lecture programme 2023
Our lectures take at 3 pm and 7 pm on the first Wednesday of each month, except January and August in the Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne.
We welcome visitors to our lectures in the Digby Hall. There is a Visitor Charge of £7.
Visitors can register and pay by card (preferred) or cash at the door. If paying by cash please present exact amount

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5th July 2023
Velasquez – The Great Magician of Art
Douglas Skeggs

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6th September 2023
160 Years of the London Underground Design and Architecture
Mark Ovenden
The lecture includes architecture, the Arts and Crafts movement, Edward Johnson`s typeface and the Streamline Moderne/Art Deco movement up to the present.

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4th October 2023
From Errol Flynn to Bottles of Gin
Literary Portraits and their Afterlives
Annalie Talent

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1st November 2023
WELLS CATHEDRAL
Jonathan Foyle

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6th December 2023
Bring An Object
Audience Participation Talk Based on Artifacts Brought in for the Talk with Some of My Own Objects Interspersed
Marc Allum
A popular format, this spontaneous talk uses objects brought in by the audience to form an instant “Antiques RoadShow” of history, anecdotes and audience involvement; also interspersed with artefacts from his own collections