Autumn Lecture Series: BLOCK TICKET
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastAn Iconic Belfast Institution: The Belfast Charitable Society and its Pivotal Role in the Social, Economic and Political Life of Georgian and Victorian Belfast We are delighted to announce that our President’s Talk series returns each Thursday evening in November 2022. This year the talks will features an array of speakers from historical and legal fields who will explore the shared history and contested narratives tied to the Society and the developing Belfast of that time. The Autumn 2022 President’s Talk Series includes: Raymond Gillespie – The origins of the Belfast Charitable Society and the problem of poverty in Georgian Belfast. [...]
Autumn Talk: The origins of the Belfast Charitable Society and the problem of poverty in Georgian Belfast.
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastWe are delighted to announce that our President’s Talk series returns each Thursday evening in November 2022. This year the talks will features an array of speakers from historical and legal fields who will explore the shared history and contested narratives tied to the Society and the developing Belfast of that time. The first talk of the series will be delivered by Raymond Gillespie on "The origins of the Belfast Charitable Society and the problem of poverty in Georgian Belfast." The Belfast Charitable Society was formed in 1752, but why did it take until this time to address the problem of [...]