2015 Programme

Meetings in person: With regards to Covid, those attending meetings do so as their own risk.  However, please do not attend if you are Covid positive, have a bad cold, or if you have been in contact with anyone who has tested Covid positive in the previous two weeks.

Please note: On-line meetings will be virtual meetings only, not meetings in person. Due to limited Club resources, on-line meetings are mainly confined to Club members only.

Date
Title

January 7th

Club Evening – Bring and Discuss

Members are invited to bring for discussion anything of Horological interest.

February 4th

“An extraordinary day when Time and a Pig flew” – Rory McEnvoy

Rory is Curator of Horology at the National Maritime Museum – Greenwich.

March 4th

“The invention and early history of the wrist watch” – Richard Edwards

Horological Club tutor and member of the B.H.I.

April 1st

“Bracket Clock by Robert Senior – London C.1670” – David Rawlins

Club member David giving a talk on the restoration of this special clock.

May 6th

A.G.M. +

June 3rd

Club Evening – Bring and Discuss.

Members are invited to bring for discussion anything of Horological interest.

July 1st

“How I became an Horologist” – John Else

Club member John and his interest in clocks and watches.

August 5th

T.B.C.

September 2nd

“British military watches 1870 – 1960” – David Read

A return visit for David following his “Observatory Time” lecture last year.

October 7th

“History of the Electric Clock” – Ian Shinnie

Ian’s lecture is on the work of Alexander Bain.

November 4th

“Development of Lantern Clocks” – Bren Calver

Bren explains the Lantern clock from early 1700 onwards

December 2nd

Christmas Party / Bring and Buy Evening