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Friends Calendar - 2012
APRIL
Wednesday 25th April
Stirchley Furnaces, Thomas Botfield and the invention of hot blast - another ironmaking first for Shropshire? A Talk by Paul Belford, Principal Nexus Heritage, formerly Head of Archaeology IGMT. The Glass Classroom, Museum Offices, Coalbrookdale at 7.30pm
Non-members welcome (£1)
MAY
Saturday 12th May
Visit to Wroxeter Roman City.
Enjoy a guided tour. Meet at the location at 2.30pm. Normal admission charges apply. English Heritage and Art Fund members free.
Saturday 27th May
Visit to Weston Park.
Meet at Weston Park at 2.30pm. Admission charge £7 - £8 per person, tbc.
Wednesday 30th May
Tar and All that - Medicine and Punishment - a talk by Professor Timothy Peters.
The Glass Classroom, Museum Offices, Coalbrookdale at 7.30pm
Non-members welcome (£1)
JUNE
Saturday 16th June
Private Tour and Afternoon Tea at Stokesay Court, Onibury, near Craven Arms SY7 9BD.
Stokesay Court offers a unique opportunity to see a virtually untouched Late Victorian interior, which was used for the film of ‘Atonement’. Decor and artefacts from ‘Atonement’ are on display throughout the house and gardens. Meet there at 2.30pm for the House tour, which will be followed by Tea in the dining room. After tea visitors are at leisure to explore the grounds. Cost £15 per person-please book with Geraldine King.
E-Mail: friends@ironbridge.org.uk
Wednesday 27th June
AGM - Elect and meet your committee - The Board Room, Museum Offices, Coalbrookdale at 7.30pm, followed by talk by Lesley Durbin on the restoration of the Boy and Swan fountain (funded by the Friends)
JULY
Saturday 7th July
Walk - The Archaeology of the Town Park
Wednesday 25th July
Identifying, remembering and restoring Blaenavon’s forgotten landscapes - a talk by Shane Kelleher IGMT Archaeologist. The Glass Classroom, Museum offices, Coalbrookdale at 7.30pm
Non-members welcome (£1)
AUGUST
Wednesday 1st August
Private View of the International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition - enjoy the stunning photography over a convivial glass of wine. 7pm, Fusion Gallery, Jackfield.
Non-members welcome (£1)
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 26th Sept
Shropshire's finest and most interesting churches - a talk by Richard Bifield. The Glass classroom, Museum offices, Coalbrookdale at 7.30pm
Non-members welcome (£1)
OCTOBER
Sunday 14th October
Annual Lunch at the Buckatree Hall Hotel, 12.30pm for 1.00pm -Speaker: Sir Neil Cossons, former Director IGMT, National Maritime Museum, Science Museum and Chairman of English Heritage. Tickets £19.50 available from Sheila Black. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Wednesday 24th October
Roman Catholic inhabitants of Madeley 1640-1760 - a talk by Dr Malcolm Wanklyn in the Boardroom, Museum Offices, Coalbrookdale at 7.30pm.
Non-members welcome (£1)
NOVEMBER
Wednesday 7th Nov
Annual Joint Meeting with Broseley Local History Society - John Rose’s Calcut China Manufactory at Jackfield - a talk by eminent china expert Roger Edmundson in The GF Williams Room, Long Warehouse, Coalbrookdale at 7.30pm
Non-members welcome (£1)
Wednesday 28th November
Plans for the new exhibitions in the Museum of Iron, a talk by David de Haan, Programme Director, Ironbridge Institute and formerly Senior Curator IGMT. The Boardroom, Museum Offices, Coalbrookdale at 7.30pm
Non-members welcome (£1) |
