Architecture
Architecture Group meetings take place on the first Wednesday of each month, at 2pm.
The Group Convenor is Paul Fisher. Telephone 07874 696374. Email pfisher3@btinternet.com
Paul is supported by Eileen Narain and Jonathan Pickup
The programme for Sept 2023 to Summer 2024 is found through the link at top right of this page.
In the last couple of years, the group has considered:
Repurposed buildings in Manchester.
The main ages of architecture in the UK.
A number of highly controversial buildings.
Aspects of church architecture.
amongst many other subjects.
A report on a Visit to re-purposed buildings in Manchester
After Christmas 2022, Eileen Narain and Jonathan Pickup have led a four month study of Re-purposed Buildings, ably supported by contributions from group members. Our April 6th meeting saw the culmination of this series of meetings when a party of approximately 20 travelled to Manchester. Amidst the forest of cranes which dominate the skyline stands an array of Victorian buildings which bear testimony to Manchester’s boom years based largely on the cotton and engineering industries. Below is a list of the buildings which we visited on our walking tour, led by Eileen and Jonathan. It was refreshing to hear anecdotes from groups members as they recalled events in Manchester in the sixties.
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Regular meetings are held in the Trinity Methodist Community Hub at 2pm on the first Wednesday of the month. Several times a year meetings are excursions to places of architectural interest, sometimes in conjunction with the other groups.