The Antony Dale lecture will be presented by Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of the newly reconstituted Historic England. He will give a brief illustrated talk on how England’s heritage has been protected and the challenges we face in keeping it. Following this he will be joined by Gavin Henderson for a general discussion and Q&A session. ...continue reading "The Monuments Men and Women"
The John Small lecture this year treats us to a light-hearted glimpse of some buildings of Regency Square and the people that lived in them. Suzanne Hinton, our Regency Society membership secretary, has been a translator of literary fiction and historical documents for some 10 years and writes and gives talks on local history. This ...continue reading "‘Behind the facades’ (lecture preceded by the AGM)"
Our tour of Merseyside in June 2019 is now fully booked. It is being organised by a small team led by trustee, Richard Robinson with support from a company called Tailored Travel. We will travel by luxury coach to and from Liverpool and the 4 nights’ accommodation will be in the **** Mercure Hotel on ...continue reading "Merseyside Study Tour"
This year's summer garden party will take place in our traditional location, the Secret Garden in Kemptown. We can promise drinks, canapes, very good conversation with RS friends and, just this year, the secret tunnel will be accessible during the garden party and there will be the opportunity to enjoy William Pye's amazing water sculptures, ...continue reading "Summer Garden Party"
The first event will be a somewhat different and more light hearted event than usual. The work of four important local pioneers covering medicine, art, architecture and entertainment will be presented by Sue Berry, Alexandra Loske, David Fisher, and Maurice Howard. Who most deserved support? You decide!
Peter Clegg of FCB Architects will discuss the recent restoration and adaptation by his firm of the historic former royal stables to provide a new creative space, a new café and bars and a refurbished Studio Theatre. Sadly, work on the restoration has come to a halt because the main contractor, R Durtnell and Sons Ltd ...continue reading "The Refurbishment of Brighton Corn Exchange"
Allan Brodie of Historic England is the author of The Seaside. He will talk about the grandiose schemes in classically inspired architectural styles, aimed to draw wealthier visitors to new and enlarged seaside resorts in the days before the railways. By the early 19th century confidence in the idea of the seaside holiday was ...continue reading "Kemp Town, Brunswick Town and the Grand Architecture of England’s Seaside Resorts 1815-1840"
Begun in 1868, the Grade I listed chapel at Lancing College is the largest school chapel in the world. Jeremy Tomlinson will describe the Gothic Revival architecture and the work being done to complete it. Jeremy Tomlinson worked at Lancing College for 41 years as a teacher of English, Head of Drama, Housemaster, Senior ...continue reading "Lancing Chapel"
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) was founded by William Morris, Philip Webb and others in 1877 to campaign for, advise on and support honesty in the restoration of old buildings. The society’s director will describe the principles and how they are put into practice. Matthew Slocombe was SPAB’s head of casework ...continue reading "The SPAB Approach and Honesty in Architecture"
As the new year begins, Brighton College’s £55m School for Science and Sport will open to pupils. Designed by world-renowned architects OMA, the centre will boast a cinema-style auditorium linked up to science departments across the globe, 18 university-standard laboratories, six break out spaces for personal research and tutorials, a 25 metre pool, a strength ...continue reading "Brighton College: The School of Science and Sport"
Let's talk about the kind of city we would like to live in! This evening is a social, convivial event where we will chat about the kind of city we would like to encourage Brighton and Hove to become and what the RS might do to help. Everybody will have a chance to have their ...continue reading "Regency Society Conversation: Brighton and Hove, a city for people"
A spectacular loan from Her Majesty The Queen is on display at the Royal Pavilion. The culmination of a collaborative venture between Royal Collection Trust and the Royal Pavilion & Museums, over 120 remarkable decorative works of art that were originally commissioned by the Prince Regent have been relocated from Buckingham Palace and re‐united in ...continue reading "A Prince’s Treasure, From Buckingham Palace to the Royal Pavilion, The Royal Collection Returns to Brighton"
Annual General Meeting followed by the John Small Lecture POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The society’s annual general meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday 1st April at the Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF. The formal notice and agenda for the AGM can be found here. The Society’s annual report and accounts can be ...continue reading "AGM & lecture on 1 April POSTPONED until further notice"
Due to the coronovirus pandemic we have cancelled this event Morning Tour of Lancing College Chapel, To complement the talk given on 4 December 2019, Jeremy Tomlinson will lead a guided tour around the chapel. Afternoon Tour of Steyning Dr Janet Pennington will lead a walking tour of Steyning. Jeremy Tomlinson is Steward ...continue reading "Day tour of Lancing College Chapel and Steyning CANCELLED"
It gives me great pleasure to introduce our first lecture of the 2020/2021 lecture series and also our first online lecture. Online lectures have several advantages over the traditional format - not least that you can listen to them several times if you wish. Many members will remember Alan Powers' engaging lecture on John Piper's ...continue reading "Seaside Seduction: How the Moderns lost their stays"
