Talks

Barmy in Wonderland  Lewis Carroll and P. G. Wodehouse – Sarah Stanfield. March ’24. Sarah gave us substantial biographical information on Carroll (1832-1898) and Wodehouse (1881-1975) and drew attention to…

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 – 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…

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…

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…