The last laugh of the Railway King

Kingsbury Library Coffee Morning

Geoffrey Scargill, chairman of The Watkin Society, will give a talk about the fascinating and often dramatic man, Sir Edward Watkin MP.

His one of the best known characters in Victorian Britain. The twist in the talk - the 'last laugh' - is the inside story of a lost masterpiece painting.

The talk covers the highlights of his creative life:

• the first Parks for the People in Manchester,
• his role in the foundation of Canada,
• his Great Central Railway from Manchester to Marylebone
• an Eiffel tower in Wembley
• building the biggest fishing port in the world and a new holiday resort next to it
• digging a Channel tunnel in 1880

Spaces limited book ahead.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Kingsbury Library, 522-524 Kingsbury Road, London, United Kingdom