Hall Place & Gardens in Bexley is hosting a free BBC local history event on June 23rd from 10am to 4pm. The event will include talks from historian Michael Wood about the Great British Story TV series, help researching family history from experts, exploring the history of Bexley through artifacts and photos, and learning how to investigate the history of your own home. Attendees can also bring historical objects found in their gardens to be identified. The event is open to those who register for free tickets in advance.

1. Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley
23 June 2012, 10am – 4pm
Discover YOUR place in history at The Great British Story event. Apply for free tickets
by visiting bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/events or by calling 03709 011227

3. The Great British Story:
Hall Place & Gardens
Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 1PQ
Saturday 23 June 2012, 10am – 4pm
Free BBC local history event set in
historic Hall Place, a Tudor country
house with a wartime secret
· Listen to historian, broadcaster and writer · Learn how to become a house detective as
Michael Wood as he discusses The Great British archivists from Bexley help you to discover the
Story – the series he is presenting for BBC Two. history of your home using local archive sources
Please note places will be limited
· Discover the archaeological treasures that
· Track down your ancestors and discover your unearth Bexley’s hidden landscape. If you’ve dug
family story with help and advice from family up something interesting bring it along and get
history experts an expert’s verdict on what you’ve found
· Talk to genealogists and find out if the meaning · Explore the history of Bexley through local
of your surname could reveal your family origins heroes, landmarks, working lives and industrial
heritage. Historians will use photos, films and
· Get hands on with treasures from the Museum artefacts to bring the past to life
of London and learn how experts conserve and
protect historical artefacts · Plus a full programme of talks will run
throughout the day
· Find out how clues in old photographs can help
you to date them. If you’ve inherited a family
photo and would like to know more, bring it
along and show it to our photo dating expert
The event is open to ticket holders
only. Apply for free tickets by visiting
bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/events
or by calling 03709 011227
Please note all activities are subject to change

4. In a new series for BBC Two, presented
With support from
by Michael Wood (below), The Great British
Story looks at history through the eyes of Bexley Archeology Group
ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords Bexley Heritage Trust
and ladies have all had their say down the Bexley Historical Society
centuries, but what were the last 1,600 Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre
years like for everyday Britons? Many of their Crayford Manor House Historical Society
Crayford Town Archive
stories have been lost in time but, with the
Crossness Engines Trust
help of our experts, The Great British Story Eastside Community Heritage
has reclaimed voices from the past. Friends of Red House
Now it’s your chance to get involved! Heritage Lottery Fund
Come along to our BBC and partner-led events Lamorbey & Sidcup Local History Society
and discover YOUR place in history. Look out for Museum of London
The Great British Story all over the UK in spring/ North West Kent Family History Society
summer 2012 and learn how to delve into your Society of Genealogists
past. Find out more about surnames, hidden The National Archives
landscapes, oral history, artefacts and memorabilia West Kent Detector Club
and local history.
Spend a day in some of Britain’s top historic
locations and have your questions answered.
Every event is different - you might uncover the
story behind an object you’ve dug up in the garden
or even start to piece together the story of your
ancestors. It’s all waiting to be explored.
For more information go to The Great British Story
website from May, bbc.co.uk/greatbritishstory.
For more details about BBC and partner-led
The Great British Story events, please see the
Things To Do website from early May 2012. Go to
bbc.co.uk/thingstodo and follow the simple steps
to find more history events near you. Please note
that not all events and activities are organised or
run by the BBC.