Ò Events 2008

In the U.K.

Peter Clarke Memorial Walk: The city of Holmes and Soames revisited 44 years on.
Thursday 17 July 6.30pm to about 8.30pm

A walk around the City following the steps of Peter Clarke's original Victorian Society walk of 1964 seeing what has changed and what remains the same, using the original notes.

Peter Clarke was an early member of the Victorian Society who invented the idea of the 'architectural walk'. This walk, in his memory, will be led by his son, Peter, and Richard Guy Wilson, Professor of Architectural History at the University of Virginia. We shall see how the 20th century has changed the Victorian City that was the subject of Peter Clarke's original walk.

Meet on the steps of the Royal Exchange, London EC3. The walk will also end here. Walkers will receive a copy of Peter Clarke's original notes. Booking required. £8.

Jane Jephcote
Events Administrator
The Victorian Society
1 Priory Gardens
London W4 1TT

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An Introduction to the Summer School Programs And Reception
Thursday, February 7, 2008

Childs Gallery
169 Newbury Street, Boston
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Boston area Alumni of the Victorian Society in America Summer Schools and members of the New England Chapter are urged to bring potential candidates for the Victorian Society Summer Schools to the reception.

The evening will include: 

• D. Roger Howlett will present a brief history of the Childs Gallery;
• A chance to view the exhibition on display, A Medieval Tapestry: The Ancestral Quest of Betty Herbert, contemporary art compared to more typical displays of the 19^th century;
• A presentation highlighting sites featured on past Summer School itineraries;
• Information on admission and scholarships to the Summer School Programs;
• Refreshments

Graduate students, curators, historic house administrators, architects, interior designers, and anyone with an interest in the arts and culture of the Victorian era are invited to apply to the Summer School Programs.  Dates for the  2008 programs are:

Newport Summer School:  May 30 – June 8, 2008
London Summer School:  July  12 – 27, 2008

The Summer School Programs focus on architecture, the decorative arts, and preservation and feature lectures by experts in these fields and numerous site visits.  Sites visited on past Summer School Program itineraries include:

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• William Morris’s Red House
• The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
• The Newport “Cottages”
• H.H. Richardson in N. Easton
• Isaac Bell House

Visit www.victoriansociety.org for links to the Summer Schools and the Alumni Association of the Victorian Society Summer Schools.

Co-sponsored by
Alumni Association of Victorian Society Summer Schools 
New England Chapter of the Victorian Society in America

Admission: Free—space is limited—please RSVP Ed Gordon at 617-789-3927

Click here for an archive listing of 2007 events.