The Friends of Honeywood Museum
Registered Charity No. 1067131

We are a charity formed to raise funds to support the work of the staff at Honeywood Museum and to encourage as many people as possible to take an interest in our local history.

We help to pay for many items both for the museum and the very successful schools programme.

We organise a series of talks and events associated with all aspects of local history and produce a newsletter three times a year.

Volunteers regularly help with children’s workshops during the school holidays.

Our funds come from subscriptions and events, and we would.....

..... love you to join us

Membership of the Friends gives you a 10% discount on purchases of all items not produced by the Friends from the Museum's shop on production of a valid membership card, as well as reduced tickets to most Friends’ and Honeywood events.

The current Subscription is:

£7.00 for single membership per annum

£11.00 for a family (up to 2 adults and 2 children) per annum

To join the Friends of Honeywood Museum or renew and existing Membership click HERE
Membership enquiries to Tony Price 020 8647 4435

Our events programme for 2013 - click HERE to download and print a PDF copy of this year's programme for future reference

For tickets for the events below 'phone Sue Horne 020 8773 0185

TALKS (Every fourth Thursday in the month)

25th April 7.30pm Philanthropy in 19th Century Carshalton
An illustrated talk by Cheryl Bailey, local historian and writer.  Cheryl is the author of “Living in Carshalton 1865-1880”
Honeywood Museum - Tickets: £2.50 (£3.50 for non-members)

23rd May 7.30pm Annual General Meeting at Honeywood Museum
The meeting will be followed by a talk from John Phillips - Honeywood's Victorian and Edwardian Garden

27th June 7.30pm
Railway Connections

Local transport historian John Parkin, will give an illustrated talk Local Railway Connections
Honeywood Museum - Tickets:£2.50 (£3.50 for non-members)


 

25th July 7.30pm
Lost Rivers of London

An illustrated talk by Roger Squires, author and trustee of the London Canal Museum. Today the ‘lost rivers’ can be traced from old maps and tell-tale names, like Knightsbridge. Roger Squires will enlighten us on the many clues as to where they were and are now and tell us about schemes to bring parts of these old rivers back to life.
Honeywood Museum - Tickets: £2.50 (£3.50 for non-members)

 

26th September 7.30pm
Artificial Light – an illuminating history of domestic lighting

An illustrated talk by Peter Gillmore of the National Trust Southern Region panel of speakers
Honeywood Museum - Tickets: £2.50 (£3.50 for non-members)
 

28th November 7.30pm
Frosts, Freezes and Fairs an illustrated talk by Ian Currie, journalist, weather man, and writer about extreme winter weather and the enjoyment people had at Frost Fairs on the frozen Thames
Honeywood Museum - Tickets: £2.50 (£3.50 for non-members)







FRIENDS’ STALL

Saturday 18th May Cheam Charter Fair
Saturday 6th July Carshalton Charter Fair
Monday 26th August Environmental Fair

CARSHALTON FROST FAIR

Saturday 7th December

Recent Acquisitions bought by the Friends for the Museum
 

A Marion Camera.  In the mid nineteenth century the science of photography was taking huge steps forward and beginning to have an impact on everyday lives.  One of the great pioneers in the field of imaging was the firm of Marion & Co. founded by Augustin Marion in the early 1840s. From 1846 their premises was in Regent Street before moving to much larger facilities in Soho Square, where a long association saw 22 & 23 Soho Square evolve into the home of modern photography. In the twentieth century, amalgamations and the development of the business saw Marion become the Ilford photographic empire and ultimately Rank.  So what is all this to do with Honeywood? The connection with Marion & Co comes through Honeywood’s owner John Pattinson Kirk. He was the managing partner in Marion & Co. Read the full story by clicking HERE

Joan Davalle 1926-2011 - A Tribute < read more....

Stan Coleman 1933-2010 - A Tribute < read more....

All images and text on this web site are Copyright © The Friends of Honeywood Museum 2013

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