Meetings will be held Wednesday evenings the first Wednesday in the month in the Museum in Docklands at 5.30pm for 6.00pm, and ending at 8.00pm.
Museum in Docklands
No 1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Hertsmere Road
London E14 4AL
Tel: 0870 444 3855
All events are free to members,
£2 entry to non-members
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
3rd February 2010
Ships, Shipowners and Shipbuilders and the Port of London, 1802 by Hugh Lyon. (Hugh Lyon gave us a fascinating talk last year and he is back to talk about another topic he has been researching.)
3rd March 2010
The Changing Face of Communications in the Port of London (or Permanent Waves to Radio Waves) by Garry Shaw. Garry Shaw is an engineer and is in charge of Navigation Systems Engineering Section at the PLA.
7th April 2010
Shakespeare’s International Globe by Miss. Anne Carter. (Miss. Anne Carter is a former friend of The Globe and is well known for her talks about its development. She was highly recommended by friends I made on holiday in Italy!)
5th May 2010
Reminiscences of 33 years in the Port of London Authority by Mike Compton. (Mike finished his career as the first PLA Accident Prevention Officer and has a wealth of stories to tell.)
2nd June 2010
18th Century Mile End walk led by Derek Morris. (There will be no meeting this evening and members interested in going on this walk will be given details nearer the time and will need to book.)
7th July 2010
AGM followed by a talk by Chris Ellmers
4th August 2010
Frank Hills, his brothers, coal gas, steam cars and Thames Ironworks by Mary Mills. (Mary is a member and well known for her research into and knowledge about the area.)
1st September 2010
A visit to the Science Museum led by Edward Sargent and Chris Ellmers. (There will be no meeting this evening and members interested in going on this visit will be given details nearer the time.)
6th October 2010
Movable Bridges by Malcolm Tucker our Treasurer.
3rd November 2010
The River Thames over the last 2 million years by Jim Rose Emeritus Professor of Geography Royal Holloway University of London.
1st Devcember 2010