An Ideal Partnership – 2nd March 2017
At this month’s meeting James Bolton began by describing what was happening in English gardens in the 1850’s. With omnipresent[…]
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Seurat: dot … dot … dot – 2nd February 2017
Eveline Eaton’s captivating and illuminating exploration of the development of Seurat’s highly personal art, at this month’s meeting, must surely[…]
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Visit to the National Portrait Gallery’s Picasso Portraits Exhibition – 18th January 2017
Forty members boarded the coach, on a cold but sunny day, for our trip to the National Portrait Gallery to[…]
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Christmas Lunch – Waverly Abbey House – 9th December 2016
We celebrated Christmas this year with a special lunch at Waverley Abbey House which is a Grade II listed Georgian[…]
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“Oh Yes It Is” – Thursday 7th December 2017
by Jane Tapley. This lecture tells the fascinating story of how Pantomime developed out of its Greek and Roman roots[…]
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Special Interest Day: Living with History – Wednesday 22nd November 2017
by Anthony Rayworth. Anthony will give three lectures discussing different aspects of adapting the results of historical residential design with[…]
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Tintoretto and the Scuola de San Rocco in Venice -Thursday 2nd November 2017
By Sian Walters. The dramatic canvases which cover the walls and ceiling of the Scuola de San Rocco not only[…]
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Visits to The Garrick Club, Royal Opera House and Freemasons’ Hall – 18th October 2016
As there are limits on the numbers that can tour The Garrick Club and Royal Opera House, we ran two[…]
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Tour: Italy – 9-14th October 2017
6 Day Tour: The Palaces and Art of Bologna, Ravenna, Parma, Mantova and Ferrara – Monday 09 October 2017 I[…]
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Inn Signia – Thursday 5th October 2017
The Artwork and Stories Behind Strange Pub Names by John Ericson. In this colourful and entertaining lecture John shows some[…]
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The Palace of Westminster and The Supreme Court – Friday 29th September 2017
For a report on this visit click here. Blue Badge guided tour of the Palace of Westminster, including both Houses[…]
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Undershaw – Stained Glass Window Restoration – 22nd September 2016
Grayshott DFAS has contributed to the restoration of the stained glass windows at Undershaw – Arthur Conan-Doyle’s former home in[…]
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Visit to Longford Castle and Arundells – 14th September 2016
Few of us were aware of Longford Castle, just beyond Salisbury, prior to this visit but we certainly won’t forget[…]
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Pissarro and his Artistic Family in London and Grayshott – 7th September 2017
Pissarro and his Artistic Family in London and Grayshott by Nicholas Reed. Camille Pissarro (the founder of French impressionism) and[…]
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Munstead Wood, near Godalming – Wednesday 19th July 2017
Visit to the beautiful gardens of Munstead Wood, the home of famous garden designer Gertrude Jekyll. Followed by an optional[…]
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Visit: Pashley Manor Gardens and Great Dixter – Thursday 15th June 2017
Pashley Manor Gardens and Great Dixter, Kent Pashley Manor is a Tudor manor house with a quintessential romantic English Garden. […]
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