LAMAS 51st Local History Conference

Walking Through London's History

Date and Time

November 19, 2016 - 10.30am - 6pm

Location

Museum of London, Weston Theatre

Timetable
  • Time Content
  • 10.30am Doors open: registration, and displays by societies
  • 11.00am Opening by John Clark, President of LAMAS
  • 11.15am Session 1: Guided WalkingMapping Medieval and Early Modern London Caroline Barron, Royal Holloway, University of London & Vanessa Harding, Birkbeck, University of London
  • 12.15pm Keynote Lecture: From Tyburn Tree to Marble Arch: William Blake Walks at Night
    Matthew Beaumont, University College London
  • 1.15pm Publication Awards – introduced by Eileen Bowlt
  • 1.30pm – 2.30pm Lunch break
  • 2.30pm Session 2: Street Walking
    A Footpad’s View of South London in the Late 18th Century Margarette Lincoln, Goldsmiths, University of London
  • 3.45 – 4.15pm Tea
  • 4.15pm Session 3: Social and Cultural Walking
    A Sunday Ramble: walking literature as an urban mirror Jordan Landes, University of London, Mark Merry, Institute of Historical Research, & Matt Phillpott, University of London Walking with Booth: social exploration in south London John Price, Goldsmiths, University of London
  • 5.30pm Closing remarks