Local History Conference 1997
The London of Human Frailty – the weak, the wicked and the well-meaning
Programme: Saturday 29 November 1997
10.00 – 10.20
Exhibitions open (the work and publications of local societies)
10.35
London's Underworld through the eyes of Henry Mayhew
Brian Bloice (Morley, Wandsworth & Lambeth Colleges)
11.15
Hairless Perverts with Twitching Lips – early 20th century London sex reformers
Dr Lesley Hall (Contemporary Medical Research Centre, Wellcome Institute)
11.55
Sinful Sport
Dennis F. Edwards (author, lecturer, London Guide)
12.30 – 13.45
Lunch (with opportunity to view local society stands)
13.45
Opium Dens – Myth and Reality
Virginia Berridge (Reader in History, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
14.20
Sin, Good Works & the Anglo-Catholics
Fr Scott Anderson (incumbent of St Andrew, Willesden)
15.00 – 15.45
Tea
15.45
Plebeian Illegitimacy in 18th century London
John Black (Royal Holloway & New Bedford Colleges)
16.25
Bethnal Green Criminals
Dr Cathy Ross (Head of Later London History, Museum of London)