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Tuesday 27 September 2022 |
Chevening House Sevenoaks |
Please see the attached document outlining an opportunity to visit Chevening House in Sevenoaks in Kent on the afternoon of Tuesday September 27th, 2022. Chevening is a large country house built between 1617 and 1630 to a design reputedly by Inigo Jones. Formerly the principal seat of the Earls Stanhope, the house and estate now serve as a furnished country residence for a person nominated by the Prime Minister, currently the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. The house is opened a very limited number of times each year to interest groups and the East Surrey Area Team have secured a guided visit on Tuesday 27 September. The cost will be £30 per head, which includes a two-hour tour of the house followed by tea with sandwiches and cake in the drawing room. We will have to travel independently as coaches cannot gain access to the Estate. Places are strictly limited to 25 persons and will be allocated in the order received. If you would be interested in joining the group, please e-mail junerobinson9@btopenworld.com to receive a booking form. Please indicate whether you will be applying for one or two places. Payment by BACS will be due with thanreturn of the booking form (we regret this is non-refundable). No photography will be permitted in the house. Best regards, Ruth Andrews East Surrey Area Arts Society Secretary
Visit to Chevening House Tuesday 27 September 2022 2 pm to 4.30 pm (Time to be confirmed) Chevening is a large country house in Kent built between 1617 and 1630 to a design reputedly by Inigo Jones. Formerly the principal seat of the Earls Stanhope, the house and estate now serve as a furnished country residence for a person nominated by the Prime Minister, currently the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Details here: Chevening House, Sevenoaks Kent. The house is opened a very limited number of times each year to interest groups; East Surrey Area Team have secured a guided visit with afternoon tea on Tuesday 27 September. The cost will be £30 per head, which includes a two-hour tour of the house followed by tea with sandwiches and cake in the drawing room. There will be independent travel; coaches cannot gain access to the Estate. Places are strictly limited to 25 persons and will be allocated in the order received. If you would be interested in joining the group, please e-mail junerobinson9@btopenworld.com to receive a booking form. Please indicate whether you will be applying for one or two places. Payment by BACS will be due with return of booking form (we regret this is non-refundable). No photography will be permitted in the house. |
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Thursday 7 July 2022 |
Stanley Picker House joining Reigate |
A visit to the Stanley Picker House & Collection (only open by arrangement) + lunch at Warren House Hotel Thursday 7th July £42 per head (includes Gallery Visit tickets and tour, sandwich lunch, tea or coffee in a private function room with access to The Warren House Hotel gardens).
Please contact Ann Tompkin for more details. Tel: 01737 782549 E-mail: anntompkin@gmail.com |
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Thursday 26 March 2020 |
Hockney Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery |
This outing is to the National Portrait Gallery to see the first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney’s drawings in over twenty years, ‘David Hockney: Drawing from Life’. It will feature around 150 works, from the 1950s to the present day, that are currently held in public and private collections across the world, as well as from the David Hockney Foundation and the artist himself. Highlights will include a series of new portraits; coloured pencil drawings created in Paris in the early 1970s; composite Polaroid portraits from the 1980s; and a selection of drawings from an intense period of self-scrutiny during the 1980s when the artist created a self-portrait every day over a period of two months. The coach will leave at 1pm from the KGV car park in Effingham, and then after the exhibition the coach will transfer us to Sloane Square so that you can have a meal in one of the restaurants there before the coach brings us back home, arriving back at the car park by 8:30pm. This way we avoid the rush hour traffic, and it also means that you don’t have to start preparing an evening meal when you arrive home! It also gives time to chat with each other about the exhibition, amongst other things, and socialise with other members.There are a number of restaurants in and around Sloane Square, which you would need to pre-book yourself. But if you would be travelling on your own, please let us know, as we will be booking a number of tables at Cote Brasserie on Sloane Square. Of course you may prefer to take yourself off elsewhere after visiting the exhibition, and just arrive back at Sloane Square for the return coach home. Ticket price is £38 (£30 if you are an Art Fund member), and tickets will go on sale at the January lecture. |
