Tuesday7th July - 7.45 in Church Hall, St. George's Church, Bickley Park Road
The Crystal Palace - 1851 to 1936
The story of the Borough's most famous, or infamous, building.
Philip Emery
Meetings of the BBLHS
Unless otherwise stated, we meet on the
first Tuesday of the month at
7.45 pm in the Church Hall, St. George's Church in Bickley Park Road, BR1 2BE. There is a small car park accessed via St. George's Road and free street parking in the area . Buses 162 and 269 pass the door and the SL3 stop and Bickley station are a few minutes walk.
Access is on the flat and disabled toilets are available. Tea and coffee are normally provided free of charge at meetings.
For a map and more information, go to Where We Meet.
Non-members of all ages are very welcome to join us. You are invited to make a contribution of £2 towards the cost of the meeting (£1 for Members).
Tuesday 4th August - 7.30 Zoom meeting - Do not come to the hall
Looking at maps
Mal Mitchell
Tuesday 1st September - 7.45 in Church Hall, St. George's Church, Bickley Park Road
Members Evening - Show and Tell
Members are invited to bring along item(s) of interest to show and/or tell us about them. Two of our Committee members have also volunteered to give short talks.
Tuesday 6th October - 7.45 in Church Hall, St. George's Church, Bickley Park Road
The History of the London Cab Trade
The origins of the unique London taxi cab, and the speaker's experience as a taxi driver from the gaining of “the knowledge” to anecdotes of his time working in Bromley and London.
Eric Edwards
Tuesday 3rd November - 7.45 in Church Hall, St. George's Church, Bickley Park Road
Tommy VC - Green Street Green's WW2 hero
Appropriately close to Armistice Day, this is the story of a young soldier’s amazing part in the legendary Commando raid on St Nazaire in 1942, covering his background, army career and preparation for the mission, as well as the action itself and its aftermath.
Patrick Hellicar
Tuesday 1st December - 7.45 in Church Hall, St. George's Church, Bickley Park Road
Following last year's very successful bus and Borough picture quiz, this will be another opportunity to test our local knowledge, though exactly what form of quiz our Quiz Master intends he is keeping under wraps! But we are assured that “Points mean Prizes”
This being our last meeting before Christmas, there will also be mince pies with our tea and coffee to get us into the festive mood, before we get our brains into gear for the quiz.
Nicholas Bennett
