£15 members/£18 non-members Hugh Petter will set out some of the key issues that have resulted in the lamentable quality of new housing in the UK today before explaining how …
Lecture: Streetscapes: Navigating Historic English Towns
£15 members/£18 non-members At a time of increased pressure for new urban development, where there is a focus on either object-based architecture or the rolling out of developer-designed suburban sprawl, …
Lecture: St Helena
£15 members/£18 non-members This talk will focus on the fragile survival of this still largely intact East India Company town and its Georgian architecture. St Helena was a hugely important …
Lecture: Louis and George
£15 members/£18 non-members Using unpublished French and English sources, Philip Mansel shows that the Francophilia of the Prince Regent equalled the Anglophilia of Louis XVIII. The Regent decorated his palaces …
Online Lecture: Sussex Country Houses
£5 members/£7 non-members The influence of craftsmen on the design of country houses and on urban development c.1720–1820: a case study of a market town and its surrounding country houses. …
Online Lecture: Verdmont
£5 members/£7 non-members Harriet Wennberg will explore the fascinating history of Verdmont, a fine eighteenth-century house in Bermuda. Built for the privateer John Dickinson, it is a rare example of …
Online Lecture: Historic Paints
£5 members/£7 non-members Tom Balch, Director of Rose of Jericho, will deliver a talk on Traditional Paints. The talk will encompass the manufacture and use of limewashes, distempers, sheltercoats and …
Young Georgians Christmas Party
The Young Georgians Committee, requests the pleasure of your company at their annual Christmas Party. Wednesday 20th November At 6 Fitzroy Square 7pm – 10pm, including mince pies, wine, party …
YG Visit: Victoria and Albert Museum
An evening visit to the V&A this Friday 8th at 6:30pm. This is a free, casual event, meeting in the main reception. After a leisurely stroll around the galleries (Georgian …
Yorkshire Visit: Roof Tour of Cannon Hall
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 …