Dr John Price talking about Postman's Park
Saturday, 2 November 2024
- Time
- 10:30 - 12:30
- Venue
- Dartford Science And Technology College, Dartford, DA1 2LY
- Price
- Free or a small donation
North West Kent Family History Society welcome Dr John Price to talk about the memorial plaques in Postman's Park
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Postman's Park, so called because of its proximity to London's main Post Office and popularity with the postal workers who came here to eat their lunchtime sandwiches, was opened in 1880.
In 1887 G.F. Watts, the artist, put forward the idea of a national memorial to heroic men and women. A wall in the Park was dedicated to this cause in 1900.
Dr. Price is a Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at Goldsmiths and is an expert in civilian heroism and self sacrifice in the 19th and early 20th centuries and has made a study of those commemorated in Postman's Park.
Venue
Dartford Science And Technology College
Heath Lane
Dartford
DA1 2LY
Dates
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