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BACSA members may be interested to know about a lecture being organised by the Brookwood Cemetery Society. Brookwood Cemetery, which was…

A MOVING INSCRIPTION In January this year Mr Anirban Bhadra, of Calcutta decided to photograph every tomb in the South…

Can you help? At our Annual General Meeting and General Meeting we have a bric-a-brac stall – fun for browsing, and…

Brookwood Cemetery was established in the mid-19 th century as an overflow from London. Its beautifully landscaped grounds are a…

BACSA’s Events Programme re-opened after the lockdown with a visit to the Chelsea Physic Garden on 20 May. The focus…

As part of the 75th anniversary of Partition, a new collaboration between SOAS, University of London and the Partition Museum…

BACSA’s lecture series resumed on 23 May with a full house to hear author and broadcaster Dr Zareer Masani speak…

The Linnean Society of London is holding a virtual tea conference between June 22 & 24, 2022 on Zoom. It…

English Heritage is to unveil a Blue Plaque marking a home for ayahs at 26 King Edward Rd, Hackney E9…

THE MAZAAR OF SERGEANT WATKINS ‘On a recent visit to Allahabad I was shocked beyond words to find that in…

THE ADVENTUROUS LIFE OF JULIUS SOUBISE In 1764 a young black slave boy, born at St Kitts in the West…

Located off the beaten track on the slopes of the Western Ghats, Tiger Hill Cemetery has developed a mystical reputation…