Talks and Speakers

As of 09/02/2026

We have been able to confirm at least 6 guest speakers for our event.

11am - Principal’s Welcome - William Baldwin

11:15am - Geoffrey Mead - Absque Labore Nihil: Aspects of Brighton’s Educational History

11:30am - Dr Jonathon Watson - The Imperial Past in Brighton & Hove - Indian Soldiers in Brighton 1914 - 1916

12pm - Peter Crowhurst - The Importance of Plaques to understanding our history

12:30pm - Al Mackintosh - Take Shelter Project at Downs Junior School

1:00pm - Dickon Edwards - From Oscar Wilde to Harry Styles: The Camp Legacy of Aubrey Beardsley

1:30pm - Dave Akers - An Audience with the Legendary Singing History Teacher

A synopsis from each speaker will be available shortly. All talks are subject to change.

A three-storey old building decorated with cloth and shields, on a street corner.

Image: The second site of Brighton Grammar School on Buckingham Road from the 1868-1920. The school moved to the current Dyke Road site in 1913, before having to return due to the war until 1920. The site pictured later became Brighton Maternity Hospital before eventually being demolished in September 1976. The replacement building has recently been demolished. The original school building is still standing.