Peter Boon

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BACSA General Meetings

July 10, 2023

In keeping with a recent decision, minutes of the BACSA Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 20 April 2023 have…

Obelisk-Shaped Tombstones image

By Professor Kana Tomizawa, University of Shizuoka and BACSA member. Paper read at the Annual Conference of the Collegium Mediterraneanistrarum,…

Tiger Tarantula

India’s tiger tarantula spider – Poecliotheria regalis – was identified in India by one of the many British amateur naturalists…

Rajah Ram, from a photograph, 1870

15 April in Florence; 23 April in Delhi. The monument in Florence to Maharaj Chhatrapati of Kolhapur will feature in…

Anglo-Sikh Wars - Battle of Ferozeshah

THE ANGLO-SIKH WARS – VICTORIAN MILITARY SOCIETY SEMINAR Saturday: 29th April 2023 Time: 11.00am to 4.00pm Venue: National Army Museum,…

Forthcoming Event

March 13, 2023

Wednesday 31 May An illustrated lecture by Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones on her recent publication Empire Building: The Construction of British…

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Visit to Broadlands

January 31, 2023

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 We are planning a visit to Broadlands, at Romsey, Hampshire, the home of Lord and Lady…

Conserved Hyderabad Residency Cemetery and gardens

The newly conserved cemetery and Rang Mahal gardens of the former British Residency in Hyderabad are open to visitors. Sunday…

Hyderabad residency image

In October 2022, six young conservationists from the UK spent three weeks learning skills in Hyderabad, India.  They were part…

Conservation work at the Scottish Cemetery

KSHT – The Kolkata Scottish Heritage Trust is raising awareness of Kolkata’s Scottish built heritage. In cooperation with INTACH (Indian…

Second-hand book sales volunteer needed

BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) is looking for a volunteer to take over its second-hand book sales….