WTHSoc November 2022 Meeting Details

 

Date - 25 Nov 2022
Time - 20:00 (Doors open 19:30)
Location - Weston Turville Village Hall
Title - “Two Victorian Country Houses in the Chilterns"
Speaker – Adam Smith
Entrance - £2 members, £3 visitors

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