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Lecturer Felicity Harding took us through the life and works of  Sir David Wilkie, a Scottish painter born in Pitlessie,[…]

 Artist, lecturer and teacher Ronnie Ireland gave an engaging talk on how artists have been inspired by interiors, encouraging us[…]

“Canals were the motorways of the 19th century” — with this striking observation, author, lecturer, and photographer Roger Butler opened[…]

Author, lecturer, and tour guide Chris Aslan took us on a whistle stop journey through Uzbekistan, the Central Asian nation[…]

Tate Britain and Tate Modern art guide and lecturer Raymond Warburton opened our eyes to the rise and development of[…]

Our lecturer this month was Dr Graham Jones, former soldier, musician, and long-serving figure in military music. Now organiser of[…]

Mokuhanga woodcut artist, author, and teacher Carol Wilhide Justin led us on a fascinating exploration of the profound influence of[…]

Lee Miller was a complex figure. Born Elizabeth Miller in New York back in 1907, the ‘Lee’ bit came later[…]

Annalie Talent, lecturer and educationalist, delivered a lively and informative talk on how 18th-century writers and poets viewed the natural world—a[…]

Pewter, was described by author and lecturer Andrew Spira as a “utilitarian material with no airs and graces, evoking daily[…]

Thirty three members of TASG left at 8.30a.m from Grayshott by coach and were driven straight to Brighton,   arriving at[…]

Well known author, broadcaster and Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill spoke passionately about the pioneering art of glassmaker Michael Harris[…]

Our May lecture, celebrating the centenary of the 1925 Paris Expo, was given by Pamela Campbell- Johnston who specialises in[…]

On Wednesday 12th March the society enjoyed three outstanding lectures from Antonia Gatward Cevizli. The breaching of the city walls[…]

By the mid 19th Century, Britain was the largest economic power in the world and at the forefront of industrial[…]