SAHAAS

St Albans and District Heritage At 12.30 on Saturday 21 June there will be a launch event for the “St Albans and District Heritage” window stickers in George Street. This will follow shortly after the Alban Day parade passing through George Street on it’s way to the Abbey.

It's hard to believe that if you were standing outside what is now Boots on 22nd May 1455 you would have been risking your life in a medieval battle. Join our Wars of the Roses walk to find out more. Book through our website stalbanstourguides.co.uk/calendar

Today, as part of a programme of valuing St Albans’ heritage, a blue plaque sticker was applied to a window at 16 George St. The sticker explains the history of the building and is the first in a programme of stickers that will extend to most of the buildings in the street.

Don't forget - our library is having an 'open afternoon' this coming Wednesday afternoon, 2.30-4.30pm Old members, new members and non-members: all welcome!

Tonight's SAHAAS talk 'Agincourt' Speaker: Prof Anne Curry In person and on zoom, Dagnall Street Baptist Church, starts 7.45pm All most welcome, tickets £5, members free, pls book via eventbrite eventbrite.co.uk/e/agincourt-ti…

‘Only a Girl’? Writing Women into History with @JaneDismore, @KateAGriffin and me, coming soon on 22 May, Waterstones St Albans waterstones.com/events/only-a-… @StAlbanspast @stalbansmuseums #WomensHistory #StAlbans

SAHAAS talk, tomorrow night 'The Belles of Belfast: Titanic and the Olympic Class Liners' Speaker: Dr. Rudi Newman Zoom only talk, Tuesday 13 May 2025, 7.45pm All welcome, tickets £5, members free. Pls book via eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-belles-o…

Interested in the local history of St Albans? Then come and see what's in our library for you. Open afternoon Wednesday 21 May, 2.30pm-4.30pm #StAlbans #LocalHistory #library

Tonight's lecture, 7.45 pm 'A Victorian Farmer: The Diaries of John White of Rickmansworth' Speaker: Fabian Hiscock Inperson talk at Dagnall Street Baptist Church All most welcome, tickets £5, members free eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-victorian-…

Tomorrow night's lecture, 7.45pm 'The Renaissance Comes to Yorkshire: Calverley Old Hall's Painted Chamber' Speaker: Caroline Stanford Inperson+zoom talk, at Dagnall Street Baptist Church All most welcome, tickets £5, members free eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-renaissa…

Tonight's SAHAAS talk, 7.45pm 'The Story of the Mary Rose: Henry VIII's favourite ship' Speaker: Bob Foster Inperson talk at Dagnall Street Baptist Church All welcome, tickets £5, members free, pls book on eventbrite eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-story-of…

Tomorrow night's talk 'George Bernard and Charlotte Shaw in Hertfordshire 1904-50' Speaker: Philippa Parker Inperson talk at Dagnall Street Baptist Church, 7.45pm All welcome, tickets £5, members free eventbrite.co.uk/e/george-berna…

Tonight's talk, 7.45 pm 'Sir Edwin Lutyens: Britain’s Greatest Architect?' Speaker: Prof. Clive Aslet Inperson talk & zoom, Dagnall Street Baptist Church. All most welcome, tickets £5, members free, pls book on eventbrite #architecture #20thCentury eventbrite.co.uk/e/sir-edwin-lu…

The decaying medieval west front of St Albans cathedral was entirely remodelled in Victorian times by Lord Grimthorpe, whose name became a byword for unsympathetic restoration. While it may not be everyone’s cup of tea, I rather like it.

Remembering archaeologist Sheppard Frere #OnThisDay (1916-2015). Today we want to highlight his role in helping develop a method for transporting mosaics, rolling them like a carpet! Covering the mosaic with an adhesive held it together. 🔗 from 1958 (£) buff.ly/3U8xZVX

Tonight's talk at 7.45pm: 'Optical Instrument Maker Samuel Jones of Daltons - his life and properties' Speaker: Kate Morris Inperson talk only, Dagnall Street Baptist Church All most welcome, tickets £5, members free eventbrite.co.uk/e/optical-inst…

The Second Battle of St. Alban's took place #OnThisDay in 1461. This portrait of the victor, Margaret of Anjou, is from the Talbot of Shrewsbury. (Image: British Library, Royal 1 5 E VI f.2v).

Tomorrow night's talk, at 7.45pm 'Brunel: But not the one you are thinking of' Speaker: Sarah Kuklewicz Zoom only, non-members £5, members free. Pls book your tickets on eventbrite eventbrite.com/e/brunel-but-n…

@StAlbanspast 28th Jan: A full house for the Election Scandal 1850-2 re-enactment in the Courtroom at the St Albans Museum+Gallery