South London Branch British Horological Institute

The purpose of the Branch is to support the British Horological Institute and encourage new members to join; Enable members to meet to discuss knowledge and advance Horological business, with like-minded individuals. Disseminate information and knowledge on matters pertaining to all things connected with the advancement, of the art & science of horology and associated crafts.

We meet on the first Thursday of the month at the White Hart Barn at 7.30pm for a chat and refreshments with meetings starting promptly at 8.00pm. Follow the link to see our website http://slbbhi.co.uk

The programme for 2017  is as follows:

Date	Speaker	Subject
5th January	Grenville Johns	Restoring a Railway Clock
2nd February	Roger Stevenson FBHI	The Derek Pratt Frodsham H4 Watch
2nd March	Graham Dolan	The History of the Royal Greenwich Observatory
11th March	Special Auction	To include effects from the estate of the late Roland Jarvis
6th April	Owen Gilchrist	IWC Calibre (Fishtail) 71
4th May	West Dean Students	Presentations
tbc May	Visit	The Clockmakers Museum
1st June	Leigh Extence	The newly found History of Drocourt and Jacot Carriage Clocks
6th July	George & Cornelia Fossard	Update on Current Projects
tbc July	Visit	Day Out at Hampton Court
3rd August	Bill Wolmuth	20th Century Domestic Clocks of England & Wales
7th September	The Beresford Hutchinson Lecture, Ian Westworth	The Dennison Project
tbc September	Visit	The Time Workshop
5th October	AGM followed by Alan White	Making Fly Cutters
2nd November		Branch Auction
7th December	The George Daniels Lecture, Croydon Astronomical Society	Celestial Navigation and Time