VISITS
Enriching Lives Through The Arts
Enriching Lives Through The Arts
Our wonderful visits, three a year, are carefully chosen to give members and their guests an opportunity to see very special places and learn more about the history of the houses, gardens and museums than are generally available.
Tuesday 9 October 2018
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL AND STONELEIGH ABBEY
Following on from the popular Society lecture we will be visiting Coventry Cathedral which was opened in 1962 following the bombing of the city in 1940. Standing beside the ruins of the Medieval Cathedral, the new Cathedral, designed by architect Sir Basic Spence, contains some of the finest examples of 1950's and 60's art and architecture in the country.
Stoneleigh Abbey, the ancestral home of the Leigh family, is a country house steeped in history.
Founded in 1154 as a Cistercian monastic house on a land grant from King Henry II, it was later converted into a comfortable family home. This former monastery has connections to Queen Victoria, Prince Charles and Jane Austen. The parkland was designed by Sir Humphrey Repton.
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Visits Secretary:
Tricia Duncan: T: 01672 810443