Symposia
The Society holds an annual symposium at venues such as the Natural History Museum, the Royal College of Music or the Allen Room, St. Anne’s Soho, in London; Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford and the West Sussex Record Office at Chichester.
It meets occasionally for one-off events such as the unveiling of a plaque to Edward Heron-Allen in Selsey, the Day Conference on the Clare Island Survey in Dublin in October 2009 and the recent centenary visit to Clare Island in August 2011.
Many of the talks are published by the Society in the Opuscula.
International Symposia
Following our highly successful international symposium at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin in 2009, we decided to arrange an annual holiday in a location especially associated with the life and work of Edward Heron-Allen.
The intention was to increase our knowledge of Heron-Allen, to travel to interesting locations, to enjoy a holiday and to get to know our fellow members rather better.
Making use of his detailed holiday diaries, which are now deposited in the West Sussex Record Office at Chichester, we have arranged the following symposia:
- The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, Ireland 2009
- Clare Island, Ireland, 2011
- Ajaccio and Bastia, Corsica, 2013
- Venice and Verona, Italy, 2014
- Modena, Bologna and Ravenna, Italy, 2015
- La Rochelle, France, 2016
- Pisa and Florence, Italy, 2017
- Mulranny, Inishbofin and Galway, Ireland, 2018
- Biarritz and Pau, France, 2019
Previous Symposia
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20th Annual Symposium 2022
“Fossils, Monsters and Roman Heads” 11.00amSaturday, 9 July, 2022 Details The Symposium will be held at St. Peter’s Church Hall, 75 St Peter’s Crescent, Selsey, West Sussex. Will those wishing to attend the Symposium please contact the Honorary Secretary, Juliet Field at 40 Portland Road, Oxford, OX2 7EY, Tel: 01865 552640, jools.field@btinternet.com Will those wishing to…
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19th Annual Symposium 2019
“Large Acres and beyond” 11.00amSaturday, 6 July, 2019 Details The Symposium will be held at St. Peter’s Church Hall, 75 St Peter’s Crescent, Selsey, West Sussex. Will those wishing to attend the Symposium please contact the Honorary Secretary, Juliet Field at 40 Portland Road, Oxford, OX2 7EY, Tel: 01865 552640. Will those wishing to be…
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18th Annual Symposium 2018
“Edward Heron-Allen: A Gallimaufry” 11.00amSaturday, 7 July, 2018 Details The Symposium will be held in the Woolstaplers Room at the Novium, the Chichester Museum in Chapel Street, Chichester. Will those wishing to attend the Symposium please contact the Honorary Secretary, Juliet Field at 40 Portland Road, Oxford, OX2 7EY, Tel: 01865 552640. Those wishing to…
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17th Annual Symposium 2017
“Edward Heron-Allen: Beginnings and Endings” 11.00amSaturday, 1 July, 2017 Flat 13, 13 Tavistock Place,London Details The Symposium will be held in Flat 13, 13 Tavistock Place, London. Our meeting place is in the intellectual heartland of Bloomsbury, in the small triangle between Kings Cross St Pancras/Euston/Russell Square tube stations. Buses 59/68/168 from Waterloo and the…
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16th Annual Symposium 2016
“Edward Heron-Allen: The Past, the Future and the other World” 11.00amSaturday, 2 July, 2016 The Woolstapler Room,The Novium,Tower Street,CHICHESTER,West Sussex Details The Novium is the Chichester Museum situated in Tower Street. Will those wishing to attend the Symposium please contact the Honorary Secretary, Juliet Field, at 40 Portland Road, Oxford. OX2 7EY, Tel: 01865 552640.…
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15th Annual Symposium 2015
“Edward Heron-Allen: Research in Egypt, La Rochelle and Sussex” 11.00amSaturday, 27th June, 2015 The Minerology Seminar Room,The Natural History Museum,Cromwell Road,London Details The Minerology Seminar Room is in the basement of the Natural History Museum. To reach the Seminar Room please enter the Museum via the Geological Museum Entrance in Exhibition Road, NOT the Main…
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14th Annual Symposium 2014
“Edward Heron-Allen: Selsey and Beyond” 14.00pmSaturday, 28th June, 2014 The Novium,Tower Street,Chichester Details The Novium is the Chichester Museum situated in Tower Street. Will those wishing to attend the Symposium please contact the Honorary Secretary, Juliet Field, at 40 Portland Road, Oxford. OX2 7EY, Tel: 01865 552640. Those wishing to join us for lunch at…
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13th Annual Symposium 2013
