May 2022
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19th May 2022 - 21st May 2022 All Day |
Historic Coventry, Boughton House and Upton House and Gardens. Non-members welcome. |
Tour organised by Harry Shaw Group Travel on behalf of the Friends of The Wilson Non-members welcome Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 May 2022 (3 days / 2 nights) This tour has been arranged specifically... (Read more) |
30th May 2022 13:30-15:30 |
Talk: Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) by Nick Nelson St Philip & St James Church, Cheltenham |
Although known chiefly as a polar explorer, Edward Adrian Wilson was something of a polymath: ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist. This illustrated talk is designed to commemorate the 150 years since Wilson’s birth in... (Read more) |
June 2022
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20th Jun 2022 13:30-15:15 |
Talk: Utopias in the Cotswolds by Kirsty Hartsiotis St Philip & St James Church, Cheltenham |
The Cotswolds has drawn dreamers and practitioners in attempts to create utopias for well over a century. This talk explores some of the communities who took up the challenge of living well and creating craft... (Read more) |
29th Jun 2022 08:50-17:00 Event now fully booked |
Exclusive access to Kelmscott Manor, followed by visit to St Mary’s Church, Fairford Kelmscott Manor, Lechlade |
The inspirational Cotswold retreat of William Morris, Father of the Arts and Crafts movement, is always a delight to visit. The house has been closed for nearly two years whilst important conservation and improvements take... (Read more) |
July 2022
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23rd Jul 2022 13:30-16:00 |
Edward Wilson Birthday Guided Walk and Picnic Crickley Hill Country Park, Crickley Hill |
For those of you who are intrepid walkers please join us for a walk from Crickley Hill across to the top of Crippets Lane. The Wilson family home, Hillcrest, is just opposite where the footpath... (Read more) |
September 2022
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5th Sep 2022 14:00-15:45 |
Talk: The Perils of Speculation in Regency Cheltenham by Steven Blake |
The Rise and Fall of the Honourable Miss Monson During the early nineteenth century, Cheltenham’s housing stock increased dramatically from 710 in 1801, to an estimated 4,027, with 774 more being built, in June 1826.... (Read more) |
14th Sep 2022 09:00-17:00 |
Trip to Berkeley: Historic Castle and Dr Jenner’s House Berkeley Castle, Berkeley |
Berkeley Castle, which dominates the Vale of Berkeley, is steeped in over 860 years of British history. It is best known as the scene of the brutal murder of Edward II in 1327 and for... (Read more) |
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