Naval Sing-Song and Other Events!

(It was the best title I could think of late on a Sunday evening while typing this piece!)

The Friends of Chatham Historic Dockyard stage a number of events each year. One that I thought might interest some of you is to be held on 27 April and is entitled Shipmates of Mine: An evening of sea songs and maritime music. The concert will be followed by a buffet supper and will cost 8.00 pounds. For further details contact Secretary to Friends, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TE. Tel. 01634 812551.

The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, has a programme of short courses held each year. Each course is staged by a number of experts in their field. The following may be of interest in 1996.

Morning Lecture Series 10.30am - 12.30pm

Tuesdays 30 April - 18 June Treasure-house of the World: London, 1660-1800. This one is about the commerce of London and the tradesmen and artists who gave the city its distinctive character. Cost: 30 pounds for the course or 6 pounds per session.

Wednesdays 1 May - 19 June Imperial Expansions. This course examines the various European powers who came into conflict with each other in India, the Far East, Africa, the Caribbean and North America, during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Cost: 30 pounds for the course or 6 pounds per session.

Saturday Courses 10.15am - 4.15pm 18 May Seaborne Invaders of Britain. Cost: 25 pounds 1 June The Royal Dockyards from Pepys to Brunel. Cost: 25 pounds

The Hidden Collections Seminars

This is a series of one-day seminars taking students behind the scenes to the Museum's stores to look at objects in the reserve collections. Each day lasts from 10am until 4.30pm and refreshments are included in the price. One that might interest readers is: 11 April Scientific Instruments and Horology, looking at the history of navigation at sea. If you would like further information on these and future courses, contact: Course Administrator, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF. Tel. 0181 312 6747.

More Napoleonic Newsdesk Items:

Napoleon, Nelson and the New World
Reader's Requests
Royal Armories Museum
Sea Songs and Other Events
Forthcoming Books
Tim Hicks: Disassociation from Midas
North America Brigade and British Forces Overseas Events

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