| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Monthly on Monday afternoons 4th |
| Venue: | St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge |
The Architecture Group has a lively and active membership who enjoy studying all aspects of architecture – local, national and international – ancient and modern.
What we look at reflects members’ interests, and meetings are usually led by a group member. Detailed knowledge of architecture is not necessary, just an interest in the built environment.
The group meets at 2.00pm on the fourth Monday of each month (Except December), unless we are out on a visit. Usually two or three times a year we go out for visits. We are currently meeting in the Lounge at St. Thomas's Church. As this is not a house-based group we do not place a limit on numbers and any U3A member is welcome to come along to our meetings.
To avoid disappointment please do not attend any events, group meetings or monthly meetings as a visitor unless you have, in advance, contacted the event organiser / group leader. For Group Meetings or Events please use the 'Leader/Organiser' link above. For monthly meetings only the Membership Secretary, Thank you.
Forthcoming events
24 February 2025
2:00 PM
Talk
A talk by James Holden To coincide with James' new book "Civil Pride: The Public Buildings of Wiltshire", he will talk to us in particular about civic buildings. James first […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge
24 March 2025
2:00 PM
Talk
The Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition
The talk on Stockholm City Hall by Alan Soldat has been postponed It has been replace by a talk on the Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition by Jon Higgins;
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge
28 April 2025
2:00 PM
Talk
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 […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge
19 May 2025
2:00 PM
Talk
More on the Post War Planning of Plymouth
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 […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge
23 June 2025
2:00 PM
Talk
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 […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge
28 July 2025
Trips
We share cars to visit Mulberry Park. This is a contemporary development of 700 homes, community facilities ("The Hub"), schools and open spaces in Bath, with views across the city. […]
Venue: Open Air Group
18 August 2025
Trips
We share cars to visit Corsham Almshouses (and maybe the town hall). Corsham Almshouse and Schoolroom consists of several buildings dating back to the seventeenth century. The schoolroom is largely […]
Venue: Open Air Group
22 September 2025
2:00 PM
Talk
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 […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge
24 November 2025
2:00 PM
Talk
"Suits You, Sir" - The Architecture of Burton's
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. […]
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall / Lounge
