Forthcoming Society Events

Every year we arrange a wide range of events, visits to places of interest, talks on subjects of local interest or concern and some public meetings. You'll find the programme for the first few months of 2010 listed below. Most visits are open only to Society members: where an event is open to the public it will be clearly indicated.

Details of non-Society events taking place in Battersea or elsewhere in London which you may find of interest are listed here

Monday 15 February
GUIDED TOUR OF FISHMONGERS HALL
Time: 2.30-4.30pm
The tour begins in the formal Court Room dominated by the Coats of Arms of past Prime Wardens.   From there you will be shown around the Hall seeing the beautiful rooms, with wonderful paintings and artefacts in impressive surroundings.

(Included tea/coffee upon arrival, 2-hour tour of the Hall, Souvenir Fishmongers' Brochure and History Booklet).
Venue: Fishmongers Hall
Location: London Bridge EC4.
Cost (per person): £12.00

Wednesday 17 February
GUIDED TOUR OF WHITELANDS COLLEGE
Time: 11.00am-1.00pm
A tour of two different histories. Parkstead House was built for the 2nd Earl of Bessborough by William Chambers about 1760 to house the Earl's collection of classical artefacts from Italy, Greece and Turkey.Chambers was also the architect of Somerset House in London and the Pagoda in Kew Gardens.

In 1860 the Jesuits purchased Parkstead House, re-naming it Manresa House. Whitelands College is the oldest female College in the country and has always attracted important benefactors, including John Ruskin, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris and Kate Greenaway, and their combined history is fascinating.

(Includes tea/coffee, pastries.)


Venue: Whitelands College
Location: Holybourne Avenue, Roehampton
Cost (per person): £10.00

Saturday 6 March
PRIVATE VISIT TO TATE BRITAIN PRINT ARCHIVES
Time: 3.30pm
Under discussion British and American Pop Art Prints, including artists such as David Hockney, Peter Blake and Roy Lichenstein.

NOTE:  as maximum number attending is limited to 10 persons, a second visit has been arranged for 10th April at 11.00 am.
Venue: Tate Britain
Cost (per person): £5.00

Friday 26 March
GUIDED TOUR OF WILTON'S MUSIC HALL
Time: 2.00-3.00pm
Wilton's is the world's oldest and last surviving grand music hall. Here in 1850's and 60's, classical overtures, dance, circus acts, opera, choral and folk songs were performed.   John Wilton built this theatre behind his public house, The Prince of Denmark, in 1858, in Grace's Alley.
Venue: Wiltons Music Hall, Graces Alley
Location: off Ensign Street (between Cable St/The Highway) E1
Cost (per person): £6.50

Saturday 10 April
PRIVATE VISIT TO TATE BRITAIN PRINT ARCHIVES
Time: 111.00am
Under discussion British and American Pop Art Prints, including artists such as David Hockney, Peter Blake and Roy Lichenstein.


Venue: Tate Britain
Cost (per person): £5.00

Tuesday 11 May
GUIDED TOUR OF THE GLOBE THEATRE
Time: 11.00am
Dependent upon programme it may be possible to see a rehearsal.
Venue: The Globe Theatre
Location: South Bank (nr Southwark Bridge)
Cost (per person): £9.50

Thursday 13 May
TALK ON "TURNER & THE MASTERS"
Time: 7 for 7.30pm
by Philippa Simpson, Assistant Curator, Tate Britain. This is the Society's contribution to the Wandsworth Festival of Arts. 
Venue: St Marys Church
Location: Battersea Church Road
Cost (per person): £5.00 (payable at door)

Thursday 3 June
VISIT TO GEORGINA IVER'S GARDEN
Time: 6.15pm
Open under the National Garden Scheme. Keen gardeners will love it here, in a surprisingly quiet part of Balham close to the common: Georgina's award-winning rectangular plot is brimming with colour and scent.



Venue: 28 Devonshire Road SW12 9RB
Cost (per person): £8.00

Thursday 10 June
GUIDED WALK THROUGH SOUTHWARK
Time: 11.00am
Includes the Rose Theatre.
Venue: Meeting point to be confirmed
Cost (per person): £10.00

Saturday 19 June
VISIT TO THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION
Time: 9.15am
This - the second of the Society's outings by coach - follows the most interesting talk given last year about Henry Moore's sculptural group of three figures in Battersea Park.
Venue: Henry Moore Foundation
Location: Perry Green, Hertfordshore
Cost (per person): £28.00

Tuesday 24 August
PRIVATE VISIT TO OLD BATTERSEA HOUSE
Time: 6.00pm

Venue: Old Battersea House
Location: Vicarage Crescent, Battersea
Cost (per person): £5.00

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