Laing & Son: Carlisle’s Greatest Firm - talk by Chester Forster

Sat Jan 17 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC+00:00

Hebron Evangelical Church Carlisle | Carlisle

Friends of Carlisle Victorian and Turkish Baths
Publisher/HostFriends of Carlisle Victorian and Turkish Baths
Laing & Son: Carlisle\u2019s Greatest Firm - talk by Chester Forster
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Fundraiser event: talk about John Laing by Chester Forster on Saturday 17 January, 2-4pm, at the Hebron Evangelical Church in Carlisle.
Born in Carlisle, John Laing started work as a jobbing builder. Chester Forster will lead us through the life of this remarkable man and how a Carlisle building firm grew into the largest construction company in Europe.
Tickets £6.
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Hebron Evangelical Church Carlisle, 98 Botchergate,Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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