A talk by Alan Cooper Montague Burton was one of the first retailers to create a strong brand image through its buildings and many served a social purpose as well. Alan will explore the history and architecture of Burton's shops developed by architect Harry Wilson (from early 1920s) and then Nathaniel Martin (from1937). Burton's young… Read more

The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is an annual British prize for excellence in architecture established in 1996. It is named after the architect James Stirling. We will have 6 short presentations on each of the shortlist winners and then vote on which one we believe is the best. The following month we… Read more

A talk by Kevin Eames Charles Edwin Ponting (1850-1932) was a Gothic Revival architect who practised in Marlborough, Wiltshire. In 1883 the Diocese of Salisbury appointed Ponting Surveyor of Ecclesiastical Dilapidations for the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire. Part of the Diocese of Bristol was added to his responsibilities in 1887 and the Diocese of Salisbury added… Read more

A talk by Stephen Carey The city was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe, in a series of 59 raids known as the Plymouth Blitz and much of the city centre and over 3,700 houses were completely destroyed. The redevelopment of the city was planned by Sir Patrick Abercrombie and he took the opportunity to lay… Read more

A talk by Mary Anderson Luis Domenech i Montaner (1850-1923) was a Catalan architect who was very much involved in and influential for the Catalan Modernisme catala, the Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician. His most famous buildings, the Hospital de Sant Pau and Palau de la Milsica Catalana in Barcelona, have… Read more

A talk by Alan Soldat Inaugurated in 1923 and designed by Ragnar Ostberg, the City Hall is an example of National Romantic style. The site, overlooking Riddarfjarden (The Knight Firth), inspired a central motif, namely the juxtaposition of city architecture and water that represents a central feature of Stockholm's beautiful cityscape as a whole. Read more

A talk on the History of the Royal Mail Read more

There will be no History Group meeting in January, meetings resume in February Read more

Ken Foster talks about the Stuarts and the battlefields of the Southwest Read more

Simon Welch talks about Wiltshire's Spas Read more