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Thursday 14 November 2019 |
Rutter at St Paul's Cathedral |
This is an evening outing for an RPO concert at St Paul's Cathedral, where John Rutter will conduct an entire programme of his very own resplendent works within the sublime surroundings of one of the world’s most celebrated landmarks. With Mary Bevan as soprano and The Bach Choir, we will hear Rutter's Cantate Domino, The Lord is My Light and My Salvation, Four Meditations for Orchestra and his poignant Requiem Ticket prices are £62 for seats under the dome and £58 for seats behind these in the front knave. This price includes the concert brochure (normally £5 extra), the coach journeys and parking at KGV car park. The seats alone would normally cost £60 and £55, and so the coach trips are effectively free (and coach prices have just increased by £100 to cover the new London emission charge, making this even more value for money!). The coach will leave promptly from the King George V car park at 5:30pm to take us to St Paul's Cathedral. The concert starts at 7:30pm, and afterwards the coach will return us back to the KGV car park, arriving about 10:30pm. Tickets for this outing have all been sold, but if you would like your name added to the waiting list, please email info@theartssocietyhorsley.org.uk. |
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Wednesday 5 June 2019 |
Visit to Stratfield Saye |
An outing to Stratfield Saye - the country home of the Duke of Wellington. We will have the whole house and gardens to ourselves, and will be given guided tours of the house in small groups. We will leave at 9:15am from King George V car park. Stratfield Saye is just north of Basingstoke (on the way to Reading), so hope to arrive about 10am. We'll then have tea/coffee and biscuits, before our guided tours of the house. You will be free to stroll round the gardens, before or after having lunch (included in ticket price). All food comes from their farm shop. We will then leave about 2:30pm, and on the way back will stop off at West Green House Gardens, where you can wander round their beautiful gardens and/or have a cup of tea. We will then leave about 4:30pm to finish our journey back to the KGV car park, arriving about 5:30pm. Ticket price is £50 and includes tea/coffee and biscuits on arrival, guided tour and lunch at Stratfield Saye. West Green House Gardens is National Trust, and so if you're a member, entrance is free. If not the entrance fee is £8. If interested in this outing you can email info@theartssocietyhorsley.org.uk |
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Thursday 28 March 2019 |
Outing to Tate Britain and RPO concert at the Royal Festival Hall |
This is an afternoon and evening outing,with the coach leaving the King George V carpark at 1pm, and returning us to Effingham by about 11pm. We will visit the van Gogh Exhibition at Tate Britain and then go on to an RPO concert at the Royal Festival Hall, where the wonderful Pinchas Zukerman will conduct and be the solo violinist for Vaughn Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.5 and Beethoven’s Symphony No.5. The exhibition Van Gogh and Britain presents the largest collection of Van Gogh’s paintings in the UK for nearly a decade, bringing together some of his most famous works from around the world – including Shoes, Starry Night on the Rhône, L'Arlésienne, and two works he made while a patient at the Saint-Paul Asylum, At Eternity’s Gate and Prisoners Exercising. They will also be joined by the very rarely lent Sunflowers from London’s National Gallery. Van Gogh lived in England as a young man for several crucial years. He fell in love with British culture, especially the novels of Charles Dickens and George Eliot. And he was inspired by the art he saw here, including paintings by Constable and Millais which are also featured in the exhibition. The exhibition will in addition look at the British artists who were inspired by Van Gogh, including Francis Bacon, David Bomberg, and the young Camden Town painters, showing how his vision set British artists on the road to modern art. We will then leave the Tate about 5pm to go to the Southbank, where there are numerous restaurants for you to have a meal, some doing pre-theatre menus. The concert starts at 7:30, and the ticket price includes a free programme (would normally cost £5). The concert is Vaughan Williams (Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis), Mozart (Violin Concerto No 5) and Beethoven (Symphony No 5), with the wonderful Pinchas Zukerman as conductor and solo violinist. The ticket price for the outing depends on whether you are a member of Tate Britain (free entrance to exhibition), the Art Fund (half price entrance to exhibition) or neither (concession group price of £20). But because of the reduced price negotiated for the