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)