The first London Luminaries talk will take place on Thursday 6th March with Howard Simmons from Syon House talking about ‘Syon’s role in the shaping of North America’. We recommend purchasing the £30 combined ticket to view all 8 talks & Q&A session. Book londonluminaries.com/talk/sy…

Fascinating first ever visit to #popesgrotto in #Twickenham. So well restored by @PopesGrotto with #lottery and other money. So many people drive over it without realising how close they are! @RadnorHouseTW twickenham-museum.org.uk/det…

The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder. So, what’s better than joining the London Luminaries on Thursday 7th November at 7pm for their final online talk in the current ‘Conspiracy & Betrayal’ series? Trustee Ricky Pound, representing The Twickenham Museum, will deliver his talk on the fluid and often dangerous political and dynastic allegiances of men in and around Twickenham between the English Civil War and the end of the Jacobite challenge. It will be followed by the ever-popular Q&A session with Chair Professor Judith Hawley. Tickets are free but with a suggested donation of £5, the proceeds of which will be evenly divided between all the London Luminaries partners. The link to book your ticket is below. Please retweet! londonluminaries.com/talk/na… @BostonMnrHouse @BCLocalHistory @Chiswick_House @EHMarbleHill @Fulham_Palace @Gunnersbury1 @HamHouseNT @hamhousegarden @HogarthsHouse @KewPalace @Orleanshg @OsterleyNT @Pitzhanger @SoaneMuseum @PopesGrotto @strawbhillhouse @SyonParkEvents @TurnersHouse @WmMorrisSocUK @AngelaKidner @_EmilyDBurns @wrugbymuseum @RoyalStuartSoc @BruceABoucher

The Duke of Gloucester has unveiled a restored 120 yr old ‘Temperance’ fountain in Kensington, London. This is part of a series of historic drinking fountains we’re restoring with fresh drinking water, helping reduce single-use plastic bottles across the city. @RoyalFamily @RBKC

We are back this Thursday (5th) with art historian Catherine Parry-Wingfield discussing the rocky relationship between JMW Turner and his critics,. A question and answer session will follow. The online talk is free but donations encouraged. Book here- londonluminaries.com/talk/he…