concert, you will effectively get the cost of the coach journeys to and from London, plus between the Tate and the Southbank, as well as the parking at KGV car park, for free. There are also two concert ticket prices - all are front stalls rows H to L - the slightly higher priced ones being more central. So this gives the following range of ticket prices, and if you want to reply to this email in order to reserve your tickets for this outing, please say which priced ticket you would like. Ticket Prices: If a member of the Tate: £45 or £52 If an Art Fund member: £55 or £62 If not a member of either: £65 or £72 Tickets will be on sale at the November lecture, but if you'd like to email to reserve a ticket please email info@theartssocietyhorsley.org.uk. |
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 |
Outing to the National Portrait Gallery and RPO concert at the Cadogan Hall |
This is an afternoon and evening outing, with the coach leaving at 1pm, and returning us to Effingham by about 11pm. The exhibition is called ‘Gainsborough's Family Album’, and the concert is the the Liszt Piano Concerto No1, Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, and Kodaly’s Dances of Galanta, with the wonderful Alexander Shelley as conductor. The exhibition will feature over fifty works from public and private collections across the world, including a number of works that have never been on public display in the UK, and bringing together for the first time all twelve surviving portraits of Thomas Gainsborough’s daughters. The exhibition's layout will also chart Gainsborough’s career from youth to maturity, telling of his rise to fame and fortune, and providing a unique insight into his private life and motivations. Ticket price for the coach and concert is £43. And if you’re a member of the National Portrait Gallery, the exhibition entrance is free. If you’re an Art Fund member, the exhibition entrance is £7, making the outing price £50. If you’re not a member of either, then the group ticket cost for the exhibition is £13, making the outing price £56. The actual concert seats alone would normally cost £40, so again this outing is a really good price. |
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Wednesday 26 September 2018 |
Oxford |
This trip is for a morning tour of the Sheldonian Theatre, and a leisurely afternoon stroll around the artistic and archaeological highlights of the city, including a visit to one of the colleges. The Sheldonian Theatre, an exquisite Grade I listed building situated in Oxford’s city centre, is the official ceremonial hall of the University of Oxford, and is where they have their graduation ceremonies. This unique historic Oxford venue, located in Oxford’s medieval city centre, was built between 1664 and 1669. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and has a magnificent ceiling painted by Robert Streater during the reign of King Charles II. You can also climb the steps to enjoy one of the best indoor 360 degree panoramic views of Oxford from the Cupola. The coach will leave the King George V car park at 8:30am to get us to the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford before 10:30am. There they will provide us with a welcome cup of tea/coffee and biscuits, followed by a tour of the theatre. This will finish by 12:30pm. You will then have free time until 2pm so that you can have lunch - there are numerous cafes and restaurants nearby - and/or visit other places of interest or just go shopping. We'll then meet up at 2pm for a leisurely two hour walking tour. The tour guide comes highly recommended, two of our committee members having previously taken groups on two of his other guided tours of Oxford. After this the coach will pick us up at 4:45pm to return us to Effingham, arriving back there some time after 6pm. The tickets are £45, to cover the cost of the coach, ‘tea & tour’ at the Sheldonian Theatre, and the fees for the tour guide and entrance to the college. I am afraid we are limited to 25 places for this outing, and so if you would like tickets, please email on info@theartssocietyhorsley.org.uk. If any places are remaining by our June lecture, we will also be selling them then. |
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Monday 11 June 2018 |
Visit to West Dean Gardens and Goodwood House |
