2021/22 Season ARCHIVE

The 2021/2022 programme ended with the April talk.

However, there was one final event before the summer break:

The AGM and the postponed Christmas Social.

How it was in 2021/22

Here is a reminder of the 2021/22 talks

April 14th 2022:
Which Bottles are “Witch Bottles”? by Nigel Jeffries. Nigel is an Archaeologist and Finds Specialist at the Museum of London Archaeology. He has been the lead investigator in a 3 year research project into the origins and practice of deliberately concealing stone and glass bottles in particular places, such as under floors and hearths in houses, churchyards and riverbanks. Click here to read a short summary of the talk

March 10th 2022:
Becket’s Shrine? by Rev David Chance. In 1970, David became Deacon at Canterbury Cathedral, where the site of Becket’s shrine has been marked by a solitary candle. His fascination with what the shrine might actually have looked like led him into his research . Click here to read a short summary of the talk

February 10th 2022:
Researching the History of a Country House: a case study of the country House, Trimworth Manor by Richard Goodenough. Richard told us about his research into Trimworth Manor, his house in Crundale, Kent.. Click here to read a short summary of the talk

January 14th 2022:
The breath-taking mosaics of Ravenna byImogen Corrigan We were very pleased that, at very short notice, Imogen was able to give a fascinating Zoom talk following the cancelation of the planned in-person talk. Click here to read a short summary of the talk

December 9th 2021: 
Christmas Social Evening CANCELLED . Click here to see chairman's cancellation message message

November 11th 2021:
Monasteries, Relics and Pilgrimages by Dr Michael Carter, Senior Properties Historian for English Heritage, with special interest in monastic art and architecture. Click here to read a short summary of the talk

October 10th 2021:
Finding Captain Quilliam by Andrew Bond, Charing resident and a descendant of the captain. Click here to get a flavour of the talk

September 9th 2021: 
The role of music in the British Armed forces during the 1914-18 war by Dr Emma Hanna, lecturer in modern history at the University of Kent. Click here to get a flavour of the talk