All events are free unless otherwise stated but must be booked
in advance on:
020 7332 1868/70 or
guildhall.library@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Decorative cookery books
1850-1950
The latest display at Guildhall Library features decorative
cookery books 1850 – 1950. The selection includes some beautiful
Art Nouveau bindings as well as covers designed by two renowned
English artists, Edward Bawden and John Minton.
Bawden created designs for Ambrose Heath’s many books published
in the 1940s, whilst Minton’s graphic work helped to sell Elizabeth
David’s first books in the early 1950s. The display runs
until January.
Writing Workshop – Anne Perry
Wednesday 3 February 2 pm
Workshop
Best selling author Anne Perry will give a writing workshop
focusing on plotting, setting, characters and dialogue in a two
hour workshop. Open to all those interested in learning how to
write that perfect novel.
Tickets £15.00 (£10.00 concessions) Special offer £10 (£6.50
concessions) if booked together with “An Evening with Anne Perry”
on Wednesday 3 February 7.30 pm. Tickets available from the
Barbican Centre Box Office on 020 7638 8891 or online from the
Barbican
London's Docklands: a History of the Lost Quarter
Wednesday 10 February 2 - 3 pm
Talk
Fiona Rule looks at the area from the first docks created by the
Romans to the demise of the docks in the late 20th century and the
current regeneration. She will look at the effect of the Black
Death, the losses of the Great Fire in 1666 which wiped out all but
Tower Wharf, the intense growth from the 17th century onwards when
trade routes expanded, and the devastation of the bombings in both
World Wars. The author has used diaries and merchant records,
archaeological finds and personal recollections, including those of
the last of the dockworkers who talked about the loss of a once
thriving community.
Free - but you must book in advance
Rediscovering the Cheapside Hoard
Thursday 18 February 2 - 3 pm
Talk
HazeI Forsyth, Senior Curator of the Post-Medieval Collections
at the Museum of London, tells the story of the astonishing
treasure of 400 jewels, unset gemstones and other precious objects
that was discovered under the cellar floor of a 17th century house
in the Cheapside in 1912. Now known and celebrated as The Cheapside
Hoard, it is the largest cache of Elizabethan and Jacobean
jewellery in the world and one of the most important finds ever
recovered from British soil.
Free - but you must book in advance
Historic Local and Trade Directories
Tuesday 23 February 2 - 3pm
Tuesday 2 March 2 - 3pm
Talk and workshop
We trace the publishing history and development of directories and
their importance for local, trade and family history. Guildhall
Library has one of the largest collections of historic trade and
telephone directories in the UK and a varied range will be used in
the workshop.
Free - but you must book in advance
The Barbican and Golden Lane Estates
Thursday 11 March 2 - 3 pm
Talk
It is hard at first sight to believe that these estates, conceived
within a few years of each other in the 1950s, were by the same
architects. Elain Harwood, Senior Architectural Adviser with
English Heritage, will expound the history of these developments
and of their architects, Chamberlin, Powell and Bon.
Free- but you must book in advance
The Custom of Giving Notes - an Illustrated History of the Bank
of England Note
Wednesday 14 April 1 - 2.30 pm
Talk
The Bank of England is the longest continuous issuer of paper
money in the world. This talk by John Keyworth, Curator of the Bank
of England Museum, tells the story of the Bank of England note, its
genesis in 1694 and subsequent development over three centuries,
shaped at various times by the forces of popular taste, necessity,
legislation and technology.
Free- but you must book in advance
Ladies Who Lunch - Some English Cookery Writers and Their
Books
Wednesday 21 April 2 - 3.30 pm
Talk and workshop
Another chance to encounter some of great but often forgotten
cookery writers of the last 400 Years. Dr Peter Ross looks at the
work of Hannah Glasse, Mrs Agnes Marshall, the queen of Victorian
ice cream, and Florence White, who pioneered English Folk Cookery
in the early 20th century. The session will also provide an
opportunity to see and handle material from the unrivalled food and
drink collections of Guildhall Library, including books from
Elizabeth David's own library. The session will end with some
suitably historic refreshments.
Free - but you must book in advance
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