Talks
Munch and Listen
Enjoy our free monthly lunchtime talks programme - just bring your lunch and listen! All welcome.
Please note: there are no talks in August and December.
Layers of London – Exploring London’s Past Through Maps
by Adam Corsini, The Layers of London Project (Institute of Historical Research).
- Monday 25 November, 12.15pm
Layers of London (external link) is a free online map-based resource. By layering maps throughout time on top of each other, users can fade them in and out to discover how their area of London has developed. The project also encourages anyone to contribute their own local histories, memories, images and stories, building records and collections that enrich this unique historical resource for the future.
This talk will give a background to the project, explore Haringey’s histories and demonstrate how you can be part of the project.
Doors open 12 noon. Refreshments available
Kindly supported by the Friends of Bruce Castle, and the National Heritage Lottery Fund
Hear Here
Our free evening monthly talks programme is on the last Wednesday of each month. All welcome.
Please note: there are no talks in August and December.
The Silver Lining: The context of the 1619 map of Tottenham
by Peter Barber, President of Hornsey Historical Society, and former Head of Maps and Topography (British Library).
- Wednesday 27 November, 7.30pm
A spendthrift, a strong woman, a novel means of maximising your income and a skilful surveyor: Peter Barber will explain the evolution of estate mapping and suggests why - and how - the 1619 Tottenham map came to be created 400 years ago and its intended purposes.
This talk by specialist map historian Peter Barber accompanies our current exhibition 'The Land Beneath Our Feet'.
Doors open 6.30pm. Refreshments available, and a chance to explore the 1619 map exhibition.
Kindly supported by the Friends of Bruce Castle.
