The Georgian period gave us many of Britain’s most beautiful buildings – in cities, towns and villages. Yet much of our Georgian inheritance remains in danger...

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Come and spend an autumn morning exploring the history and architecture of the streets and gems of Clerkenwell.

Clerkenwell was one of London’s first suburbs when it became a fashionable quarter for wealthy inhabitants escaping the City in the 17^th century, before it later became known for its over-crowded slums and radical activities.  In recent decades, it has become a heartland for the creative industries, in disused craft workshops, warehouses and markets, and the area will become the new home for the Museum of London.

On this autumn amble, we will explore revolutionaries (Wat Tyler, Stalin and Lenin), monasteries (Carthusian), residences (Hercule Poirot), prisons (the Clerkenwell House of Detention), burial sites (Crossrail excavations of Black Death victims) and one of the City’s most hidden Churches, St Bartholomew-the-Less and its links with William Hogarth.

The Walk will be led by Meg Ryder, a Londoner who hails from Pimlico.  Meg is a qualified solicitor who left the law to establish bespoke walking tours in London to follow her passion for all things historical, artistic and architectural. Meg has a Masters in History from Edinburgh University, and studied History of Art and Architectural History in Rome.

We will meet at 10.45am for a 11am start. This event is for members only.

If tickets have sold out for this event, please email members@georgiangroup.org.uk to be added to the waiting list.

£5 members/£7 non-members

The Nelson Garden was created in the late 18th century as a town garden in the centre of Monmouth, a place that went on to create a prosperous Georgian character in the first part of the 19th century. The walled garden acquired its name sometime after the visit by Nelson in 1802 and, today, the seat in which Nelson sat is preserved within a neo-classical pavilion. The garden also retains a rare surviving example of an 18th century hot wall.
This talk will look at the significance of the garden, the associations with Nelson and the ambitious restoration project completed by the Nelson Garden Preservation Trust.

The talk starts at 6.30pm, doors open from 6.15pm.

Georgian Group members are eligible for a discount on their ticket by entering GGMEMBER at the checkout.

Please read our Terms and Conditions before booking.

If tickets have sold out for this event, please email members@georgiangroup.org.uk to be added to the waiting list

Thursday 28th November, 1pm. £9.50 for Georgian Group members.

The Georgian Group have partnered with the York Georgian Society to invite you to a fascinating visit to Cannon Hall to learn more about the roof repair project at this outstanding, Grade-II* listed property.

Home of the Spencer-Stanhope family, Cannon Hall was built in the early 18^th century, possibly by York architect John Etty, with joinery by William Thornton. In the 1760s John Carr of York added the wings and contributed to interior finishes.

Today, Cannon Hall is a museum, park and gardens managed by Barnsley Council. Outstanding fine and decorative arts collections include paintings, drawings, ceramics, glass, metalwork and furniture. There is also a programme of temporary exhibitions.

Join us on a visit to Cannon Hall’s rooftop, to witness the essential repair works being undertaken. Following a generous Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND) grant, existing failing roofs and skylights will be replaced, stonework repaired, ventilation improved and stonework repointed. These repairs will safeguard the house and its collections for future generations.

Project Leaders Donald Insall Associates will give a tour of the live works to strip the roof, allowing us to inspect the 18^th century joinery.

Tickets are being sold for this event by the York Georgian Society.

£15 members/£18 non-members

We tend to think of cemeteries as Victorian, but their origins lie much earlier. There are two key phases: first, urban growth around 1700 demanded new burial provision and a pioneering wave of Anglican burial grounds started to join the cemeteries of dissenters and Jews. Later, influenced by Père Lachaise, new cemeteries were opened by private enterprise from the 1820s. The Georgian churchyard tradition supplied many of the tomb types, ensuring a strong element of continuity. The resulting funeral landscapes like Kensal Green (opened 1833) represent some of the key achievements of William IV’s reign. This talk is based on a forthcoming book on British cemeteries, co-written with Brent Elliott, to be published by Liverpool University Press.

The talk starts at 6.30pm, doors open from 6.15pm.

Georgian Group members are eligible for a discount on their ticket by entering GGMEMBER at the checkout.

Please read our Terms and Conditions before booking.

If tickets have sold out for this event, please email members@georgiangroup.org.uk to be added to the waiting list

This event will be rescheduled in January 2025

£25, Afternoon

As the ancestral home of the 9th Marquess & Marchioness of Hertford, Ragley Hall was designed for Lord Conway by Roger or William Hurlbut circa 1677 and modified by Robert Hooke in 1678. The east or entrance facade is dominated by a full-height portico supported on Ionic columns which was added by James Wyatt in 1778. The park landscaped by Capability Brown in 1757, with late 19^th Century formal gardens laid out by Robert Marnock.

This visit is for members’ only. 

Please note this visit has been rescheduled from Wednesday 13th November

Please read our Terms and Conditions before booking.

If tickets have sold out for this event, please email members@georgiangroup.org.uk to be added to the waiting list.

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