This outing is to the amazing West Dean gardens, followed by 'afternoon tea' in the sumptuous ballroom at Goodwood, and a tour of the stunning Goodwood House. The afternoon tea, served at your table, consists of dainty sandwiches, cakes, pastries, scones and posset, and so we thought this would serve as a light lunch! The coach will leave King George V car park at 9:30, arriving at West Dean around 10:45. You will then be free to roam the gardens and have coffee/tea in their cafeteria if, as and when you wish. The coach will leave at 12:45 to arrive at Goodwood by 1pm in time for our 'afternoon tea'. The tour (in small groups) of the richly coloured state apartments will then start at 2:15, and this will give us a unique insight into the history of Goodwood House. The tour lasts about an hour and 15 minutes, and so we will leave for home at about 3:45, arriving back at the car park by about 5pm. Ticket cost, including the ‘afternoon tea’, entrance fees, guided tour and, of course, the coach trip, is £50, but if you are a member of the Historic Houses Association, this reduces to £42:50. Or if you have a 241 Garden Scheme Card (usually available with the May edition of Gardeners World magazine), you can also just pay £42:50 each. Then, as a couple, you only have to pay for one entrance ticket for the two of you at West Dean on the day (full price is £9). As a single person, the 241 card gives 25% discount on the entrance fee. We will be selling tickets at the April lecture, but if you want to buy tickets before then, especially if you are unable to attend on the lecture day itself, just email me at info@theartssocietyhorsley.org.uk, and I'll get back to you. By way of more background on Goodwood itself, it has been the seat of the Dukes of Richmond and Lennox for over 300 years, the first Duke being the natural son of Charles II. And the family art collection is one of the greatest of any English country house, including their famous Sevres porcelain collection, paintings by Van Dyke, portraits from the Stuart period, and all this amongst wonderful tapestries and French furniture. There are also interesting links between Goodwood and West Dean, involving the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), which you'll learn about on the day! And of course West Dean Gardens are one of the greatest restored gardens open to the public in England. |
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Wednesday 14 March 2018 |
Outing to the Royal Albert Hall |
This Royal Philarmonic’s Best of Broadway Concert will enable you to enjoy the glitz and razzamatazz of the best of shows from Broadway and the West End. The concert features music from stage shows including: LES MISERABLES, CHICAGO, EVITA, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, BEAUTIFUL, ANNIE, DREAMGIRLS, WICKED, MATILDA, CATS…and many more, with David Firman as Conductor, and vocalists Cassidy Janson, Abbie Osmon, Adam Garcia and Matt Henry. We will leave about 5:30pm and arrive back at King George V car park around 11pm. |
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Tuesday 27 February 2018 |
Trip to London |
An afternoon visit to the Charles1: King and Collector exhibition at the Royal Academy, followed by an evening Royal Philharmonic Concert, 'Myths and Fairytales', at the Cadogan Hall. The exhibition reunites for the first time the legendary art collection of Charles I, this having been sold off following the king’s execution in 1649. It includes over 100 works of art by some of the finest artists – Titian, Holbein, Dürer, Van Dyck and Rubens. For those purchasing entrance to the exhibition, you will receive a free exhibition guide book (normal price £2:50). The concert includes Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, Tchaikovsky’s wonderful Violin Concerto, performed by the immensely talented Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, Sibelius’ mesmerising Nightride and Sunrise and extracts from Khachaturian’s Spartacus Suite. We will leave at 1:30pm, and return to the King George V car park around 11pm. The coach will transfer us to Sloane Square around 5pm - so there will be time for a meal in one of the many restaurants there, or a shop in Peter Jones!, before the concert starts at 7:30pm. The ticket price also includes a free concert brochure (normal price £4), and these will be handed out to you at the hall before the concert starts. |
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Wednesday 1 November 2017 |
Autumn Visit to Queen's Gallery and Cadogan Hall Concert |
The coach will leave about 1:30pm, and take us to visit the Canaletto exhibition at the Queens Gallery. The coach will then take us on to Sloane Square, where there will be time for a meal (not included in the price) and/or shop in Peter Jones!, before the RPO concert (Elgar and Vaughan Williams) at 7:30pm. The coach will return us to the car park by about 11:30pm. Canaletto & the Art of Venice The Royal Collection contains the world's finest group of paintings, drawings and prints by Venice's most famous view-painter, Canaletto (1697-1768). These works were bought by the young George III in 1762 from Canaletto's agent and dealer Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice, along with the rest of Smith's huge collection. The exhibition presents a spectacular selection of eighteenth-century Venetian art, with Canaletto's greatest works shown alongside paintings and works on paper by Sebastiano and Marco Ricci, Francesco Zuccarelli, Rosalba Carriera, Pietro Longhi and Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. The exhibition explores the many delights of eighteenth-century Venice, from the splendours of the Grand Canal and St Mark's Square to its festivals, theatre and masked carnival, bringing the irresistible allure of the most beautiful city in the world to The Queen's Gallery. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall - Barry Wordsworth conducts "The Best of British" This features two wondrous works from the great Vaughan Williams, John Ireland’s remarkable Piano Concerto, performed here by one of the UK’s finest pianists Mark Bebbington, and Elgar’s wonderfully rousing ‘Enigma’ Variations, which includes the instantly recognisable Nimrod. Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture and The Lark Ascending John Ireland Piano Concerto Elgar ‘Enigma’ Variations |
