

Meetings are usually held on the third Tuesday of each month from September to April starting at 8pm at St Martins Church Hall, High Street, Ruislip. Visitors are welcome (£3 admission). Any changes to these arrangements will be posted on our website. For further information please contact the Membership Secretary or the Programme Secretary.

2026 – 2027 Season

2026  
15 SeptemberThe Founders of NorthwoodBrian Greenan,
Local Historian, toastmaster and speaker
20 OctoberPicture shows Before Cinema
(preceded by brief AGM)
Ian Christie,
Professor of Film and Media History at Birkbeck, University of London
17 NovemberThe History of Ruislip Lido and its RailwayDavid Ray,
Local Historian and member of the Ruislip Lido Railway
15 DecemberMembers’ Christmas Social Meeting, with talks on items of local interestRNELHS Research Group
2027  
19 JanuaryUxbridge and the English Civil WarNicholas Schofield,
Chairman, Uxbridge Local History Society
16 February
Clerkenwell and the City of London – a Major Medieval Monastic Centre
Karen Lansdown,
City of London Guide and Clerkenwell and Islington Guide
16 MarchArchaeology at Marble HillThomas Cromwell,
Formerly Senior Archaeologist, Historic England
20 April200 Years of BookerRobert Goodchild,
Harefield Local History Society
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