Saturday 24th July |
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A deathly peek into one of the most extensive museum collections to learn about all things...death related. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
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Sunday 25th July |
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You may see up to 50 hot air balloons flying over Central London at sunrise this morning. |
| 6am to 10am |
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See the victorian steam pumping engine in action. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | South Tottenham |
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Over 60 traders, bringing, 20th Century furniture, salvaged French homeware, vintage clothes, curiosities & collectables, kitschenalia, reclaimed industrial fixtures / electricals / lighting, and unexpected oddities. |
| 11am to 6pm |
| | Peckham |
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Bird friendly colour filled town garden with interesting nooks and crannies - and a model railway. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | Barkingside |
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Wildlife pond surrounded by bamboo & rodgersia, opens out to spectacularly colourful deep herbaceous beds. |
| 1:30pm to 5:30pm |
| | Golders Green |
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New Chamomile lawn and newly finished Arabic style watercourse, complete a 10 year development of this Plantsman's hillside paradise garden. |
| 2pm to 6pm |
| | Cricklewood |
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Come and see the transformation of the two-acre garden (with rose garden, woodland walk, 2 ponds and walled garden) with a glass of wine and the sound of a live band. |
| 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Dulwich |
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Monday 26th July |
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This talk locates the female voice by analysing gendered identities in social and political drama in colonial Calcutta. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
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Tuesday 27th July |
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In this talk, Sarah Goldsmith will explore why Grand Tourists risked the dangers of travel in 18th-century Europe. |
| Starts at 6:30pm |
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Wednesday 28th July |
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Join NLA and discover one of north London’s most exciting destinations and central London’s largest regeneration project. |
| 10:30am to 12:30pm |
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How different women coped with life in the Square Mile over the centuries. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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Hidden away behind the high walls of a medieval monastery is a large garden, which will be open three evenings in 2021. |
| 5:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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A conversation to shape the future of the Camden Highline - a park in the sky. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
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Thursday 29th July |
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A talk to explore both the Camden Highline and Bankside's Low Line as projects reusing railway infrastructure. |
| 1:15pm to 2pm |
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A discussion about the nursing student experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
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This talk will give a unique opportunity to see in more detail how a construction project of the scale such as HS2 has been managed and progressed. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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An in-depth conversation about all things bodysnatching with Suzie Lennox, author of Bodysnatchers: Diggin Up the Untold Stories of Britain’s Resurrection Men. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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Thorney Island Society Member Michael Marriott will talk us around the back streets of Thorney Island, Westminster. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
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Beneath the streets of the contemporary city lie the ghosts of previous Londons including Saxon Lundenwic and Norman Londonburgh. |
| 7pm to 9pm |
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Join designer Harris Elliott for a discussion of the upcycled 'Le Tings' Scandal bags, made from rice bags sourced from West Africa, encompassing stories of identity and culture. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
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Friday 30th July |
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Speaker Steve Ladd, who will share his experiences in the US Air Force flying the F-4 Phantom and A-10 Warthog. |
| 11am to 12pm |
| | Stanmore |
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Join Robert Fleming as he traces the development and service of King Edward’s Horse (The King’s Overseas Dominions Regiment). |
| 12pm to 1pm |
| | Chelsea |
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Saturday 31st July |
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Historical re-enactors will be setting up camp on the forecourt at the British Museum, offering you the opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of early Roman Britain. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | Russell Square |
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Exploring the hidden churchyards and burial grounds in the heart of the City of London |
| 12pm to 2pm |
| | Barbican |
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A walking boat will be in the Thames around Battersea - and yes, it's art. |
| 12pm to 1pm |
| | Battersea |
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Occasional open day at a railway cutting nature reserve in Forest Hill. |
| 1pm to 4pm |
| | Forest Hill |
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A talk about the history of rum in the Royal Navy, with drink tasting on HMS Belfast. |
| 6pm to 8pm |
| | Southwark |
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