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Monday 10 July 2017 |
Summer visit to Highclere Castle, Gardens and Egyptian Exhibition. |
Tickets are all sold. Highclere Castle is a country house in the Jacobethan style, with a park designed by Capability Brown. The 5,000-acre estate is in Hampshire about 5 miles south of Newbury, Berkshire. It is the county seat of the Earl of Carnarvon, a branch of the Anglo-Welsh Herbert family. Highclere Castle was a filming location for the British comedy series Jeeves and Wooster, which starred comedians Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. It was also used as the main filming location for the award-winning period drama Downton Abbey. The great hall and some of the bedrooms located inside the building, were also used for filming. ITV’s 2016 autumn drama “Tutankhamen”also has association with Highclere Castle, which, as the family seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, retains important links with the important archaeological discovery that is Tutankhamen. A former wine cellar is now home to Highclere’s Egyptian collection that we will also have the opportunity to visit. Included in this small exhibition are the family’s surviving items from the grave of the 19-year-old boy pharaoh, buried in Egypt some 3,300 years ago and rediscovered by the fifth Earl and the archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922. They also have artefacts from other digs during the Earl’s time in Egypt in the early 20th century; cartouches, delightful figurines and a (thankfully) empty sarcophagus. Also there is “the very blade that killed him”; a century-old, ivory-handled cutthroat razor, the handle bearing the wyvern crest of the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, peer of the realm, and most prominent victim of the “Curse of Tutankhamen” – the ghastly fate reserved for anyone who should disturb the journey of the pharaoh through his afterlife. It was with this razor that Carnarvon cut an inflamed mosquito bite while shaving, just after making the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century.” |
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Wednesday 28 June 2017 |
Tosca at the Grange Opera, West Horsley Place |
All tickets are now sold for this outing to the Grange Opera at West Horsley Place. If you need any further information please contact Rhona. |
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Tuesday 7 February 2017 |
Pinchas Zukerman performs Beethoven with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. |
Principal Guest Conductor and legendary violinist, Pinchas Zuckerman is both conductor and soloist in this all Beethoven programme. Including the exceptional Symphony no. 7 as featured in the King’s Speech and the exquisite Violin Concerto, portraying Beethoven at his most stirring and inspirational. Ludwig Van Beethoven: Overture, Egmont Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No.7 Interval Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Concerto The coach will depart our usual departure point (KGV playing field) at 1700hrs and depart RFH at 2200hrs. We are pleased to have a generous group discount on tickets in the front stalls, including a free concert programme. Ticket cost of £40 includes concert tickets and coach transfer from KGV Effingham. Rhona Elliott will be selling tickets on 9 November and 14 December at lectures. Should you be unable to attend please contact her directly at elliott.rhona@btinternet.com. Should you wish to prepare in advance, cheques should be made payable to “Horsley DFAS” or “Horsley Decorative and Fine Arts Society”. |
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Thursday 29 September 2016 |
Guided Tours of House of Lords and Apsley House |
