For all enquiries about Days of Special Interest please telephone 01984 667391 Each year we organise two Days of Special Interest to allow members to pursue a topic in greater depth. This often takes the form of two hours in the morning and one and a half hours in the afternoon with a delicious sandwich lunch and a glass of wine. It is a good way of meeting other members as well as studying a subject in depth.. Tuesday 24 March 2009
Study Day at Crowcombe Village Hall
The Arts and Crafts Movement.
Our lecturer is Peter Darty, a founder member of NADFAS and Head of History of Interior Design at the KLC School of Design in London.
The Study Day consists of three lectures examining the Movement in all its aspects, including architecture, interior design, furniture, glass, jewellery, textiles and garden design.
You are invited to bring along Arts and Crafts objects for the lecturer to examine.
We begin with coffee at 10.30 before the first lecture at 11.00.
The day ends between 3.00 and 3.30.
Lunch with wine or a soft drink is included in the fee of £25.
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Visit to Rodmarton Manor and Cheltenham
The Study Day in March provides an excellent introduction to this visit,as Rodmarton Manor is a unique example of the Cotswold Arts and Crafts style. After his marriage, Claud Biddulph wanted a house in the style ofRuskin and Morris and so commissioned Earnest Barnsley to design and build Rodmarton. It took 20 years to complete. The present owner, Simon Biddulph, will give a guided tour of the house. The garden too is arranged in a series of rooms in the Arts and Crafts style.
We shall travel to Cheltenham for lunch and the visit the museum, which has a world-renowned collection relating to the Arts and Crafts movement, as well as items on the history of the town and Edward Wilson who was on Scott's expedition to the South Pole.
The cost of the day will be £25 inclusive of entrance fees and guides, but excluding refreshments. Coffee will be available on arrival at Rodmarton at a cost of £2.50. (Please say if you would like coffee when applying for a place on this visit.)
The coach leaves Hankridge bus stop, near Sainsbury's, at 8.30am and we return to taunton at about 7.30pm.
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