Our Upcoming Talks

All meetings are held at Christ Church, Redford Way (off Belmont Road), Uxbridge UB8 1SZ at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated. Members are free; guests are invited to donate £3 per meeting.

20th October 2026 ‘Celebrating 600 Years of the Great Barn at Harmondsworth’, Dr Justine Bayley

17th November 2026, ‘The Blue Plaques of Hillingdon’, John Grundy

19th January 2027, ‘Kathleen Pearce’s Album’, Pam Pearce (on behalf of the late Ken Pearce) – at 2.30pm

16th February 2027, ‘Ruislip Lido and its Railway’, David Ray

16th March 2027, ‘The History of the Channel Tunnel’, Dr Alison Carroll (Brunel University)

20th April 2027, ‘Peregrinations of a Kiddie’, Tony Mitchell

18th May 2027, ‘From the Archives of Brunel University: Spreading the Word – the London Origins of British Schooling Overseas 1790s-1850s’, Dr Inge Dornan (Brunel University)

Some of our Previous Talks

‘Rebuilding the City after the Great Fire’, Jill Finch (January 2023)

‘An Underground Guide to 1950s London’, Nick Dobson (February 2023)

‘Archaeological Investigations at Cranford Park’, Paul McGarrity (March 2023)

‘Redford and Riches: The History of the Ancient Town and Borough of Uxbridge’, Tony Mitchell (April 2023)

‘Part-time Soldiers in Victorian Uxbridge: The Militia, Yeomanry and Rifle Volunteers’, Rev. Nicholas Schofield (May 2023)

‘Uxbridge in the 1950s’, Sir Vernon Bogdanor in conversation with Ken Pearce (September 2023) 

‘The Virgin and the Dragon: Religion in Uxbridge’, Rev. Dr Andy Thompson MBE (October 2023)

‘Uxbridge on the Silver Screen: The History of Film & Television in the Borough’, Paul McGarrity (November 2023)      

‘Are You Being Served?: Reflections on a Political Life’, Lord Randall of Uxbridge (January 2024) 

‘The Uxbridge Road: Is it Really that Interesting?’, Anthony Smith (February 2024) 

‘The Railways of Uxbridge’, Ken Pearce (March 2024)

‘Ickenham through the Ages’, Tony Mitchell (April 2024)

‘The Secrets of Cowley Grove: Uxbridge’s Lost House’, Rev. Nicholas Schofield (May 2024)

‘Nicholas Breakspear: The English Pope with Local Connections’, Adrian Waddingham CBE (September 2024)

‘Prehistoric Uxbridge’, Dr Samantha Brummage (October 2024)

‘The Great Survivor of the Tudor Age: William Paget and West Drayton’, The Marquess of Anglesey (November 2024)

‘Tales from an Old Hack‘, Barbara Fisher (January 2025)

‘The History of Pinewood’, Mike Payne (February 2025)

‘Unusual Local Happenings’, Ken & Pam Pearce (March 2025)

‘Vanished Pubs of Uxbridge’, Tony Mitchell (April 2025)

‘Uxbridge and the English Civil War’, Rev. Nicholas Schofield (May 2025)

‘Rambles Around Uxbridge: In the Footsteps of an Edwardian‘, Fiona Brewer and Paul Graham (September 2025)

‘The Number 7: Trams, Trolleybuses and Omnibuses in Uxbridge‘, Chris Hogan (October 2025)

‘Faith after the First World War: “Woodbine Willie” – A Seeker After Truth‘, Rev. Canon Andrew Studdert-Kennedy (his grandson) (November 2025)

‘Unseen Local Photographs‘, Ken Pearce (January 2026)

‘The Uxbridge Yeomanry Cavalry‘, Lt-Col (ret’d) Mike Lansdown (February 2026)

‘British Slavery & Abolition in Hillingdon & Uxbridge‘, Dr Inge Dornan (March 2026)

‘Blooming Uxbridge: The Story of the Biggest Cut-Flower Nursery in the UK‘, Tony Mitchell (April 2026)

‘Mercenary River: Private Greed, Public Good: A History of London’s Water‘, Nick Higham (May 2026)

‘Letters Home: Harefield and the ANZACs’, Dr Fiona Young (September 2026)