As I'm like everyone else, in lock-down, I decided it was an ideal opportunity to compile a new talk, and it's now finished.
Entitled 'Model Villages and the rise of the Philanthropic Movement' it tells the story of how forward thinking industrialists like Sir Titus Salt and the Cadbury and Lever families set about transforming the lives of their workers by providing decent housing at a fair rent, together with a host of other social facilities which today we take for granted.

Prince Albert's Cottages, 1851

Like all my talks it's accompanied by a Power Point presentation, in this case of 37 slides.

I hope you will find it of interest to your society or group, telephone or email me to discuss possible bookings once the current crisis is over.

During the current crisis groups and societies have understandably cancelled or postponed their usual meetings so I won't get to meet old friends and new during my talks.

I sincerely hope that all group and society members come through this difficult period unharmed and I look forward to meeting you all again when these troubled times are behind us.