This years conference will be online.
The 42nd West London Local History Conference
‘PLAY THE GAME’
SPORT IN THE PAST OF South & West London
Saturday 26 November 2022
Simon Inglis, author of Played in London, introduces the day, with
Philip Boyes on cricket & other sports on Wandsworth Common,
Graeme Roberts on the History of Harlequins Rugby Club,
Caitlin Davies, author of Downstream, on Thames swimming &
Rob Jex on Brentford FC & the growth of professional football
A one-day virtual conference
Tickets £15.00 on sale at
https://ticketsource.co.uk/west-london-local-history-conference/t-xmdyxpv
Conference sponsored by the local history societies for Acton, Barnes & Mortlake,
Brentford & Chiswick, Fulham & Hammersmith, Hounslow, Richmond,
Twickenham, Wandsworth and the West Middlesex Family History Society
The 42nd West London Local History Conference
PLAY THE GAME
sport in the past of South & West London
PROGRAMME for 26 November 2022
Welcome to our third digital conference. This year’s speakers will present the
history of the amazing range of sporting activities which have been played in
the area covered by our sponsoring societies.
9.45 Zoom meeting opens to admit participants
10.00 Welcome and introduction to the way we will operate the online conference
Val Bott, Editor, Brentford & Chiswick Local History Journal & Conference CoChairman
10.10 Played in West and South West London
Simon Inglis, creator of the Played in Britain series & author of Played in London
11.00 BREAK
11.30 Turf Wars: How cricket & other sports transformed Wandsworth Common
Philip Boys, whose http://www.historyofwandsworthcommon.org/chronicles the Common’s
richly diverse past
12.15 Travels with the Jester from Hampstead to Twickenham: The story of
Harlequins Rugby Club
Graeme Roberts, a member of the Harlequin Heritage Team
1.00 LUNCH
2.00 Welcome back and introduction to the afternoon sessions
Neil Robson, Editor, Wandsworth Historian & Conference Co-Chairman
2.15 ‘Downstream’ – a history of swimming in the Thames, between Twickenham
and Battersea
Caitlin Davies, author of Downstream
3.00 Brentford FC & the development of professional football in West London
Rob Jex, a Brentford Football Club Historian
3.45 Thanks and summary of the day’s proceedings
4.00 Conference ends
The Conference starts at 10.00am. As we are expecting a large number of people to join in we will open the Zoom session at 9.45am to give time for everyone to assemble. Remember we will be ableto hear anything you say as you join in!
When we start the conference we will mute everyone’s microphones because background noise
can be intrusive.There will be a short time after each contribution for questions. You can type them using the chatfacility and they will show up during the session; we’ll try to respond to these first.
If you wish to join the discussion or make a comment then either type into chat, wave your hand,un-mute your microphone or, if the chair hasn’t spotted you, perhaps say “hello”. Whoever ischairing the session will bring you in.
There will be a mid-morning break and a lunch break. If you need to leave the
conference during the talks but intend to return it is best to turn off your video and
mute your sound but stay online.