Lectures from previous years may be found on the Past Lectures page in the Archive section.

Programme of Lectures 2026

Lectures usually start at 7.45 for 8.00pm. 

Lectures are held in the in the Drawing Room, Avenue House (also known as Stephen’s House) , 17 East End Road, Finchley N3 3QE. Buses 13, 143, 326 & 460 pass close by, and it is five to ten minutes walk from Finchley Central Station (Northern Line) where the Super Loop SL10 express bus from North Finchley to Harrow also stops.  Tea/coffee and biscuits follow the talk.

Lectures will be free for Members of the Society and the fee for visitors is £2.

Tuesday February 10th 2026

Robert Stephenson – “Labyrinths Worldwide & in London”

The labyrinth pattern is thousands of years old and found in nearly every culture around the world. This talk examines their construction and the secret of their enduring fascination with examples from abroad, the UK and in London. It also demonstrates how to draw a labyrinth.

Tuesday March 10th 2026

Les Capon (AOC Archaeology) – “Archaeological material evidence from bricks to gold“

Tuesday April 14th 2026

Scott Harrison – “Barnet Banners and the Battle -People of the War of the Roses”

The lives of people that fought at the Battle of Barnet and the life, society and culture of the late fifteenth century.