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If you are interested in the Gade Valley area, maybe as a resident or as a former paper mill worker, or even as someone interested in local history, this is a talk for you.  If you thought Hemel Hempstead had no history, or you knew everything about the local paper industry, we guarantee you are …

You are invited to our fundraising art auction on Thursday 4th May, 6-9pm Bridewell Hall, St Bride Foundation, 14 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ. The auction will be accompanied by a performance by Simon Lamb, poet and storyteller. Light refreshments will be available, including artisan beer created by Pope’s Yard Brewery. Doors will …

Adam has kindly agreed to present one of his entertaining talks which will give insight into Georgian life. Susanna Whatman, (1752-1814), was the wife of a successful papermaker in Kent who wanted to ensure her servants looked after house correctly and wrote a book of instructions for them. We will look at some of her …

Michael gives us insights into the developments made during this decade when many of the foundations for modern industry were developed through papermaking. A talk by the authority on paper mills in The Gade Valley, the creator of the Apsley Paper Trail Archive and brilliant speaker, Michael Stanyon. since handing over the reins of the …

For this presentation Mike looks at the four people who led the worlds of archaeology, culture and industry, who lived at Nash Mills. Sir John Evans, Sir Arthur Evans, Lewis Evans and Dame Joan Evans. A talk by the authority on paper mills in The Gade Valley, the creator of the Apsley Paper Trail Archive …