WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL 2025 – Theodosia Crowley, The Iron Business – and my search for her lost portrait.
Jacky Robinson
Jacky Robinson has been delving into the story of Theodosia Crowley (c.1693 – 1782) who was in her time head of possibly the biggest iron business in Europe, run from the riverbank here in Greenwich.
Come and hear about her family, their lavish lifestyle and how her portrait later graced the walls of a very different showbiz set!
Venue: The Nelson Room, The Trafalgar Tavern, SE10 9NW.
Time: Doors open 7.00pm, lecture commences at 7.30pm.
Free entry to GHS members. Guests welcome – £3.00 per person.
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW VENUE FOR THESE MEETINGS IS THE TRAFALGAR TAVERN, PARK ROW, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9NW.
DOORS OPEN 7PM. MEETINGS COMMENCE 7.30.
ALL WELCOME! GHS Members Free. Visitors £3.
We hold a lecture programme of at least seven lectures a year (open to all) and meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the following months: January, February, March, April, (occasionally in May), September, October and November.
Our meetings are held at The Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NW. Doors open at 7.00. Meetings commence at 7.30 and conclude at 9.00pm. We welcome non-members, from whom we invite a donation of £3 for each meeting.
Our new venue is well served by bus routes 129, 177, 188, 286, 386 running along Trafalgar Road.
There is FREE car parking after 6.30pm in the Park Row car park.
Membership of GHS is open to anyone with an interest in the history of Greenwich. Annual Subscription runs from 1 January to 31 December: Individual membership remains a very reasonable £15 per annum; or £18 for two persons at the same address.
If you require any further details, please contact Horatio Blood,
Hon. Secretary, GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
36, Greenwich Market, Greenwich, London SE10 9HZ
Email: info@warwickleadlay.com (stating GHS as the subject, please).