1.30pm, St. Mary’s Church Hall, North Bar Within, Beverley HU17 8DL
1.30 p.m. Review of the Year. Presentation by Austen Redman
2.00 p.m. AGM
2.30 p.m. Break to allow entry for non-members
With an illustrated lecture entitled: ‘Renaissance at Castle Howard: The Tapestry Room’ by Francis Terry. The lecture will begin at 2.45pm.
Francis Terry and Associates, traditional architects based in Colchester, is one of the country’s leading firms designing new-build and restoring country houses and other buildings in the classical Georgian style.
The new Tapestry Drawing Room at Castle Howard is a completely new architectural treatment to a room which was destroyed by fire in 1940. The room had been left as an empty shell of charred stonework ever since. Francis Terry and Associates were given the brief to restore the room in accordance with Vanbrugh’s original intentions, which included incorporating the four Vanderbank tapestries that were designed and woven for the room in 1706. Care has been taken to use traditional materials and techniques where possible. All architectural elements of the project were hand drawn by Francis Terry at full size. Everything in the room, apart from the antiques, paintings, and tapestries, was made in the UK. The crafts used for this room include: – hand carved timber classical ornament, traditional run plasterwork, scagliola manufacture and gilding. The craftsmanship is truly outstanding, and it is a joy to see that the UK is still world leaders in these fields.
Free (members). £5 (non-members). Booking essential
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