The Pinner Association
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On Thursday 1st September, at 8pm, the Pinner Local History Society will resume its monthly talks in the Pinner Village Hall, Chapel Lane. Stuart Cawthorne will talk on the subject of “St Lawrence Whitchurch: a Building and its People”. St Lawrence is the elaborately decorated church rebuilt in the early 18th century to serve the Duke of…
David Marks will give a talk called “William Leefe Robinson VC and the First Blitz.” William Leefe Robinson was the first British pilot to shoot down a German airship over Cuffley in 1916 during the First World War. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was himself shot down and captured in 1917. He…
Title - The Tin Can - a French War Weapon Speaker - - Michael Clarke Over 200 years ago, the tin can was invented in France, to enable the waging of total war by land and sea. Fulfilling this role for 60 years, it then infiltrated civilian life, and remains on the shelves of local shops, and…
Speaker Charmian Baker Visitors are very welcome (suggested donation £3). Eastcote House Gardens is a beautiful and tranquil green space containing Grade II-listed dovecote, stables and walled garden, and a café. The gardens are maintained today by Hillingdon Council, working with a volunteer group, the Friends of Eastcote House Gardens, who also look after Long…
Pinner Local History Society Thursday 2nd February at 8pm Pinner Village Hall, Chapel Lane, Pinner. Title: Mercenary River: A History of London's Water Speaker: Nick Higham Visitors are very welcome (suggested donation £3). The talk will highlight the conflict of interests arising when a commercial enterprise, out to make profits for its shareholders, provides…
The next meeting of the Pinner Local History Society is on Thursday 2 March at 8 pm in The Pinner Village Hall. It is entitled “Pinner at War”. The Society’s Research Group will present how the two great wars of the 20th century impacted Pinner and surrounding areas including Hatch End, Rayners Lane, and their…