Our next Heritage Talk on Zoom will be on 21st February 2026. Social Historian Dr. Tom Dobson’s talk will be What did you do during the War?’ Westminster College and the impact of warfare on the training of Methodist teachers.

Dr. Tom Dobson is a Social Historian whose current research focuses on links between Methodism and The State. His 2024 PhD (People, Place and Policy: Westminster College and the Development of Methodist Teacher Training) explored the links between Methodism, public policy, and teacher training. It focused heavily on Westminster College, the Methodist teacher training institution which relocated to Oxford in 1959. Westminster College remains a research area for Tom, along with: the use of digital heritage platforms; forming links between Methodist Heritage and everyday Methodist practices; the role of Place within Methodist history; and exploring the wider idea of A Methodist Identity.

Zoom Meeting Details:
https://zoom.us/j/96696191020?pwd=6YcieBWI2PiWFblacG6vgzDkokXVy5.1
Meeting ID: 966 9619 1020
Passcode: 404866