| ARCHITECTURE GROUP - 2022 PROGRAMME | MEETINGS – generally at 2pm every 4th Thursday | | |
| 27th January | Medieval buildings of Alsace (France/a bit of Germany). Also 20th/21st century buildings which follow on from our zoom meetings last year (Peter) | St Michaels 2pm |
| 24th February | Medieval buildings of Burgundy (Peter) | St Michaels 2pm |
| 24th March | Short presentations from 6 group members describing ‘a Medieval Building of their choice’ (Group) | St Michaels 2pm |
| April | NO MEETING |
| 26th May | Aberdeen and Granite, aided by John Betjeman (in 1947) and with some photos taken this year. (Peter) | St Michaels 2pm |
| 23rd June | OUTING by coach – Corbridge and Chipchase Castle. Click on this link to see details: Corbridge and Chipchase - 23/06/22 | Approx 9.30am – 6pm+ |
| July | NO MEETING | |
| August | NO MEETING |
| 22nd September | Exploring the town of Beverley in Yorkshire incl a DVD featuring Alec Clifton-Taylor - ref his series on English Towns. (Peter) | St Michaels Small Hall 2pm |
| 4th October, Tuesday | Joint Outing to Durham, with the History Group | Leaving Alnwick at 9.30. |
| 27th October | NO MEETING |
| 24th November | Annual review of the year and planning for next year. As our last meeting of this kind was in 2019, we will be reviewing 3 years | St Michaels Small Hall 2pm |
| December | NO MEETING |
| DATE 2021 | ARCHITECTURE GROUP - 2021 PROGRAMME |
| 14th January – 11am | Some modern buildings, part 1 (Peter) | ZOOM |
| 28th January | The Pompidou Centre in Paris and its place in modern French architecture (George) | ZOOM |
| 11th February | Some modern buildings, part 2 (Peter) | ZOOM |
| 25th February | T Dan Smith & the Brasilia of the North – 1970s Newcastle (Andy) | ZOOM |
| 11th March | The Architect I M Pei (Maureen) | ZOOM |
| 25th March | The Bauhaus movement (Barbara) | ZOOM |
| 8th April | ‘Pevsner’s Buildings of England’, the updated new volume on County Durham including places visited by Alnwick u3a (Peter) | ZOOM |
| 22nd April | The Aesthetics and Design of Bridges (Alan) | ZOOM |
| 13th May | ECO buildings worldwide (Maureen) | ZOOM |
| 27th May | NO MEETING |
| 10th June | Sir Edwin Lutyens (Peter) | ZOOM |
| 24th June | Bridges 2 (Alan) | ZOOM |
| 8th July | NO MEETING | . |
| 22nd July | Garden ornaments and their contribution to the gardens of country houses | ZOOM |
| 12th August | NO MEETING |
| 26th August | Discussion about future group activities & the buildings of Bletchley Park | ZOOM |
| 23rd September | NO MEETING | . |
| . | MEETINGS TO RETURN TO MONTHLY AT ST MICHAELS |
| 28th October | An Architectural Walk around Alnwick, possible lunch afterwards? | MORNING EVENT |
| 25th November | The Buildings of Orkney | St Michaels normal time |
| 23rd December | NO MEETING | . |
| DATE 2020 | ARCHITECTURE GROUP - 2020 PROGRAMME |
| Thursday 27th February | Meeting: Victorian architects and architecture | St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 26th March | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | . |
| Thursday 23rd April | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | . |
| . | FURTHER MEETINGS BY ZOOM – generally at 2pm every 2nd & 4th Thursday |
| 28th May | Preliminary Presentation by Peter Carter | ZOOM |
| 11th June | Wightwick Manor, a magnificent Arts and Crafts building of 1887 and 1893. Presentation by Colin Gough | ZOOM |
| 25th June | Bonnington Square: The Inconveniences of Living in a Victorian Tenement in the 1950s. (Presentation by George E.) | ZOOM |
| 9th July | Presentations on: Wreay Church, Cumbria and Freeland Church, Oxfordshire. | ZOOM |
| 23rd July | Southwell Workhouse. (Presentation by Maureen Sayers) | ZOOM |
| 6th August | Victorian Church Architecture – Gothic and Arts & Crafts (Presentation by Carol Burnett) | ZOOM |
| 20th August | Manchester Town Hall and Alfred Waterhouse (Presentation by Pat Ashton) | ZOOM |
| 3rd September | Newcastle Central Station (Presentation by John Godfrey) | ZOOM |
| 17th September | Classical Victorian Architecture (Presentation by Peter C) | ZOOM |
| 8th October | Review of our look at Victorian architecture | ZOOM |
| 22nd October | Wentworth Woodhouse (Presentation by Carol B.) | ZOOM |
| 5th November | Snippets - Buildings of different dates (Presentation by Peter C.) | ZOOM |
| 26th November | Churches (Presentation by Colin Gough) | ZOOM |
| 10th December | The North East Architect, John Dobson (Presentation by Barbara W.) | ZOOM |