In the morning we will enjoy the 'Royalty and Splendour Tour' of the House of Lords. The finest British artists of their day designed the wonderful frescoes, portraits, statues, thrones, fireplaces and furniture that are explored in this special tour through the House of Lords. The visit showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Charles Barry and the artistry of William Dyce and Daniel Maclise amongst many others. These tours start at the top of the Royal Staircase in Norman Porch and follow the Queen's processional route at the State Opening of Parliament through the Queen's Robing Room, Royal Gallery and Prince's Chamber before entering the majestic Lords Chamber. In the afternoon we will be transferred to Number One London for a Guided Tour of Apsley House. Standing in the heart of London, Apsley House is the former home of the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo. Designed and built by Robert Adam in the 1770s, the house was bought by the duke in 1817. He transformed it into a palatial residence to befit his status, and filled it with works of art and gifts from grateful rulers across Europe. The public rooms now form a dazzling backdrop to Wellington's outstanding collection. Ticket price is £48 (£41:45 for Art Fund/English Heritage Members) Lunch is not included, so giving you the flexibility to plan your day. Please contact us if you would like to buy a ticket for this visit. |
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Thursday 23 June 2016 |
A Visit to Kelmscott and Buscot Park |
In our visit to Oxfordshire, we will tour: Kelmscott: originally home to successful yeoman farmers, in 1871 it became the Cotswold retreat of the Father of the Arts & Crafts movement, William Morris (1834-1896), and a place of relaxation and inspiration for his family and his friends. Touring this house and its beautiful gardens, you will be able to experience the beauty and seclusion that inspired much of William Morris' most important designs and writings. and Buscot Park:(a National Trust property), the home of the magnificent Faringdon Art Collection, which includes paintings by Rembrandt, Reynolds, Rubens, van Dyck and Murillo. British art, especially of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is also particularly well represented in the Collection, with some outstanding works by the Pre-Raphaelite artists Burne-Jones and Rossetti (more information about both these fascinating houses and gardens is given below). Cost is £63 (light lunch included) - for NT members it reduces to £55. There is also a reduction of £14:50 for Historic Houses Association Members. We will depart KGV carpark at 8.30am, to arrive at Kelmscott at 10.30am (tea/coffee & biscuits on arrival). Lunch will be from 12.15pm, and the coach will leave for Buscot at 1.45pm. The coach will depart for home at 4.30pm. Kelmscott - This seventeeth century Manor House boasts an oustanding collection of the possessions and works of Morris, Burne-Jones, Rossetti and Webb, including furnture, original textiles, pictures and paintings, carpets and ceramics, and metalwork. The fascinating and important collections at Kelmscott Manor span more than 300 years and reflect the history, ideas and creative legacy of those who lived and worked here. The earliest ‘layer’ of the collections is represented by the solid oak furniture and seventeenth-century tapestries owned by the Turner family, the original occupants of the Manor. Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who was joint-tenant with Morris between 1871 and 1874 and used the Manor for much of that time, added his own furniture to the interiors. This forms an extremely rare group of furnishings associated with the artist. Reflecting Rossetti’s rather sophisticated taste, it includes a number of black-and-gold pieces as well as fashionable early nineteenth-century furniture. The Morris family was associated with the manor for 67 years. As well as furnishings designed specifically for the Manor by Morris’s friend and associate Philip Webb (Arts & Crafts architect and designer), the collections also contain items from each of Morris’s London homes, including several designed for the iconic Red House at Bexleyheath. Morris’s wife, Jane, and younger daughter, May, are also vivid presences here, and many examples of their beautiful and accomplished needlework are on display. In addition to its furniture and furnishings, Kelmscott Manor also boasts a significant fine art collection, with important works by Rossetti, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Albrecht Durer and Breughel. - See more at: https://www.sal.org.uk/kelmscott-manor/things-to-do/manor-house-and-collections/#sthash.YuaWV1uL.dpuf Buscot Park - is the family home of Lord Faringdon, who looks after the property on behalf of the National Trust, as well as the family collection of pictures, furniture, ceramics and objets d'art, known as the Faringdon Collection, which is displayed in the house. Built between 1780 and 1783 for a local landowner, Edward Loveden Townsend. In 1859 his great-grandson sold the estate to an Australian tycoon, Robert Tertius Campbell. He died in 1887 after spending a fortune turning Buscot into a model agricultural estate. In 1889 the estate was purchased by Lord Faringdon's great-grandfather, Alexander Henderson, a financier of exceptional skill and ability, who in 1916 was created the 1st Lord Faringdon. He greatly enlarged the house, commissioned Harold Peto to design the famous Italianate water garden, and laid the foundations of the Faringdon Collection. Among his many purchases were Rembrandt's portrait of Pieter Six, Rossetti's portrait of Pandora, and Burne-Jones's famous series, The Legend of the Briar Rose. His grandson and heir, Gavin Henderson, added considerably to the Collection, acquiring important furniture designed by Robert Adam and Thomas Hope, and was instrumental in returning the house to its late eighteenth century appearance. The present Lord Faringdon, Gavin's nephew, together with his fellow Trustees, continues to add to the Collection, to improve its display, and to enliven the gardens and grounds. |
