Valmay Young

India on a plate

India on a Plate

July 5, 2023

The British have had a long-lasting love of blue and white china, with designs ranging over many themes, including views…

Countess Mountbatten (centre) welcoming BACSA members to Broadlands

29 March 2023 Famous for its links with both Lord Louis Mountbatten (the last Viceroy and first Governor General of…

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones’ lecture on ‘Empire Building’ at the East India Club WILL NOW BE…

Tickets are still available for Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones illustrated lecture on her recent publication Empire Building: The Construction of British…

Formerly owned by John Horsley Palmer (1780-1858), an East India Merchant and Governor of the Bank of England, the building…

Unfortunately, the wrong booking link was printed on the notice sent out for the Annual General Meeting. The correct link…

James Hollowell, VC 1825-1876 Brookwood Cemetery

‘Hollowell of the deadly rifle’ c.1825-1876 Lance Corporal James Hollowell (occasionally spelt ‘Holliwell’), VC, the son of John Thomas Hollowell,…

BACSA group

On 24 September, a beautiful autumnal Saturday, about a dozen BACSA members enjoyed a tour of Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, planned by…

Actor and Hurlingham Club member Martin Bishop will speak about Britain’s connections with India, leading to Partition and the creation…

Indian Civil Service - Governor of the UP in 1941

What the Crown Services did for India. Sir Colin Budd spoke at a meeting of the Indian Civil Service Association…

Two Monsoons online talk image

Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones’ talk is the second in the Commonwealth Heritage Forum‘s Series on ‘Cemeteries and Burial Grounds across the…

Re-thinking John Company's Armies, 1824-57 image

Prof. Peter Stanley University of New South Wales, Canberra Violet Laidlaw Room, 6th floor Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15A George Square,…