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Local
Studies and Archive Centre
Local Events
Bexley's Local Studies and Archive Centre offers a wide range of events which take place throughout the year. During the winter there are historical talks at Local Studies and at Hall Place on a range of local subjects and in the summer there are walks conducted by local historians around local areas.
Tickets for events must be purchased in advance and can be obtained from Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7HJ or telephone 020 8836 7369.
Events Guide May - December 2008
Talks
Thursday
22nd May, 7.15pm (£3)
Event: Talk by Ken Chamberlain, ‘Erith and the impact of the River
Tham es’
Venue: Local Studies and Archives Centre, Bexleyheath
Local historian Ken
Chamberlain will be giving
an illustrated talk on
the importance of the
River Thames on the
development of Erith
including famous
visitors and the growth
of local industries.
Tues day 17th June, 7.15pm (£3)
Event: Guided walk of Foots Cray
Venue: Meeting point specified on ticket
Oliver Wooller leads a walk around the village of
Foots Cray, taking in some of it's places of historical
interest including All Saints Church and the old Foots
Cray school.
Tuesday 22nd July, 7.15pm (£3) 
Event: Guided walk of Crayford
Venue: Meeting point specified on ticket
Join Oliver Wooller on a meander around the historic sites of Crayford, taking in the
old Town Hall, the Bear and Ragged staff Public House, River Cray and St. Paulinus Church.
Saturday 20th September, 10 - 4pm (Free)
Event: Family history day
Venue: Local Studies and Archives Centre, Bexleyheath
North West Kent Family History Society will be providing advice and assistance for those
researching their family history. These free drop in sessions will give you the boost you need to
discover your ancestors.
Thursday 16th October, 7.15pm (£3)
Event: Talk by Lee Ault, "The Ghost in the looking glass - 19th Century
seamstresses"
Venue: Local Studies and Archives Centre, Bexleyheath
Lee Ault will be telling the story of the vast army of
seamstresses who laboured to make clothes for the
rich. The talk will be illustrated with clothes and
accessories of the period.
 Thursday 13th November, 7.15pm (£3)
Event: Talk by Simon McKeon, "Bexley and the Great War"
Venue: Local Studies and Archives Centre, Bexleyheath
Simon McKeon will present an illustrated account of the impact of the First World War
on the people and places of Bexley, coinciding with the 90th anniversary of the conclusion of hostilities.
Thursday 4th December, 7.15pm (£3)
Event: Talk by Malcolm Barr - Hamilton, "The photographs of Philip Street"
Venue: Local Studies and Archives Centre, Bexleyheath
Little is known about Philip Street, who died in 1974, but his collection of
photographs of the local area taken between 1924 - 1944 reveal the dramatic changes that the local area
experienced as it grew from country to suburb.
Tickets for our Local History Talks can be purchased
by post by using our Tickets
Order Form  (164KB) pdf
file,
or can be obtained from Bexley Local
Studies and Archive Centre
 A calendar of all forthcoming local events notified to the Library
Service is now available via e-Library. Click
here for details.
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