Bentley Priory Museum

Battle of Britain Commemorative Day 2024
2024-09-14 10:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Bentley Priory Museum, Mansion House Drive, Stanmore, HA7 3FB, United Kingdom
Join our family friendly Battle of Britain Commemorative Day
The Museum will be open from 10am to 5pm with activities taking place throughout the day between 10am-4pm which are included with admission. A full programme of timings and locations will be available to all visitors on arrival.
Activities to be announced soon. To include historical displays, music from Harrow Apollo Male Choir, pop-up talks, garden games and more.
Ticket Prices:
Adults: £8.00
Concessions (Over-60s / NUS Student / On Benefits): £7.00
HM Armed Forces / Veteran: £5.00
Carer: Free
Child 6-16 year old: £4.00
Children aged 5 and under: Free
Please note that Museum Annual Membership is not valid for this event.
Advance tickets recommended due to limited availability. Book here

Friday Morning Talks: How we came to 'Love the Bomb' - With Bruce Clark
2024-09-27 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for our Friday morning talk, where Bruce Clark will talking about the evolution of bombing and strategy from the First World War to the Nuclear era.

This talk will take place onsite in the Museum’s Learning Centre and is included in Museum admission or Annual Membership.
Advance booking required – please reserve your seat via the link below.
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RNLI 200: Remembering the Rescue of The Few
2024-10-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-11 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-18 10:00 - 16:00 and 17 more dates
RNLI 200: Remembering the Rescue of The Few explores the critical role of the RNLI in WWII, including rescues during the evacuation of Dunkirk & of Battle of Britain aircrew in 1940. With thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Friday Morning Talks: BRIXMIS - With Aldon Ferguson
2024-10-11 11:00 - 12:00
Join us a for our Friday morning talk, where the ever popular historian Aldon Ferguson will be returning to talk about the Cold War covert reconnaissance mission, BRIXMIS.
The British Commanders’ in Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany was essentially a license to spy. Formed in 1946 by the Robertson – Malinin Agreement it permitted selected UK military groups to wander in Soviet occupied East Germany to monitor their troop movements and activities. This right was fully exploited until the end of the Cold War and removal of Soviet forces from East Germany in 1991. This is that story.

This talk will take place onsite in the Museum’s Learning Centre and is included in Museum admission or Annual Membership.
Advance booking required – please reserve your seat via the link below.
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Friday Morning Talks: My Uncle, The Battle of Britain VC - With Jim Nicolson
2024-10-25 11:00 - 12:00
Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where Jim Nicolson will be returning to speak about his Uncle, James Nicolson VC.
In this presentation, Jim Nicolson will talk about his similarly named uncle, James Nicolson, who was the only Fighter Command pilot in the whole of the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross. Jim’s talk focuses on his uncle’s early war experiences; the action which resulted in the award of the Victoria Cross; the impact that the award had on him and his wife; his subsequent death in action in Burma near the end of the war; ending with the steps taken to remember his gallantry.
About the speaker
Jim served for thirty years as a police officer; working for most of that time in Soho and London’s East End, before moving to Hertfordshire from where he retired in 2002, as the Assistant Chief Constable.
He has been a keen student of military history for many years, particularly focusing on aviation and the Great War.

It will take place in the Museum’s Learning Centre for those with Museum admission or Annual Membership.
Advance booking required – please reserve your place via the link below.
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Friday Morning Talks: Phew! That Was Close - With Air Marshal GA 'Black' Robertson
2024-11-08 11:00 - 12:00
Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where Air Marshal (Retd) GA ‘Black’ Robertson will be returning to speak about some extraordinary individual’s experiences that are featured in his latest book ‘Flying Through the Ranks’.
Popular speaker Air Marshal Black Robertson returns on Friday 8 November with another fascinating talk: Phew – That Was Close! It’s based on his latest book, Flying Through the Ranks, where contributors from a Marshal of the RAF to a Junior Technician tell a series of extraordinary stories that run the gamut of risk-taking from the Cold War to the Balkans.
To give you a flavour of some eye-opening experiences, you’ll hear of a Lightning first-tourist who succumbs to the ‘press-on spirit’. In the Falklands a calculated gamble puts tanker crews in grave danger, while a brilliant, almost equally risky piece of improvisation averts potential disaster for a young Hunter pilot. Then from Kosovo comes the tale of an astonishing helicopter escape. There are engineer stories too, not least those from a UK base seemingly prone to serious accidents. Central to so many of these riveting tales is the bond between those who fly and those who support them on the ground – as is the most important factor of them all: sheer good fortune. Don’t miss this enthralling illustrated presentation.
About the speaker
Air Marshal GA ‘Black’ Robertson CBE BA FRAeS FRSA RAF (Retd)
‘Black’ Robertson joined the RAF in 1963, instantly acquiring the nickname that’s remained with him ever since. After 3 years at the RAF College, Cranwell, he spent the next three decades in flying, staff and command appointments including tours of duty in the USA, Germany and the Falkands. He flew all the RAF’s front line fighter aircraft and also qualified as a helicopter pilot. A trustee of the David Vaisey Awards, a Cranfield Trust mentor and an ambassador for the National Spitfire Monument, www.nationalspitfireproject, he now devotes his time mainly to lecturing and writing and has appeared at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and the Gloucester History Festival. Flying Through the Ranks is his fourth book; for more information, see www.blackrobertson.com.

It will take place in the Museum’s Learning Centre for those with Museum admission or Annual Membership.
Advance booking required – please reserve your place via the link below.
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