Clapham Society Talk – Black Cultural Archives

History of the African and Caribbean Community in Britain Preserved The talk will be about the 30-odd year history of Black Cultural Archives and its past, present and future.  The focus will be on the individuals who made the dream of …

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Clapham Society Talk – Chelsea Porcelain

Sir Hans Sloane, Chelsea Porcelain and the Chelsea Physic Garden.   Sally Kevill-Davies will talk about the history of the plants grown at the Chelsea Physic garden and painted on Chelsea porcelain plates during the 1750s. The botanical designs for the …

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Clapham Society Talk – Bandstand Beds

Bandstand Beds: Community Food Growing in Clapham David Dandridge and Diana Linskey will talk about the journey to build Bandstand Beds into a community group that has flourished and put food growing in the heart of Clapham. It has been a …

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Au revoir to the Union? A European view

Clapham Society Talk London-based French journalists, Eric Albert and Etienne Duval,  give a talk entitled: Au revoir to the Union? A European view of post-Brexit London, England and Scotland. The journalists will share their views on the impact of Brexit on …

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A Talk in Clapham by Dr Katie Donington

Dr Katie Donington will talk about Slavery, Commerce and the Hibbert Family and their links to slavery and Clapham. George Hibbert MP was a leading parliamentary proslavery advocate who lived in a large house with a renowned garden on Clapham Common …

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