To book any WMF Britain event, please click on title or call 0207 2518142
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May 2013
Winchester Cathedral and city Walking Tour
Wed 22
May
10.30am
Seminar
A thousand years ago, Winchester was the capital of England. Its cathedral, the longest in England, is an echo of that importance. Now, a year after World Monuments Fund enabled the refurbishment and lighting of a fine Baroque carving, Winchester embarks on a major project to reveal the identity of its Anglo-Saxon monarchs whose jumbled remains lie within Renaissance caskets. The day includes a walking tour taking in some of this ancient city's architectural treasures.
10.30am-4pm. Refreshments throughout the day.
WMFB Members £55, Non-members £65
Call 020 7251 8142 to book a place or book online by clicking the link below.
Jun 2013
Canterbury Cathedral and city Walking tour
Thu 6
Jun
10.30am
Seminar
Canterbury Cathedral is a 1,400-year story of the nation in one great, complex and varied building. This study day reveals its long-held special relationship to Rome, the geometry of its design, and the rich symbolism of its parts. WMF Britain recently assisted with the repair of its stained glass, some of the finest of the high middle ages, whilst its collection of later medieval tombs each represent a work of architecture in miniature. A walk through the city places the Cathedral in its medieval context.
10.30am-4pm. Refreshments throughout the day.
WMFB Members £55, Non-members £65
Call 020 7251 8142 to book a place or book online by clicking the link below.
Jun 2013
London Squares with Todd Longstaffe-Gowan
Tue 18
Jun
10.30am
Seminar
From the 1640s in Covent Garden, the more salubrious parts of London grew around a surprising variety of squares, in an attempt to make a “truly magnificent city comparable to the Rome of Emperor Augustus”. The apogee took two centuries to arrive, in the vast shape of Eaton Square, by which time they seemed to served as “a wider space between the genteel and the vulgar race”. Todd Longstaffe- Gowan, author of ‘The London Square’ (Yale) takes us on a walking tour to discover how the phenomenon developed, and why they have stood the test of time.
Please note: this day will include a significant amount of walking between sites.
10.30am-4pm. Refreshments throughout the day.
WMFB Members £55, Non-members £65
Call 020 7251 8142 to book a place or book online by clicking the link below.
Kindly supported by SYMM - www.symm.co.uk
Symm has been trading continuously since 1815 and is renowned for delivering the highest quality over a broad range of skills, specialising in the building and refurbishment of central London townhouses and country properties in southern England.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS STUDY DAY WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR 17TH APRIL.
Oct 2013
Mary Beard: Living in the Ancient Roman Era
Wed 9
Oct
7pm
Public Talk
Through her many broadcasts and often controversial writing, Mary Beard is “Britain’s bestknown classicist”, being a Professor of Classics and a Fellow of Newnham College Cambridge as well as the Classics Editor of the Times Literary Supplement. This evening, Mary slices through the stereotypes to discuss the realities of living in the ancient Roman era.
WMF Members: £10.00
Non-members: £15.00
Royal Geographical Society, Central London
To book please call: 020 7251 8142
