Talks, Outings & Events
|
|
Tuesday 31 July – Friday 3 August
Study Tour: The Gothic Revival in Liverpool and the Wirral
This year the society visits the magnificent city of Liverpool, standing proudly on the Mersey, dominated by its two cathedrals, and containing a wealth of Victorian and later buildings. The tour will focus in particular on the work of Edward Pugin, Augustus’s eldest son and architectural heir, not only in Liverpool but also across the Mersey in the Wirral. It will be led by an expert on his work, Dr Gerard Hyland who is currently working on a detailed gazetteer of his architectural output.
On our first night we will dine at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool, with their splendid Victorian interiors. On Wednesday we venture over the Mersey to view the city from Birkenhead where we will visit Edward’s churches of Our Lady and St Anne, and drive through Birkenhead Park, the first public park, designed by Paxton and a model for Central Park, New York. We will visit Port Sunlight, Lord Lever’s model village, to see the Lady Lever Art Galley with its collection of C19 and early C20 art. On Thursday we will focus on Liverpool itself, starting with a visit to the richly decorated Princes Road Synagogue, followed by the neo-classical masterpiece of St Georges Hall. After seeing Bodley’s superb church at TueBrooke, we will explore Giles Scott’s Anglican Cathedral, the apogee of the Late English Gothic Revival, and its contrast in Gibberd’s 1960s Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, reflecting on Lutyens’s plans for the site, and visiting his crypt on which the cathedral stands. In the evening we will return to the Anglican Cathedral to dine, followed by an opportunity to ascend the tower to see the sun go down over the city. On Friday we spend the morning looking at churches in the centre of Liverpool, concentrating on the work of Edward Pugin. The tour ends at mid-day.
Accommodation is in en-suite double bedrooms in the University of Liverpool’s Hall of Residence at Vine Court, in the centre of the city.
Cost: £345pp for double occupancy and £425pp for single. This includes accommodation, breakfast, dinners at Philharmonic and Cathedral, coach, entrance fees and donations. Non residential rate on request.
Study Tour: The Gothic Revival in Liverpool and the Wirral
This year the society visits the magnificent city of Liverpool, standing proudly on the Mersey, dominated by its two cathedrals, and containing a wealth of Victorian and later buildings. The tour will focus in particular on the work of Edward Pugin, Augustus’s eldest son and architectural heir, not only in Liverpool but also across the Mersey in the Wirral. It will be led by an expert on his work, Dr Gerard Hyland who is currently working on a detailed gazetteer of his architectural output.
On our first night we will dine at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool, with their splendid Victorian interiors. On Wednesday we venture over the Mersey to view the city from Birkenhead where we will visit Edward’s churches of Our Lady and St Anne, and drive through Birkenhead Park, the first public park, designed by Paxton and a model for Central Park, New York. We will visit Port Sunlight, Lord Lever’s model village, to see the Lady Lever Art Galley with its collection of C19 and early C20 art. On Thursday we will focus on Liverpool itself, starting with a visit to the richly decorated Princes Road Synagogue, followed by the neo-classical masterpiece of St Georges Hall. After seeing Bodley’s superb church at TueBrooke, we will explore Giles Scott’s Anglican Cathedral, the apogee of the Late English Gothic Revival, and its contrast in Gibberd’s 1960s Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, reflecting on Lutyens’s plans for the site, and visiting his crypt on which the cathedral stands. In the evening we will return to the Anglican Cathedral to dine, followed by an opportunity to ascend the tower to see the sun go down over the city. On Friday we spend the morning looking at churches in the centre of Liverpool, concentrating on the work of Edward Pugin. The tour ends at mid-day.
Accommodation is in en-suite double bedrooms in the University of Liverpool’s Hall of Residence at Vine Court, in the centre of the city.
Cost: £345pp for double occupancy and £425pp for single. This includes accommodation, breakfast, dinners at Philharmonic and Cathedral, coach, entrance fees and donations. Non residential rate on request.
Booking: please send cheques payable to The Pugin Society, and enclosing a SAE or email address for confirmation, to Professor Julia Twigg, 9 Nunnery Road, Canterbury, CT1 3LS |
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. |
