New Insights into St Albans History

Schedule

Sat Mar 21 2026 at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Dagnall Street Baptist Church | St Albans, EN

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A series of short talks on a wide variety of topics relating to different periods in the history of St Albans
About this Event

Following the success of our series of short talks last year on St Albans buildings, we plan to present a second set of short talks at Dagnall Street Baptist Church on the morning of Saturday 21 March.

The theme will be new insights into St Albans history.

Subjects include:

The Abbey Gatehouse/Graffiti

St Albans 1539-1575

Sir Richard Lee

Francis Bacon and St Albans

George Hibbert of Little Munden - a supporter of slavery

The St Albans hat trade

St Albans as a city

St Albans School's involvement in World War II

There is no charge, but to manage numbers for health and safety reasons please register your intention to attend by clicking on the button above right.

Everyone is welcome to attend, so do tell friends and family.

Doors will open at 10.00am, with the talks starting at 10.30am and finishing at 12 noon.

Please enter the church via the main steps at the front, or via the slope down from the car park if you need to use the lift.

If you have any queries please email Gill Girdziusz at [email protected]

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Where is it happening?

Dagnall Street Baptist Church, 1 Cross Street, St Albans, United Kingdom

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