“Tailoring in Spitalfields”, Timothy Everest MBE.

“Tailoring in Spitalfields”, Timothy Everest MBE.

Thursday Feb 19 from 6:30pm to 8pm.

Hanbury Hall, 22 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR

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The Spitalfields Society presents the 2025/26 season of Spitalfields Talks.

A season of eight talks to be held on the third Thursday of every month commencing in October 2025 and running to May 2026 organised and funded by the Spitalfields Society. To be held at Hanbury Hall, Spitalfields. Dates of talks provisionally as follows:

16 October – “Spitalfields & Whitechapel in old photographs”. The Gentle Author.

20 November – “The Galvin Brothers – De Luxe”. Interview with the Essex Geezers turned Michelin stars.

15 January – Spitalfields Society “new year” party with special guest, Sandra Esquilant in conversation with Basil Comely.

19 February – “Tailoring in Spitalfields”, Timothy Everest MBE

19 March – “Hawksmoor & Vanburgh. The Drama of Architecture”, Sir Charles Saumarez Smith.

16 April – “The Matthew Collings Experience” with the artist, writer and broadcaster himself.

21 May – “Reimagining the Whitechapel Gallery”. Gilane Tawadros. Director of the Whitechapel Gallery.

18 June – “The Pub Design Quiz”. Rupert Wheeler in conversation with Esther Stanhope.

The talks will be held at Hanbury Hall, 22 Hanbury Street, E1 6QR, starting at 6.30pm and finishing at 8.00pm allowing for questions and debate. Refreshments will be available, and the hall will be open from 6.00pm and 9.00pm to allow the local community and visitors to the area to socialise before and after the event. The Hall accommodates an audience of about 100.

This is the fourth season of talks to be organised by the Society. Past speakers have included such public figures as Dame Sian Phillips, Angela Harnett, Tom Parker Bowles, Griff Rhys Jones, and Dan Cruickshank. Many local residents have spoken about their area of expertise and experience, from artists and writers to polar explorers and globe makers, and many visiting academics and historians have given talks about the cultural, social, and historic heritage of Spitalfields.

Tickets organised through Eventbrite. £12 per talk + Eventbrite charge. £60 for a season ticket for all eight talks available from Spitalfields Society at the 1st talk. Cash café/bar from 6.00 to 9.00pm. All proceeds to go to local “worthy causes.”