Bridewell – the Palace that Became a Prison
For our February ’24 talk Dr. Duncan Salkeld gave us a fascinating insight into Bridewell Prison. In 1553 the former Palace (of Henry V111) called Bridewell was given to the…
Beauty in Truth – Timothy Walker
Beauty in Truth – Botanical Illustration : Timothy Walker Timothy Walker opened his January ’24 talk with the following slide of quotations on beauty, truth, art and illustration: “Nothing can…
A Crime in Rhyme – Simon Brett
For our December ’23 Christmas Social meeting Simon Brett entertained us with his amusing one man play “A Crime in Rhyme”. He played all the characters with a variety of…
Normandy Through the Eyes of French Authors – Bill Alder
Our November ’23 talk was on French authors novels set in Normandy presented by Bill Alder. Bill gave us an overview of eight French authors who wrote works set in…
Benjamin R. Haydon – Karin Fernald
Our Oct ’23 meeting was a presentation on the artist and diarist Benjamin Haydon (1786-1846) by Karin Fernald. The talk started off in dramatic fashion with a recounting of his…