IN PERSON When the Medics Came to Norwich

IN PERSON When the Medics Came to Norwich

Join Phyllida Scrivens as she explores the events of the 42nd Annual Congress of the British Medical Association, held in Norwich in 1874.

By Norfolk Heritage Centre

Date and time

Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00 - 14:00 GMT+1

Location

Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library

Millennium Plain Norwich NR2 1AW United Kingdom

About this event

  • 1 hour

Join writer Phyllida Scrivens, author of The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874, as she explores the events, gossip and personalities involved when the great and the good of the medical profession descended upon Norwich in August 1874 for the 42nd Annual Congress of the British Medical Association.

This free talk will take place in person in the Heritage Meeting Room, Norfolk Heritage Centre (on the second floor of the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library) and will also be livestreamed.

Booking is essential. To attend in person, book here at norfolkheritagecentre.eventbrite.co.uk or email heritagecentre@norfolk.gov.uk.

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Norfolk Heritage Centre

Norfolk Heritage Centre (NHC), situated on the second floor of the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, is the perfect place to begin your local, family or house history research.

Bringing together a large local studies collection of more than half a million printed volumes, maps and photographs with free online resources and access to the most popular Norfolk Record Office archives, NHC provides a dedicated secure research space in the city

We have an exciting and varied events programme of workshops, talks and children's activities as well as offering one to one research advice from Norfolk Record Office Staff. 

Tel: 01603 774740

Email: heritagecentre@norfolk.gov.uk

More info: https://bit.ly/3t7g9Fi