Sir John Vanbrugh and the Making of Stowe
Michael Bevington examines Sir John Vanbrugh’s work at Stowe and the landscape vision he helped to create.
Stowe House
Month: September 2026
City of London Livery Companies and the Cordwainers
Judith Milledge presents a talk about the livery companies of the City of London and the history of the footwear industry.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Phillip Lock & Convict Hulks
Philip Lock.was sentenced to 10 years transportation though never made it beyond Portsmouth, spending six years on a convict hulk.
Cosgrove History Society
Robert Banastre and the Beautification of Passenham Church
Sir Robert Banastre bought Passenham Manor in 1624 and undertook a period of refurbishment of the church from which fixings and fittings still exist today.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Radio: Our Sixth Sense
In World War Two many secret sites between Aylesbury and Buckingham were related to radio communications – principally for the RAF.
Milton Keynes Aviation Society
Organ Festival
Milton Keynes Museum will be transporting visitors to the days of fairground fun with the return of its popular Organ Festival.
Milton Keynes Museum
The Great Garden Project at Woburn Abbey and beyond
Martin Towsey’s talk will focus on Woburn Abbey garden and the 20 year programme to restore the garden Humphry Repton designed.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Dame Laura Knight
In 1936 Dame Laura Knight became the first woman to be elected as a full member of the Royal Academy in London, 168 years after its establishment.
Arts Society North Bucks
Annual General Meeting
James Cairncross will provide an update on the Almshouses and John Gosling will present a new talk on the history of the Almshouses.
Friends of Great Linford Manor Park
Margery Kempe, Medieval Mystic and Screaming Pilgrim
Margery Kempe was an English Catholic mystic, who wrote through dictation a work some consider to be the first autobiography in the English language.
Bow Brickhill History Society