Talks, Outings & Events
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23 September: PUGIN AND THE TRACTARIANS: DAY VISIT TO OXFORD
‘Were it not for the Oxford men I should quite despair’ - A.W.N. Pugin, 18 December 1840
A day visit to Oxford led by Dr David Lewis, Pugin scholar and Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford, focusing on Pugin’s work in Oxford and its connection with the Tractarian movement.
In hopes of reviving the spiritual life of England, a group of Oxford clergymen and academics in the mid-nineteenth century promoted the reestablishment of aspects of Catholic doctrine and liturgy within the Church of England. Pugin found this group, who would come to be known as the Tractarians after the tracts and pamphlets they distributed, particularly inspiring. Some of Pugin’s greatest supporters would emerge from the Oxford Movement, and they would help to popularise the Gothic Revival. But others would prove more interested in theological questions than aesthetic ones and bitterly disappoint Pugin by opposing his principles.
The day starts at Oxford railway station at 10:30am, where we will join the coach. We will visit the Balliol College Archives at the former St Cross church where we will see the illuminated book of drawings that Pugin made for the Fellows of Balliol, showing his designs for the proposed rebuilding of the college.
This will be followed by a sandwich lunch at Pusey House, Oxford’s Anglo-Catholic chaplaincy, where we will see its incredible Gothic Revival chapel, designed by Temple Moore.
After lunch, we will go to St Edward’s School, a Gothic Revival masterpiece rarely open to the public, where we will join a group attending a conference on The Oxford Movement and Education. Architectural tours of the school will be led by Rev Prof William Whyte and Rev Dr Ayla Lepine followed by three twenty-minute talks exploring the impact of the Oxford Movement on the University of Oxford and on Catholic higher education in Britain. At 5:30 the coach leaves the college to return to Oxford railway station, but for those who wish to stay on, there will be the option of attending a special evensong in the St Edwards Chapel and making your own way back to Oxford station.
Cost: £55, including lunch, coach and attendance at the conference
Booking: email Events Organiser Professor Julia Twigg to confirm a place, as numbers are limited, and see the bottom of the page for payment details
‘Were it not for the Oxford men I should quite despair’ - A.W.N. Pugin, 18 December 1840
A day visit to Oxford led by Dr David Lewis, Pugin scholar and Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford, focusing on Pugin’s work in Oxford and its connection with the Tractarian movement.
In hopes of reviving the spiritual life of England, a group of Oxford clergymen and academics in the mid-nineteenth century promoted the reestablishment of aspects of Catholic doctrine and liturgy within the Church of England. Pugin found this group, who would come to be known as the Tractarians after the tracts and pamphlets they distributed, particularly inspiring. Some of Pugin’s greatest supporters would emerge from the Oxford Movement, and they would help to popularise the Gothic Revival. But others would prove more interested in theological questions than aesthetic ones and bitterly disappoint Pugin by opposing his principles.
The day starts at Oxford railway station at 10:30am, where we will join the coach. We will visit the Balliol College Archives at the former St Cross church where we will see the illuminated book of drawings that Pugin made for the Fellows of Balliol, showing his designs for the proposed rebuilding of the college.
This will be followed by a sandwich lunch at Pusey House, Oxford’s Anglo-Catholic chaplaincy, where we will see its incredible Gothic Revival chapel, designed by Temple Moore.
After lunch, we will go to St Edward’s School, a Gothic Revival masterpiece rarely open to the public, where we will join a group attending a conference on The Oxford Movement and Education. Architectural tours of the school will be led by Rev Prof William Whyte and Rev Dr Ayla Lepine followed by three twenty-minute talks exploring the impact of the Oxford Movement on the University of Oxford and on Catholic higher education in Britain. At 5:30 the coach leaves the college to return to Oxford railway station, but for those who wish to stay on, there will be the option of attending a special evensong in the St Edwards Chapel and making your own way back to Oxford station.
Cost: £55, including lunch, coach and attendance at the conference
Booking: email Events Organiser Professor Julia Twigg to confirm a place, as numbers are limited, and see the bottom of the page for payment details
18 August: THE PUGINS AT USHAW
A study day at Ushaw College, near Durham, exploring the ecclesiastical and domestic work of the Pugin dynasty, including architecture by A.W.N. Pugin, Edward Welby Pugin, Peter Paul Pugin, Sebastian Pugin Powell, and stained glass by A.W.N. Pugin, John Hardman Powell and Dunstan John Powell.
We will see parts of the complex not normally available; and there will be an opportunity to view church plate, metalwork, vestments and drawings by A.W.N. Pugin and John Hardman Powell.
The day will be led by Dr Gerard Hyland, an expert on the work of Edward Pugin. Claire Marsland, the curator of Ushaw, will show us plate, metal work and vestments. We will also have an opportunity to see drawings and letters held at Ushaw in the company Matthew Watson, a member of the library and archiving team.
The day starts at 9.30 with coffee and ends at 4.30. Lunch is available for purchase in the refectory. Ushaw is located four miles outside Durham city. There is parking on site; and taxis are available from the railway station.
Cost: £30
Booking: the day is organised jointly with the Friends of Ushaw. To book, please go to their website HERE.
A study day at Ushaw College, near Durham, exploring the ecclesiastical and domestic work of the Pugin dynasty, including architecture by A.W.N. Pugin, Edward Welby Pugin, Peter Paul Pugin, Sebastian Pugin Powell, and stained glass by A.W.N. Pugin, John Hardman Powell and Dunstan John Powell.
We will see parts of the complex not normally available; and there will be an opportunity to view church plate, metalwork, vestments and drawings by A.W.N. Pugin and John Hardman Powell.
The day will be led by Dr Gerard Hyland, an expert on the work of Edward Pugin. Claire Marsland, the curator of Ushaw, will show us plate, metal work and vestments. We will also have an opportunity to see drawings and letters held at Ushaw in the company Matthew Watson, a member of the library and archiving team.
The day starts at 9.30 with coffee and ends at 4.30. Lunch is available for purchase in the refectory. Ushaw is located four miles outside Durham city. There is parking on site; and taxis are available from the railway station.
Cost: £30
Booking: the day is organised jointly with the Friends of Ushaw. To book, please go to their website HERE.
3 December: AGM AND LECTURE
Held at the Art Workers Guild in Bloomsbury, London, the AGM will be followed by an illustrated lecture by Caroline Stanford of Landmark Trust on ‘Researching and Presenting Pugin’s Domestic Interiors’.
Held at the Art Workers Guild in Bloomsbury, London, the AGM will be followed by an illustrated lecture by Caroline Stanford of Landmark Trust on ‘Researching and Presenting Pugin’s Domestic Interiors’.
Booking: please email the Events Organizer Professor Julia Twigg at j.m.twigg@kent.ac.uk and then make your payment direct to: |
Cancellation policy: we regret that refunds cannot be made less than 14 days before an event. There is a handling charge of £5. In the case of overnight events where accommodation may have been booked, there may need to be an additional charge to cover losses to the Society. |
