Event Category: Talk
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After the Umayyads
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A Historical Miscellany...
A miscellany of 8 or 10 short presentations from our members. Read more
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Ada Lovelace (cancelled) now "The Two Matilda's"
The talk on "Ada Lovelace" has had to be cancelled and will be replaced with “The Two Matildas” a talk by Simon Welsh. Read more
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The London Necropolis Railway
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"Suits You, Sir" - The Architecture of Burton's
A talk by Alan Cooper Montague Burton was one of the first retailers to create a strong brand image through its buildings and many served a social purpose as well. Alan will explore the history and architecture of Burton's shops developed by architect Harry Wilson (from early 1920s) and then Nathaniel Martin (from1937). Burton's young Read more
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Stirling Prize Shortlist
The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is an annual British prize for excellence in architecture established in 1996. It is named after the architect James Stirling. We will have 6 short presentations on each of the shortlist winners and then vote on which one we believe is the best. The following month we Read more
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Charles Ponting
A talk by Kevin Eames Charles Edwin Ponting (1850-1932) was a Gothic Revival architect who practised in Marlborough, Wiltshire. In 1883 the Diocese of Salisbury appointed Ponting Surveyor of Ecclesiastical Dilapidations for the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire. Part of the Diocese of Bristol was added to his responsibilities in 1887 and the Diocese of Salisbury added Read more
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More on the Post War Planning of Plymouth
A talk by Stephen Carey The city was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe, in a series of 59 raids known as the Plymouth Blitz and much of the city centre and over 3,700 houses were completely destroyed. The redevelopment of the city was planned by Sir Patrick Abercrombie and he took the opportunity to lay Read more
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Luis Domenech i Montaner
A talk by Mary Anderson Luis Domenech i Montaner (1850-1923) was a Catalan architect who was very much involved in and influential for the Catalan Modernisme catala, the Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician. His most famous buildings, the Hospital de Sant Pau and Palau de la Milsica Catalana in Barcelona, have Read more
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The Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition
The talk on Stockholm City Hall by Alan Soldat has been postponed It has been replace by a talk on the Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition by Jon Higgins; Read more