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Bric-a-Brac

July 28, 2022

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

Grave of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, former Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab

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 President Sir Mark Havelock-Allan thanking Dr Zareer Masani.

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

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

Ayahs House

Blue Plaque for Ayahs

March 17, 2022

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

Grave of Sergeant Watkins, Quartermaster Sergeant of the 6th Regiment

Chowkidar Spring 2022 Preview

February 24, 2022

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

Julius Soubise

Chowkidar Autumn 2021 Preview

September 27, 2021

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

Tiger Hill cemetery gatehouse

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

FIBIS Conference 2021

Our friends at FIBIS will be holding their 2021 conference from 13.00 on Friday 24 September, until 13.00 on Sunday…