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St George’s Day Celebration
Pinner High Street Pinner High Street, Pinner, Select a Country:Read more about this event by visiting St George's Day Parade
The Metropolitan Railway during the First World War by Richard Dennis
Pinner Village Hall Chapel Lane, Pinner, Middlesex, United KingdomWhen World War I broke out the Metropolitan Railway was made subject to government control. Central Government wanted railways to save fuel by reducing train services, but passenger numbers increased as families moved out of London. The Railway lost staff to military service and employed women in more roles. The company's tracks through central London…
Local Road Transport Through the Ages by the PLHS Research Group
Pinner Village Hall Chapel Lane, Pinner, Middlesex, United KingdomThe Pinner Local History Society Research Group will present research into the history of road transport in Pinner and the surrounding areas. It will include stagecoaches, horse and motor buses, commercial haulage and private vehicles. Visitors welcome, suggested donation £3
Horatia in Pinner By Lily Styles
Pinner Village Hall Chapel Lane, Pinner, Middlesex, United KingdomThe talk will explore how Lord Nelson’s only daughter chose to end her days in obscurity in Pinner. The talk will be presented by Lily Styles, Horatia’s 3rd great-granddaughter and founder of the Emma Hamilton Society. Visitor's welcome, suggested donation £3.
The PLHS AGM, followed by The Oily History of Margarine By Michael Clarke
Pinner Village HallMichael’s talk will cover of the invention of margarine in 1869 by French chemist Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès in response to a contest held by Emperor Napoleon III. It will be preceded by the Society’s AGM. Visitors welcome, suggested donation £3
A Grand Pinner Household in the 1790’s by Thamar MacIver
Pinner Village Hall Chapel Lane, Pinner, Middlesex, United KingdomThamar will explore a diary kept at The Hall in Pinner, home to James Grenville MP. His brothers included the owner of Stowe and the Prime Minister. For us, the main interest is the glimpses of Pinner life – the fair, chalk pits, a stagecoach service, a post lady, and journeys to London, once though…