Postman’s Park and the Watts Memorial
John Price
7.30 pm Thursday 26 February
at Avenue House
The Watts Memorial is located in Postman’s Park, in the City of London. The Memorial contains 54 tablets commemorating individuals who lost their own life while attempting to save the life of another. It is a unique and enduring monument to the everyday heroism of otherwise ordinary people. The talk by John Price will briefly outline the history of the memorial and explore the lives and deaths of some of those who feature on it.
Dr John Price is an award-winning Public and Community Historian who takes a People’s History approach to modern and contemporary history. He is the Director of the Museum of Everyday Life and a Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London.
The meeting will take place in Avenue House, located at Stephens House and Gardens, 17 East End Road, Finchley N3 3QE. It will begin at 7.30 pm