		Historian Speaker Guide		Landline 01474 320156 Mobile 0770 228 7147 christoph.bull@talktalk.net Email Me
Christoph Bull is a tour guide and Speaker who has entertained many local groups with his illustrated talks and walks. He is also Municipal Mace Bearer for Gravesham Borough Council and historical advisor to Swanscombe & Greenhithe Town Council Talks & Walks by Christoph Bull, BA (Hons), MCLIP, ALA
Illustrated Talks * Chalk Parish- Marshes, midges and medicine * Amazing Swanscombe * Shorne Parish - saints, sinners & scenery. * Northfleet's Secret History * The forgotten parish Denton, near Gravesend. * Folklore of Chalk Parish: things that go bump in the parish * Neumünster - Gravesham's twin town in Germany: historical twins * A Kentishman in Transylvania (about Romania) * "The good, the bad & the ugly":The amusing story of Kentish public libraries * Gravesend: Gateway to the Thames * Dirty Dartford… * Dickens in Kent * Gravesham Round & About - a virtual historical tour. * From Grot to Great: Gravesend Library’s transformation * Our Thames from Dartford to Grain * Some Real Kentish Ghost stories (not illustrated) * Pocahontas – the non-Disney story * The Kaiser’s War?? – a different perspective on the First World War * Cobham Parish - A Kentish Gem. * Stone near Dartford – the tale of the incredible shrinking parish. * Greenhithe to Grayhithe and back again (a talk about Greenhithe’s history) * Amazing Swanscombe, Greenhithe and Neumünster – Kent and Germany during World War One * Grim Gravesend – a guided walk or an illustrated talk about the sad, mad and bad of the town- tales of poverty disease and crime. * “The only one that got away” – the story of a German POW escape from Kent in 1915 and the amazing adventure which took him from China via America to Gravesend. * Some Gravesham Characters – well known and unknown people who have shaped the borough’s story (illustrated talk) Illustrated Talks. In preparation: * Dartford Rural Rides - Discover the Darent Valley's delightful villages. * Dartford Rural Rides-Discover the mysterious down-land communities. * Into the Hoo Peninsula & its secrets.			Guided Walks *Chalk Village* Chalk Parish Footpaths Chalk Church *( including the tower)* St. Helen’s Church, Cliffe S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Swanscombe Dartford Central Library (Historical tour of the magnificent Carnegie building inside & out) Gravesend Central Library (Historical tour) Gravesend town centre: walking the historical spine of a Kentish riverside town Swanley town: a blooming Kentish railway town. Guided walk of East Chalk & the churchyard Swanscombe Town: Kentish industrial revolution revealed Shorne Village Greenhithe village Delightful Dartford – from the workhouse to the grave. Gravesend – riverside guided tour Gravesend Old Town Hall Gravesend County Court and King Street. School Trips around NW Kent parishes and towns – contact me on 01474 320156 – e.g. Victorian Gravesend, Industrial Revolution in Swanscombe or Dartford etc. Grim Gravesend – disease, poverty, crime and marine disasters in old Gravesend. Northfleet – historical tour and eye opening experience. Say NO to Option C Take part in the consultation It’s important! www.lower-thames-crossing.co.uk
2017 Sunday 10th September 2017 10.30am Maritime themed walk led by local historian Christoph Bull Departs from the Visit Gravesend information desk inside Gravesend Borough Market at 10.30am Gravesend’s connection with the Thames is well known – less well known are the links some of the most famous maritime explorers and also how the river and the Gravesend Corporation were so closely entwined that the river’s effect on the town was more than just geographical. Let Christoph Bull (Local Historian) explore this connection with you – with a chance to visit the LV21 light ship for tea/coffee. (Please note, LV21 is not accessible for wheelchairs) Length approx. 1hourFree entry – booking essential call 01474 3376 00 email info@visitgravesend.co.uk Book in person at the information desk Thursday – Saturday 9am – 5pm, Sunday 10am – 4pm Monday 18^th September 2017 7pm Historical guided walk of Gravesend’s riverside with evening meal Meet: 7pm at General Gordon Statue, Gordon Memorial Gardens near Promenade, Gravesend Guide: Christoph Bull (Local Historian) Price: £15 includes guided tour and supper at Three Daws public house, Town Pier Square, Milton next Gravesend DA11 0BJ Booking essential via Three Daws public house on 01474 566869. Sunday 8th October 2017 2pm ( Changed from 1st) Guided tour and afternoon tea experience at Gravesend Old Town Hall Guide: Christoph Bull Begins: 2pm At: Gravesend Old Town Hall, High Street, Gravesend – meet in the Rico Sabor restaurant entrance. Cost: £19.50 – includes afternoon tea and guided tour. Booking essential via Rico Sabor Restaurant on 01474 365003 or email at info@oldtownhallgravesend.co.uk Come and discover the fascinating history behind one of Gravesend’s most important and mysterious buildings. Monday 16^th October 2017 6pm Something for Halloween Month – A Kentish man in Transylvania – do vampires exist (illustrated talk) On: Monday 16^th October 2017 Speaker: Christoph Bull At: Reliance Restaurant, Queen Street, Gravesend Begins: 6pm for meal and talk to follow Price: £15 – includes fish supper and illustrated talk Booking essential: Reliance Restaurant 01474 533593 This talk is unique bringing together the legends, films and real historical evidence of vampires with an opportunity for Christoph Bull to share his experiences