Kris Butler: Drink Maps in Victorian Britain

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Friends of the Bodleian
Lunchtime Lecture

Kris Butler: Drink Maps in Victorian Britain

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 Thursday 30 May 2024

 1–2pm (BST)

 At the Weston Library
Online via Zoom

  Free event and open to all, booking required

Booking for this event is now closed.

About the event

Take a journey through drunken Victorian Britain told through maps made to convince law makers to turn off the flow of alcohol. Kris Butler has searched the UK for “drink maps” which were scattered far and wide, and in the process of finding them, she has collected many gripping tales and hilarious stories.

The book Drink Maps in Victorian Britain is available to buy for the Bodleian Shop.

 Speakers

Kris Butler is a lawyer, past president of the Boston Map Society and currently serves on the board of the Washington Map Society.

Booking information

The event is free and open to all but booking is required. This event is available to attend in person at the Weston Library or online via Zoom.

Booking for this event is now closed.

When you have booked your place, the ticketing system will send you an automated confirmation.

If you have booked to attend online, you will receive a link to the Zoom webinar in the week before the event.

Friends of the Bodleian

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For more information email fob@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

 Location

Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG

 Wheelchair access

The Weston Library is wheelchair accessible.

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