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March 2019
North West England Group visit to Staffordshire
T E LAWRENCE SOCIETY – ‘NORTH WEST GROUP’ DAY IN STAFFORDSHIRE – FRIDAY 22nd MARCH 2019 SCHEDULE Visit to RAF Stafford/ Beacon Barracks for an appointment at 10:00 am to see the ‘RAF Museum Reserve Collection’. We will be able to see Lawrence’s gramophone record collection and get a general overview of the ‘Reserve Collection’ which serves the RAF Museums at Hendon and Cosford. One of our members who is attending has an extensive knowledge of the record collection. …
Find out more »May 2019
London Group visit to Liddell Hart Archive
The Liddell Hart archive houses many papers and photos related to Liddell Hart and Lawrence. It is housed at Kings College in London.
Find out more »Lawrence’s air accident of 1919 in Rome
This year marks 100 years since Lawrence's air accident in Rome, where the pilots Prince and Spratt died - A commemoration will be held at the Protestant Cemetery, in Rome on Friday 17 May at 11.00 am local time. More information from Amanda Thursfield, director of the cemetery = [email protected] and from Nicholas Stanley Price = [email protected]
Find out more »Society Lawrence Collection on show
The Society Lawrence collection of books and documents will be on show at Wareham Library on Saturday 18th May between 09.30 am and 12.00 pm. This collection was moved to Wareham Library some years back for safe keeping following a requirement to move from Oxford Library.
Find out more »Anniversary of Lawrence’s death
There will be the usual small ceremony at Lawrence's graveside in Moreton, with flowers and a reading. All are welcome and it is likely there will be some Brough's present also.
Find out more »September 2019
NW Group visit to Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum, Wrexham
The North West Group of the T E Lawrence Society are invited to visit the Reserve Collection of the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum Trust at Wrexham Museum on Tuesday 10th September, 2019. Wrexham Museum opens at 10.00 am and members should arrive by 10.30 am. The morning session will concentrate on the archive’s collection relating to Robert Graves, Siegfried Sassoon and Walter Brook of the 25th Battalion, RWF, who Lawrence immortalised as “Stokes” in his memoirs and will look at…
Find out more »Society Day and AGM in Greenwich
Our Society AGM Day this year will be in Greenwich, London, on 27th September 2019. In the morning we are guests of the Palestine Exploration Fund as we view their varied collection of Lawrence memorabilia. After a buffet lunch together (cost included), we will share Society news and plans in our Annual General Meeting. We invite you to join us for what promises to be a most enjoyable and interesting day. The PEF was founded in 1865 and is the…
Find out more »November 2019
NW Group Visit to Rickaro Books and Horbury, Wakefield
You are invited to a private view of impressive Lawrence memorabilia, hosted by collector Richard Knowles, with the opportunity to browse his bookshop in historic Horbury, Wakefield Many of you know Richard, as he runs the Symposium bookshop and offers an excellent selection of Lawrence books. During our visit he will share his private collection of Lawrence books and artefacts which reflects his long-standing interest in Lawrence. Places are limited so BOOK NOW! Meet at 11am at Rickaro Books, 17…
Find out more »London Group visit to Reading Station and environs
A centenary search for the missing manuscript of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, lost by T E Lawrence at Reading Station, whilst changing trains. Join the London Group for an interesting day exploring the area and learning more about this well known story.
Find out more »The Man with the Gold, by Jan Woolf
Jan Woolf has developed a full-length centenary play The Man With the Gold, from three readings that have taken place at Newark Civil War Museum, 28 January 2017; St John’s College, Oxford, 23 September 2016 and at the Cockpit Theatre, London, January 2016. Jan Woolf’s new play conjures the person of Lawrence from the grave, giving him the chance to address us directly and debunk the myth industry which conscripted his ghost so lucratively. Join the Drama and Classics Departments…
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