| DATE 2019 | ARCHITECTURE GROUP | 2019 PROGRAMME |
| Thursday 24th January | Meeting: Romanesque architecture and Durham | St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 28th February | Meeting: A Building I want to visit | St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 28th March | Meeting: Introduction to the year’s outings | St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 25th April | Outing to Selkirk and Bowhill | Bowhill House is a large 19th century and later house. Click on this link to see details: Selkirk and Bowhill - 25/04/2019 |
| Thursday 23rd May | Outing to Ripon and Markenfield Hall | This includes guided tours of Ripon Cathedral, with its 7th century crypt,and the moated manor house, begun in about 1310, at Markenfield. Click on this link to see details: Ripon and Markenfield Hall - 23/05/2019 |
| Thursday 27th June | Outing to Seaton Delaval Hall and Tynemouth Castle and Priory | (Joint outing with History Group). Seaton Delaval Hall, designed by Sir John Vanburgh and begun in 1718, is undergoing a major restoration and we will be able to see and hear about the work. The remains at Tynemouth are of the 12th to 15th centuries. Click on this link to see details: Seaton Delaval & Tynemouth - 27/06/2019 |
| Thursday July | NO MEETING |
| Thursday August | NO MEETING |
| Thursday 26th September | Outing Cancelled | . |
| Thursday 24th October | Outing to Rosslyn Chapel and nearby Scottish town | The 15th century Rosslyn Chapel is famous for its decoration. Click on this link to see details: Rosslyn Chapel - previously scheduled for 26th Sept. |
| Thursday 28th November | Review of the year and plans for 2020 | St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday December | NO MEETING |
| DATE 2018 | ARCHITECTURE GROUP | 2018 PROGRAMME |
| Thursday 25th January | Architecture of the Isle of Man | Venue St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 22nd February | A Building I have visited. | Members describe an interesting building they have seen.Venue St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 22nd March | Introduction to this year’s outings. | Includes DVD of Alec Clifton-Taylor on Richmond.Venue St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 26th April | Usher College. | From 1808 until 2011, the College was a training college for priests. Some of the original building survives but it was much enlarged in the 19th Century mainly by Pugin. Coach leaves at 9.30 am and back in Alnwick at about 4.30 pm |
| Thursday 24th May | Richmond. | Coach leaves at 9.30 am and back in Alnwick at about 6.30 pm |
| Tuesday 3rd July | Dalmeny House (Joint outing with History Group). | Dalmeny House was built in 1814-17 and designed by William Wilkins in his grand style like his, better known, London’s National Gallery. Details to be arranged. |
| Thursday 27th September | Trip to Durham. | Details to be arranged |
| Thursday 22nd November | Review of the year and plans for 2019. | Venue St Michael’s Church Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| DATE 2017 | ARCHITECTURE GROUP | 2017 PROGRAMME |
| Thursday 26th January | Cartoon History of Architecture | Continuing our watching of this 8 DVD history of architecture. Lindisfame Centre, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 2nd March | A Building you visited last year | Members describe somewhere they went last year. Lindisfame Centre, 2 pm to 4 pm |
| Thursday 30th March | A Local Building(s) | The proposal is that we meet up at some local historic site and investigate it together. Place to be discussed at January meeting. Make our own way there (and back) |
| Thursday 25th May | Newhailes (near Musselburgh, Lothian) | A neo-Palladian villa, dating from 1686, with magnificent rococo interiors with Chinese wallpaper, Italian fireplaces and golden eagles. Coach leaves at 9.30 am and back in Alnwick at about 6.30 pm |
| Thursday 22nd June | Rokeby Park (near Barnard Castle) | Another neo-Palladian villa, this one begun in 1725 and designed by itsthen owner. Much 18th century decoration and an ochre coloured exterior._ Coach leaves at 9.30 am and back in Alnwick at about 6 pm |
| Thursday 28th September | Middlesborough & Jarrow | Transporter Bridge and Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon farm, village and Bede Museum |
| Thursday 23rd November | Review of the year and plans for 2018 |
