Tag: 2025
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Talk: The Art & Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs – December 2024
Group member Dr. Ellinor Michel spoke about ‘The Art & Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs’ including the history of the sculptures, and work being done by the Friends of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.
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Talk: Restoring Mrs Maple’s Fountain – February 2025
We met at the Penge East Community Centre to hear about Mrs. Maple’s Fountain. The Fountain dates from the late nineteenth century, stands in Penge Recreation Ground, was once an impressive and popular public amenity, but now is in a sorry state. Councillor Kathy Bance, group member Sharon O’Donoghue told us about its history and…
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Talk: Is Penge Welsh? – March 2025
A talk by group member Martin Spence, who has been researching the origins of local place names in South London. He spoke about place names’ value as historical evidence, and in particular asking the question – “Is Penge Welsh?”
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Talk: Penge’s Local Council – April 2025
An evening a two talks by group members Simon Jeal and Paul Newton focused on the history, function, and significance of Penge’s local council. This event was part of the ‘Remember Penge in the 1960s’ program celebrating the 60th anniversary of Bromley Borough.
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Talk: Behind The Badge – June 2025
Kicking off a busy month of June, we had group member Andrea Vail give a talk on their path to becoming a City of London Guide. What was the appeal, what it was like being on the course, and how all of those different exams worked.
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Talk: No Charter for Penge – September 2025
For our first monthly meeting after a summer break, group member Simon Jeal gave a talk on Penge’s failed attempt to become a London borough. Between 1900 and 1965, Penge was an Urban District with its own local Council within the County of Kent, but in 1934 the Council sent a petition to the Privy…
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Talk: Penge in the 1960s Oral History Project – July 2025
Our guest speaker was Heather Wignall, who spoke about her oral history project ‘Collecting personal stories: living in Penge in the 1960s’. For some time, Heather has been recording interviews with senior Penge residents about their memories of that time. She spoke not only about their stories, but also about the process of gathering them, and…
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Walks: Beating the Bounds – June 2025
For the Penge Festival we hosted 2 guided walks around the boundary of the ancient hamlet of Penge. The first walk covered Alexandra Nurseries to Anerley Station, and the second picked up from Anerley Station and back to Alexandra Nurses. On the first walk, we were welcomed by Sally Evans from Lower Chesham Allotments (and…
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Talk: Three County Penge – June 2025
In June the group ran a handful of events for the annual Penge Festival. First up was a talk by group member Martin Spence held at the Penge East Community Centre titled ‘Three County Penge’. Martin told the story of how Penge managed to belong to 3 different counties; Surrey (as part of the parish…
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