18 June 2022
Great Saxham 100 Years – A Story of Village Life
I will be giving a talk and interviewing Great Saxham residents past and present. At Priors Farm (in a marquee) by kind permission of Colonel and Mrs. Gordon Lennox. Starting at 2.30pm there will also be a glass of fizz, tea and cakes. To book please call: Sue Soper on 01284 850678 or Rosie Irish on 01284 811669
30 June 2022
The Edwardian Garden – golden and delicious
Special online event hosted by the Australian Garden History Society Victoria Branch. Bookings open on 1st June: tickets AUS$12 for AGHS members; AUS$ 12Friends of the RBG; AUS$ 15 Non-members. Bookings online: trybooking.com/BZGVX. Further information contact: Wendy Dwyer aghsvicbranch2@gmail.com or 0408340967
JULY 25-29 2022 Morning Session
Castles, Palaces and Houses of Queen Elizabeth II
A Platinum Jubilee focus. Whether official or private domain, Princess or Queen, we see fashions, tastes and social mores in the architecture and gardens. Windsor and Balmoral castles, Buckingham Palace, Sandringham.
JULY 25-29 2022 Afternoon Session
Designing Georgian Britain – 18th century consuming passions
Elegance and the Grand Tour 1714-1830. The development of architecture, landscapes, painting and furniture. Lord Burlington, William Kent, Robert Adam, ‘Capability’ Brown, Repton, Gainsborough, Chippendale.