Local Residents Explore Addiscombe Heritage Project

Last year I worked with local residents to explore our local history connected to the East India Company Military Seminary which was located in Addiscombe.

I alluded to it in a recent article: https://brightblue.org.uk/avoiding-a-damaging-culture-war/

 

Now a group of local residents have an idea to develop a heritage project to understand this history, and to find positive opportunities to teach about it and provide more information.

Interestingly I saw reference our very own Addiscombe in the new book Empireland by The Times journalist Sathnam Sanghera. Wouldn't it be something if we discovered a present day link to Meer Hassan Ali and his book of 1812?

 

Looking forward to hearing the ideas of local residents.

 

Topic: Addiscombe heritage project

Time: Feb 23, 2021 07:00 PM London

 

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/99537579245?pwd=eG5Sb25FMTNUY2xBVzBvZDY0UTNsQT09

 

You can also book tickets through eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/x/addiscombe-heritage-project-tickets-141540628831

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