“Edward Heron-Allen and his Collections” 10.15amSaturday, 29th June, 2013 Sackler Room,British Museum,London Details The Sackler Rooms are in the basement of the British Museum. When you enter the Great Court from the entrance, you turn sharp right to a staircase at the end and go downstairs. From there it will be clearly signposted. Will those…
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12th Annual Symposium 2012
“Edward Heron-Allen and some Women of his Acquaintance” 10.00amSaturday, 30th June, 2012 Allen Room,Dean Street,London Details The Allen Room is on the first floor of the building next door to St. Anne’s Church and is best reached from Dean Street. Dean Street is off Shaftsbury Avenue, and the nearest underground station is at Leicester Square.…
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11th Annual Symposium 2011
“Edward Heron-Allen and Music” 10.15amSaturday, 25th June, 2011 Donaldson Room,Royal College of Music,Prince Consort RoadLondon Details Coffee will be available from 10.15am. For the Royal College of Music take the Underground to South Kensington, or a Bus (Nos 9, 10 or 52) to the Albert Hall. If you would like to attend the Symposium please…
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10th Annual Symposium 2010
“Edward Heron-Allen, Archaeology and Local History” 11.00amSaturday, 3rd July, 2010 West Sussex Record OfficeChichester, West SussexPO19 1RN Details Transport Details and map There are direct trains to Chichester from Victoria Station in London, from Gatwick Airport and from Portsmouth and Brighton. The Record Office is opposite the Westgate roundabout and is ten minutes walk from…
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Royal Irish Academy International Symposium 2009
Dublin, Ireland The Heron-Allen Society held its first international symposium at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin in October 2009, marking a significant expansion of the Society’s activities beyond the UK. This groundbreaking event explored Edward Heron-Allen’s connections to Ireland and his involvement in Irish academic and cultural circles. The symposium was particularly significant as…
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9th Annual Symposium 2009
“Edward Heron-Allen and Literature” 11.00amSaturday, 4th July, 2009 Natural History MuseumPalaeontology Demonstration Room(The Dorothea Bate Room)Cromwell RoadLondon Details Meet at the Visitors Reception, on the left, inside the main entrance to the Museum on Cromwell Road. The nearest Underground Station is South Kensington. Lunch has been arranged at Pierino’s Italian Restaurant in Thurlow Place near to the…
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8th Annual Symposium 2008
“Treasures: Decorative, Egyptian and Musical: More from Heron-Allen’s Collections” 11.00amSaturday, 5th July, 2008 Natural History MuseumPalaeontology Demonstration Room(The Dorothea Bate Room)and Heron-Allen LibraryCromwell RoadLondon Details Meet at the Visitors Reception, on the left, inside the main entrance to the Museum on Cromwell Road. The nearest Underground Station is South Kensington. Lunch has been arranged at Pierino’s…
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7th Annual Symposium 2007
“The Heron-Allens and Oxford” 11.00amSaturday, 7th July, 2007 Lady Margaret HallTalbot HallNorham Gardens, OxfordOX2 6QA Details Lady Margaret Hall (Tel: 01865 274300) is immediately north of the Oxford Parks. From whichever direction you are coming to Oxford, it is best to reach LMH from the northern end of the Oxford Ring Road; the city centre is…
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6th Annual Symposium 2006
“Edward Heron-Allen and music” 11.00amSaturday, 1st July, 2006 Royal College of MusicDonaldson RoomPrince Consort RoadLondon Programme [There was an exhibition of some of the treasures from the Heron-Allen collection at the Royal College. By kind permission of Pat Naismith we were able to see one of the two violins made by Heron-Allen and to hear…
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5th Annual Symposium 2005
Proceedings and presentations from the 5th Annual Symposium (2005) in Soho, London. Highlighting Heron-Allen’s fascinating relationships, including historical investigations into Selsey treasure troves, his professional friendship with Fortescue William Millett, and his intriguing connection to Bram Stoker.
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4th Annual Symposium 2004
Proceedings and programme from the 4th Annual Symposium (2004) at the Natural History Museum, London. Featuring presentations on “Purpose and Intelligence in the Foraminifera,” a showcase of rare library treasures, and the scientific history of the 1911 Clare Island Survey.