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Thursday 28 April 2016 |
A Visit to Exbury Gardens |
These gardens were created by the Rothschilds, and we will be visiting when their magnificent collections of azaleas and rhodedendrons will be at their best. Bookings for this visit may be made at the March and April lectures. Cost is £48 including an early light lunch at a nearby pub prior to our arrival at the gardens. The gardens and their restaurants are expected to be very busy at this peak time of their season. Ticket price also includes entry and a 45 minute welcome introduction about the house and gardens. Buggy tickets : Hop-on, hop-off transport service around the gardens is available for £4.50, however not bookable in advance. Steam train tickets may also be purchased on the day for an additional £4.50 We will depart KGV car park at 9.30 a.m. There will be ample time to enjoy the garden before returning at 4 p.m. Estimated arrival time back at Effingham KGV is 6 p.m. |
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Thursday 4 February 2016 |
London Visit: Royal Academy and the Queens Gallery |
Full day visit by coach to two important London Art Exhibitions Royal Academy: Painting the Modern Garden, Monet to Matisse Ticket price includes printed gallery guides and an opportunity to visit the Complimentary Exhibition [Chris Wilkinson RA: Thinking Through Drawing]. Queen’s Gallery: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer. Ticket price includes an audio guide. LUNCH NOT INCLUDED. There are a number of restaurants in the area of varying price and style, as well as a free flow café within the RA. The ticket cost is £43 for both exhibitions (£29 if an RA member). We realise though that some people might like to use their time in London differently, and so we are also offering the following options: - if you only wish to go to the Queen’s Gallery Exhibition, the ticket price is just £29 - if you only wish to go to the RA Exhibition, the ticket price is just £34 (£20 if an RA member) |
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Thursday 19 November 2015 |
Canterbury Cathedral tour with optional lecture on the Stained Glass Studio |
Canterbury Cathedral is a very atmospheric and interesting building with a rich history including the famous murder of Thomas Becket.in 1170 by the knights of Henry II. Our visit offers a Cathedral tour in the morning, led by one of their expert guides, and a lecture in the afternoon on the Stained Glass Studio - “Stained Glass Conservation at Canterbury Cathedral”. The Stained Glass Studio has a high reputation for its work, with the conservators caring for the extensive collection of medieval stained glass as well as the glass of Canterbury Cathedral itself, and also working on the windows of other churches and cathedrals throughout the country and for institutions such as the National Trust and English Heritage. For those not wishing to take up the option of the tour or lecture though, there are several interesting places in close proximity to the Cathedral which you may wish to visit independently, including: Canterbury Heritage Museum, The Beaney House, Roman Museum and, for those with a little more energy, St Augustine’s Abbey. Then of course Canterbury itself provides lots of opportunities for Christmas shopping! Refreshments will be provided on arrival. A light lunch at the Cathedral Lodge Refectory will be available (for those who have booked this) at 12:45am, with the optional Stained Glass lecture at 2pm. There are a number of options, with corresponding ticket prices: - £55 (including lunch, Cathedral tour and Stained Glass lecture)
- £47.50 (including lunch, and Cathedral tour only)
- £50 (including lunch, and Stained Glass lecture only)
- £37:50 (Cathedral tour and Stained Glass lecture, with no lunch)
- £32:50 (Stained Glass lecture, but no lunch)
- £30 (Cathedral tour only, but no lunch)
If interested, please do contact Rhona, our Visits Secretary, by clicking the green button on the home page and filling in your contact details. Departure will be from the KGV car park at 8:30am, so we will be asking people to arrive a bit earlier than this so we can leave on time at 8:30. The coach will depart for home at 4pm. |
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