Mourning Glory: Lord Nelson’s Funeral and the Art of Immortality
Horatio Blood – 22 January 2025
Horatio Blood will explore The Admiral’s Adventures in the Afterlife, paying especial attention to the magnificent Funeral Car that once stood in the Painted Hall, and will also an eye on the subsequent cult of the Death of Nelson.
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).