2026 London Lecture Series

As part of our management arrangements, we require all members and guests to register in advance of each lecture. The number of available seats for the in-person events is limited, and they are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

It’s all free – simply follow the links to register via our online booking system. If you have any difficulties please email events@ahsoc.org.

If you register for a lecture and subsequently find you cannot attend, please email the address above, or call the office, so that your place can be released for somebody else.

Registration for later lectures will open nearer the time.

Thursday 15 January 2026

'Behind the screens: the workspace of a virtual watchmaker', by Eliott Colinge
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Thursday 12 March 2026

'Lacquers on Victorian and Edwardian scientific instruments', by Penny Thoyts
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Thursday 9 July 2026

'Morality and control: electricity, illumination and timekeeping in 19th and 20th century Austria', by Tabea Rude

Thursday 10 September 2026

'From Alice in Wonderland to Queen Victoria: two exceptional carriage clocks by Alfred Drocourt', by Leigh Extence

Thursday 19 November 2026

'What has 25,000 plants and cuckoos? When horticulture meets horology – the growth of the floral clock ', by Mark Crangle

AHS meetings for 2026

The London Lecture Series for 2026 is being held in person at St Mary-at-Hill Church, Lovat Lane, London, with simultaneous live-streaming online over Zoom. Attendance at the live lectures, whether in-person or on Zoom, is free to all – members and non-members alike – and AHS members can also watch recordings of the lectures afterwards in the website member area.

The 2026 London Lecture Series is supported by the kind sponsorship of Carter Marsh & Co.

Past lectures

Find out about recent London Lectures here >