2023
An Evening in Metro-Land: Friday 24th February at 5.30 The 50th anniversary of the first screening of Metro-Land is on 26 February 2023. Metro-Land was written and narrated by John Betjeman for a BBC documentary celebrating suburban life in the area to the north-west...
2022
The Betjeman Society wishes you all and your families a peaceful Christmas and our very best wishes for 2023! We look forward to 2023 with more events and the 900th Anniversary of the founding of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, so close to Cloth Fair where JB lived,...
2022
Mark Girouard – October 1931 to August 2022 It is with deep sadness that the Betjeman Society learned of the death of Dr Mark Girouard on 16 August 2022 at the age of 90. He was an architectural writer, authority on the country house, architectural historian...
2022
‘A Coming Together of Sorts’ Image from BBC Monitor programme Come and join us in Leicester on 24 September for a joint Betjeman and Philip Larkin societies event as part of the Larkin 100 celebrations. You may have seen in the press and other media...
2022
It’s time for the Save our Parsonages annual essay competition. Entries must be original work, of up to 1000 words long on the theme of: How can parsonages also be used to add value to local communities? Entries must be submitted by the closing date 12 noon on...
