This year’s Lecture Series is called ‘Celebrate The River’. Applications for tickets will be posted beforehand to all members. The lectures are held at The Small Hall, Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, SW3 and start at 6.30pm. Tickets are £7.50 or £18.00 for three when booked together.
Monday March 31
The 500th Anniversary of Watermens’ Hall by Robert Crouch MVO H. M. Bargemaster Emeritus
Following his extremely popular talk last year Robert Crouch will return to tell us more about life on the river over the last 500 years since the first Act of Parliament with which Henry VIII tried to control the wherrymen. He will also talk about Watermens’ Hall and its interesting history.