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The RAF Fauld Explosion 1944. Now Sold Out!

Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

This fully illustrated talk by Steve Booth looks in detail about the terrible explosion that occurred in November 1944 at Fauld, just north of Burton. Fauld was a massive underground armaments store and the occurrence was the fourth largest man-made explosion during World War 2, causing tremendous damage in Burton and it also had an...

£10

Garages of Lichfield – cancelled

Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Join Lichfield historian and author Jono Oates for the next of his talks on the history of Lichfield, this time the Garages of Lichfield. Looking back over the last hundred years, telling the story of some of the original garages of Lichfield, as the number of motor cars on the roads rapidly increased: Hiskins, Central...

£10

The WW2 Spy Princess. Sold Out!

Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

In 2014, Noor Inayat Khan (1914 - 1944) was featured on a Royal Mail stamp. But who was this WW2 British-Indian secret agent ” and princess? Returning to the theme of princesses, join Sundeep Braich for an exploration of the life, courage, and sacrifice of The WW2 Spy Princess.

£10

Free children’s summer craft session.

Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

No need to book just drop in! Admission: Children free. Adults £5.

Lunar Lecture – Darwin in Patagonia – Unmasking the Galapagos Myth by

Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St , Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Stuart Blake was born and brought up on a farm in Patagonia within sight of the Straits of Magellan, and, having studied Genetics at St Andrew’s University (graduated in 1987), he offers a different perspective on Darwin’s time in Patagonia and the Galapagos. "I have faced the same winds that caused Fitzroy’s predecessor to shoot...

£10