What's On
Our Programme of Talks
January to June 2025
Talks will be held in the
Parish Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8RY
at 6.30pm (unless indicated otherwise)
and others at Winchester College, starting at 7pm.
January
CHARLES HARRIS
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'Posters of the Belle Epoque, the Great Age of the Poster'
Hear how the poster became the world’s first effective method of mass communication.
From Manet to Cheret to Mucha, Steinlen and Toulouse-Lautrec. You will see inspirational work
by great artists who made the poster great.
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Starts at 6.30pm
February
COLIN COOK
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'Faith in the City - a Secret History of St Peter Street'
Learn more about how religion has played a large part in the City’s heritage from a Winchester Green Badge Guide.
Tuesday 18th February 2025
Starts at 6.30pm
March
RUFUS BIRD
LVO FSA
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'Royal Collection'
Rufus Bird is the former Surveyor of the late Queen's Works of Art.
Friday 7th March 2025
at Winchester College
Starts at 7pm
April
The Rt Revd
Dr CHRISTOPHER HERBERT
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'Baroque Around the Clock: Understanding Baroque Art'
Christopher Herbert was the Bishop of St Albans from 1996 to 2009. He has had a life long interest in Art History and has lectured at the National Gallery and the Courtauld Institute. He has published extensively on Art History and Spirituality..
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Starts at 7pm
May
Professor
JOHN McALEER
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'The East India Company:
The Corporation that Changed the World'
The East India Company is the story of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune.
Wednesday 21st May 2025
Starts at 6.30pm
June
Dr JOANNE PAUL
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'Thomas More: Life and Death'
A remarkable book about the life and philosophy of Thomas More. It is a revelatory introduction to this most complex of figures.
Wednesday 18th June 2025
Starts at 6.30pm
OUR NEXT SPECIAL EVENT
Spring 2025
WEDNESDAY 26TH MARCH
A Guided Tour of Winchester Cathedral
'The Riddle of the Bones,
An Anglo Saxon Detective Story'
