Past events...
Talks by Nick Higham on the history of London's water.
(Not just the New River, but the New River is a major theme.)
There's a nice summary of Nick Higham's talk on the HLSI website at https://hlsi.net/whats-on/the-mercenary-river/
Thursday 12 Jan 2023 at 5 pm at Hornsey Library, Haringey Park, Crouch End, N8 9JA. Free. Open to all.
(The above talk had been previously organised for 8 Dec, but had to be postponed)
Monday 20 February 2023 at 8pm, with the Enfield Society, either online or in the Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane, Enfield, EN2 0AJ. (The Enfield Society say "This talk will also be available on zoom and we will be sending members the link in the February news e-mail. The info page for the talk is at https://enfieldsociety.org.uk/event/the-mercenary-river/?instance_id=1472. If you would like to check attending or joining online, contact the ES at https://enfieldsociety.org.uk/contact-us/)
Wednesday 22 February 2023 at 8pm, with The Friern Barnet History Society at North Middlesex Golf Club, the Manor House, Friern Barnet Lane, N20 0NL. (Non-members £2. More details and how to get to the Manor House at http://friern-barnethistory.org.uk/programme and https://www.northmiddlesexgc.co.uk/contact/how-to-find-us/)
Tuesday 4 April 2023 at 8pm, with the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, either online or at 11 South Grove, Highgate, London, N6 6BS (in the Victoria Hall). (Non-members £5. Book in advance, at latest by 1pm on the day, with the HLSI at https://hlsi.net/whats-on/the-mercenary-river/ or if you have difficulty booking online, tel 020 8340 3343)
Nick Higham is a former BBC correspondent, and the author of a new book, The Mercenary River.
More on the book here – https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/nick-higham/the-mercenary-river/9781472283849/
(Publisher's prices £22 hardback, £12.99 paperback from Feb 2023, e-book £3.99, audio-book £21.99, cheaper elsewhere online, but do you really want to make Jeff Besos (Amazon) even richer? Instead, why not support your local bookshop!)
