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October
Visit: Street’s Church, Holmbury St Mary – G E Street Bicentenary
This visit is to the church which G E Street built in in 1878-79 as a memorial to his second wife, Jessie, who died soon after their honeymoon in 1876. It is very much a personal statement which he paid for himself.
More informationVisit: RIBA Drawings Collection at the V&A
The visit will start with an introductory talk on the history of the RIBA Drawings Collection by curator, Charles Hind followed by a look at a selection of Ƶdrawings from the collection, including several by Alfred Waterhouse for the Natural History Museum. We will move across to the Museum to look at the exterior and the Great Hall.
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Visit: All Saints’ church, Putney Common – G E Street Bicentenary
All Saints’ church, Putney, was opened as a chapel of ease in 1874. The interior is richly polychromatic and the many Morris & Co windows are of outstanding quality. This visit is our final look at a church by G E Street.
More informationVisit: St Mary’s at West Tofts
A unique opportunity to visit a small medieval church transformed by A W Pugin and his son in the 1840s and 1850s.
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Visit: Palace of Westminster
Join us on a crisp winter morning as we discover one of London’s best known buildings.
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Visit: An 1890s House in Clapham
This is a rare opportunity to see the colourful and atmospheric candlelit interiors of this house in Clapham.
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Visit: Royal Albert Hall
This is a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes of Grade I listed building and see parts of the Royal Albert Hall that are normally off limits to the public.
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Visit: Makers of Modern Gothic: A.W.N Pugin and John Hardman Jr: Curators’ Tour
Join Angus Patterson & Max Donnelly, co-curators of Makers of Modern Gothic: for a exhibition talk at the V& A museum, London.
More informationVisit: A Guided Tour of Two Temple Place, London
Discover this extraordinary Ƶbuilding and its history.
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Visit: Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington including a Visit to the Restored Chapel
Join us on a tour of Abney Park, one of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries, as we discover its history.
More informationVisit: Tour of Stanley Arts in South Norwood
Discover this delightful Grade II listed building hidden in the depths of south London.
More informationVisit: A Guided Tour of Guildhall Art Gallery, London – Morning
Looking at one of the country’s best collections of Ƶart at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London.
More informationVisit: A Guided Tour of Guildhall Art Gallery, London – Afternoon
Looking at one of the country’s best collections of Ƶart at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London.
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Visit: Woking, England’s First Crematorium: A Visit led by Prof Hilary J Grainger
A unique opportunity to visit the UK’s first crematorium, designed by Edward Francis Channing Clarke in 1885.
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Visit: Lutyens, Flockhart, Waterhouse and Voysey Day – Visit to Goddards
A unique visit to explore the architecture of Goddards and surrounding buildings.
More informationVisit: ƵSudbury, Suffolk including a visit to a Functioning Brickyard
A unique opportunity for members to learn about the brickmaking process for historic buildings at a brickyard normally closed to the public.
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