in Romania and its beauty as the background to this subject. Discover how our area of Kent had a direct influence on Romania’s borders in 1918. Thursday 19^th October 2017 7.30pm Shorne Parish-saints, sinners and scenery (Illustrated talk) Speaker: Christoph Bull At: Shorne Village Hall, The Street, Shorne Begins: 7.30pm Small entrance fee for non-members of Shorne Local History Group This talk is a virtual tour throughout Shorne Parish opening its treasures and folklore for residents and visitors alike. Monday 30^th October 2017 7.30pm Secret history of Northfleet – illustrated talk Speaker: Christoph Bull At: Coldharbour Library, Coldharbour Road, Northfleet Begins: 7.30pm Cost: £4 includes light refreshments. Booking preferred by calling into Coldharbour Library or by emailing max.fisher@kent.gov.uk Monday 13^th November 2017 7pm Gravesham Round and About (Illustrated talk about Gravesham’s ancient parishes) with supper Speaker: Christoph Bull (Local Historian) At: Three Daws public house, Town Pier Square, Gravesend Cost: £15 which includes an evening meal, tour of the Three Daws and the illustrated talk which uncovers the hidden history of the places that make up Gravesham. Begins 7pm Booking essential – Three Daws 01474 566869. Monday 4^th December 2017 6pm Myths, legends & folklore of Gravesham and Dartford (illustrated talk on odd stories from our area of Kent) At: Reliance Fish Restaurant, Queen Street, Gravesend Begins 6pm for meal, talk to follow. Price: £15 (includes fish and chip supper with hot drink and talk) Booking essential: Reliance Restaurant on 01474 533593 Wednesday 27^th December 2017 10.30 “Winter Warmer Walk” Guided historical circular walk from Cliffe to Cooling Meet: 10.30am The Buttway, St Helen’s church, Cliffe ME3 7PY Guide/Leader: Christoph Bull 07702287147. The walk is free – but donations appreciated – no need to book, just turn up! This website was updated on 10th September 2017 Say NO to Option C Take part in the consultation It’s important! www.lower-thames-crossing.co.uk
Comments We so much appreciated your coming to talk to us today. All you had to say about the Kaiser's War was fascinating and it sounded as though it was a subject close to your heart [and your family] Comments from some of the audience afterwards showed that it caused many of us to think about the War from a different angle which I am sure is what you were hoping for. Thank you once again. Regards. Julia Hawkins Wed, 8 Mar 2017 Subject: Talk to Medway U3A Dear Christoph, Thank you for coming to talk to Leytara on’ Dirty Dartford’ last week, everyone I have spoken to said how much they had enjoyed the subject and the way it was delivered. I have had several requests for an encore. November 2015 "We so much enjoyed your talk about Pocahontas. As I am sure you realised we found it entertaining and thought-provoking especially as it exploded so many of the myths that have grown up around her. Thank you very much for coming and I hope that some of us will be making our way to Gravesend to join one of your tours. Medway U3A Sept 2015 "Hi Christoph, thank you so much for the talk you gave yesterday. It was really interesting and entertaining. Our audience really seemed to enjoy it and everyone that I have spoken to was very complimentary". Dartford U3a, June 2015 "Hi Christoph I am sorry I should have been in touch before. I would like to thank you for your presentation that although we rushed, you came over in a very professional way on the 31^st March 2015. We had a committee meeting yesterday and went through the feedback sheets. Everyone had a great day and thoroughly enjoyed your presentation". Dot Marshall Gravesham 50+ Forum “I am writing to thank you for a most interesting and informative talk at Loose last evening when many of us would have learned things we never knew before (about Germany in World War One). Your research is obviously extensive and your enthusiasm for the subject was clearly evident.” David Priestley, Chairman of Loose Area History Society Nov 2014. "Thank you for a wonderful presentation today, thoroughly enjoyed it. Can’t wait for the next one". Gravesham 50Plus Forum. "Thank you so much for coming along to our AGM and doing your history presentation on Northfleet. You were brilliant with loads of great feedback from the audience". Council for Voluntary Services – North West Kent. "Many thanks for a great tour of Gravesend. The children and us adults enjoyed it very much, and everyone liked you very much". BH Education, Harmer Street, Gravesend. Hi Chris. Just been to Strood Library to hear you give your talk on libraries. We both thought you presented your subject with superb wit and knowledge. You made the afternoon so interesting and we would like to be made aware of any future talks on any different subjects that you may offer. Thank you and hope to see you at Chalk Church sometime . Roy and Margaret Davis. Hi Chris, Thanks for your excellent talk at Strood last Saturday. It was very well received, and about as entertaining as the best comedian in the land! Norma Crowe, Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Strood. Had a brilliant morning with Sue’s English group and Derek and Lisa Baldwin and Andrea Dodd at the Mayor's parlour . Thanks to mayor and mayoress Derek and Pam Sales for tea and description of duties of the job. Extra special thanks to the entertaining and excellent Mace carrier Christoph Bull he made all the history fun to listen to. Eileen Baldwin, Gravesend
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