£50, 10.30am- 3pm Sheringham Hall, close to the North Norfolk coast, is a fine medium-sized country house designed by Humphry Repton and his son, John Adey Repton, 1812-18 for the …
Warwickshire Visit: Stoneleigh Abbey
£30, morning This visit to Stoneleigh Abbey will begin our series of events to coincide with Jane Austen 250 celebrations in 2025. Stoneleigh Abbey was founded by the Cistercians in …
Shropshire Visit: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings & Shrewsbury town walking tour
£50 (exc. lunch) Winner of the Diaphoros prize at the 2022 Georgian Group Architectural Awards the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings was constructed in 1797 as a spinning mill, producing linen thread …
London Walk: ALDWYCH/STRAND
£35 Spring will have sprung by the end of March, so come and spend a sunny morning exploring the history and architecture of the streets and gems around Aldwych and …
Lecture: Towards a New Architecture: the development of the Gothic and Picturesque in Britain, 1770-1830
£15 members/£18 non-members Please note that this lecture takes place on a MONDAY. In Mid Georgian Britain, attitudes towards Gothic architecture and culture began to shift. Strawberry Hill House presaged …
Online Lecture: Newspapers and the Built Environment in the Eighteenth century
£5 members/£7 non-members In this lecture, based on his PhD research and work supported by the Dunscombe Colt Fellowship, Matthew Lloyd Roberts will explore the various ways in which ideas …
Online Lecture: The Camellia House, Wentworth Woodhouse
£5 members/£7 non-members From a derelict shell to a vibrant tea house: discover the award-winning conservation work that rescued the Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse from Historic England’s Building at …
Lecture: The Presence of the Past: Gothic architecture in England, 1700-1770.
£15 members/£18 non-members Gothic architecture never quite went away in England. It reached its nadir, in general esteem and new buildings built, c. 1680– 1720, and thereafter recovered as a …
Lecture: John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture
£15 members/£18 non-members As a postgraduate student, Charles Saumarez Smith spent a lot of time working on John Vanbrugh in connection with his designs for Castle Howard. He developed a …
Online Lecture: Historic Clear Window Glass
£5 members/£7 non-members Clear window glass of the long 18th and 19th centuries is a remarkable product of its age. Within current conservation practice and planning, recent research shows that …