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Oct
25
Sat
Queens Wood Autumn Walk @ The Lodge Cafe
Oct 25 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Jun
13
Mon
FROM JULES VERNE TO GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES @ Mills Centre, Highgate School
Jun 13 @ 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm

The satellite business is much larger than many of us realise.  This talk will describe the history of geostationary communications satellites, from concept to implementation, before concentrating on the operations of British company Inmarsat, and the role that it was able to play in the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.  The speaker, Emanuele Guariglia, is Director, Earth Stations Engineering at Inmarsat.

 

Feb
24
Sat
Waterlow Park Through the Eyes of History Tour @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Waterlow Park Through the Eyes of History Tour @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

See Waterlow Park like you’ve never seen it before through the expert eyes of local historian Pam Cooper, who wrote the definitive history book  on the Park.

In 1889 Waterlow Park was given as a ‘garden for the gardenless’ but it was a long journey from the Tudor nobles who claimed the area for country residences until the Victorian Sir Sydney Waterlow brought it together in a grand act of philanthropy.

Meet in the central internal Courtyard at Lauderdale House.

Lauderdale Revealed – A Tour of the House @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lauderdale Revealed - A Tour of the House @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Uncover the architectural secrets of this fascinating 16th century house with Peter Barber OBE, author of Lauderdale Revealed, who has been a vital figure in protecting our history from the devastating 1963 fire to the 2017 renovation. We will be opening up our 17th century trompe l’oeil just for today!

Meet in the central internal Courtyard at Lauderdale House.

Feb
25
Sun
Lauderdale Revealed – A Tour of the House @ Lauderdale House
Feb 25 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lauderdale Revealed - A Tour of the House @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Uncover the architectural secrets of this fascinating 16th century house with Peter Barber OBE, author of Lauderdale Revealed, who has been a vital figure in protecting our history from the devastating 1963 fire to the 2017 renovation. We will be opening up our 17th century trompe l’oeil just for today!

Meet in the central internal Courtyard at Lauderdale House.