Potters Bar & District Historical Society

Programme of talks 2026/27

The talks begin promptly at 8.00pm in the URC Church Darkes Lane Potters Bar EN6 1BZ view details here. Contact Us | Potters Bar United Reformed Church (pottersbarurc.org)

The church has extensive free parking at the front.

Admission is a  £1.00 for members and £2.00 for non-members, refreshments available. All talks may be subject to changes due to availability of speakers or other external factors, these changes will be posted on the web site.

2026

August No Meeting

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21st

On a wing and a Prayer – the British Imperial Airship Scheme 1924-1930               Rudi Newman (Doctor of History)

MONDAY OCTOBER 19th

Hertfordshire and the Slave Trade                                                                                   A speaker from HALS

MONDAY NOVEMBER 23rd

‘Aarken Moneta’ – Coinage in England of the 14th and 15th century, illustrated talks with images and objects                                                                                         Tim Lambon (makes and sells replica hand struck medieval coins)

MONDAY DECEMBER 14th

Talks by members with Christmas eats and drinks

2027

January and February No meetings.

Tuesday 16th March                                                                                                          Magic Lantern to Multiplex (includes Ritz Cinema, Potters Bar)- Richard Gray

Monday 19th April                                                                                                             The De Havilland Aircraft Company- history of the famous aircraft manufacturer from its inception in Edgware 1920 to its move to Hatfield in the 1930’s and the famous aircraft produced at Hatfield. – Alistair Hodgson

Monday 17th May                                                                                                                The Rev Henry Small of St Albans and the missing £20,000 – Jon Mein

Monday 21st  June                                                                                                               Beyond the Call-story of  the Voluntary ll-story of  the Voluntary aid Detachment (VAD) volunteer nurses from the upper classes in WW1- John Drewry

Monday 19th  July                                                                                                             A talk based around the work of Humphrey Repton in the design of the parkland and estate of Panshanger Park- David Neal

Monday 20th September                                                                                                The Wicked Lady- wicked for greed or wicked for need?- Neill Sankey

Monday 18th October                                                                                                       Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition- Carol Harris

Monday 22nd November awaiting confirmation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All meetings are held in the United Reformed Church, Darkes Lane, and start promptly at 8pm.

Non members most welcome just come along.