General Brock and the Maiwand Lion – 13th May 2024
A TADS talk by Mike Cooper
Monday 13th May 2024; 8.00 pm at Heath End Village Hall, Heath End Road, Baughurst, RG26 5LU
The Maiwand Lion in Forbury Gardens, Reading commemorates a battle fought in Afghanistan in 1880. The lion is posed in snarling defiance to the north – towards Russia. This talk looks at the Battle of Maiwand against the backdrop of Anglo- Russian rivalry in Asia – The Great Game and the history of the Lion itself.
TADS Newsletter by Richard Brown – Click HERE!
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With the current interest in the proposed housing development in south Tadley, here is a link to the recent TADS Paper on the Portway Roman road which runs close to the development.
The Portway and other Roman Roads in the Tadley area
And here is a link to a short video produced by TADS on the Portway’s route in south Tadley:
TADS’s Portway video
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| 17 | 18 | 19Over and Under Railway Bridges and Tunnels 20:00 - 21:30  Over and Under Railway Bridges and TunnelsTime: 20:00 - 21:30External Speaker – 8pm Wed 19th JanuaryOver and Under Railway Bridges and Tunnels Tadley United Reformed Church – Emmanuel Center Hall A tour of Britain, the cradle of railways, to search out some of the world’s first ever railway bridges, viaducts and tunnels, and some of the UK’s most remarkable examples, finishing with a brief sally into North America, and taking a non-technical look at their engineering and architecture, and some associated social history. Most of the illustrations are from picture postcards, many of them more than a century old. Talks are free to members (£3 for non-members) Tadley United Reformed Church – Emmanuel Center Hall Map | 20 | 21Project Preparation for Map day 09:30 - 16:00  Project Preparation for Map dayTime: 09:30 - 16:00Tadley Map Day Practice 9:30am – 3:30pm 17th Jan 2022Tadley United Reformed Church – Emmanuel Center Hall Tadley United Reformed Church – Emmanuel Center Hall Map | 22 | 23 | |||
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