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Who Are We?
York Georgian Society was founded in 1939 to promote the preservation and care, and to
foster the study and appreciation, of Georgian buildings in and around the City of York. It
is one of the oldest societies in the world devoted to the Georgian era, and the second oldest
such society in Great Britain outside London.
The Society’s remit extends beyond architecture and the crafts associated with building to
include the arts, culture and society of the period from 1660, the year of George I’s birth, to
1837, the year of William IV’s death.
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Events
Sat, 19 OctYork19 Oct 2024, 14:30 – 16:00York, 23 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, UKIn this talk Professor Jennie Batchelor introduces us to The Lady’s Magazine’s contents, readers and contributors, asking what the Georgian era looks like if we view it anew through the lens of one of its most popular and long-lived publications.
Sat, 09 NovYork09 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 16:00York, 23 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, UKThis talk examines the travel accounts of Philip Yorke, later 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (1720-1790) and his wife, Jemima Marchioness Grey (1722-1797), focusing on their tours of Yorkshire – which Grey judged to be ‘exceeding fine country’.
Fri, 15 NovThe Leeds Library15 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 21:00The Leeds Library, 18 Commercial St, Leeds LS1 6AL, UKYork Georgian Society and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Yorkshire are delighted to invite you to an exclusive evening at The Leeds Library, a hidden Georgian gem in the heart of Leeds.
Thu, 28 NovCawthorne28 Nov 2024, 13:00 – 15:00Cawthorne, Bark House Ln, Cawthorne, Barnsley S75 4AT, UKYork Georgian Society and the Georgian Group have partnered to invite you to a fascinating visit to Cannon Hall to learn more about the roof repair project at this outstanding, Grade-II* listed property.
Sat, 11 JanYork11 Jan 2025, 14:30 – 16:00York, 23 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, UKThis talk discusses the emotional labour experienced by elite women in their role as mistress of the eighteenth-century country house, and examines how their pursuit of domestic perfection often incurred painful and damaging consequences.
Sat, 08 FebYork08 Feb 2025, 14:30 – 16:00York, 23 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, UKGill Hedley, author of a new biography of Henry Flitcroft, will reveal some new research and give an account of the private and public life of this unjustly ignored figure, including his battles with Burlington and the Church hierarchy at St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey.
Sat, 08 MarYork08 Mar 2025, 14:30 – 16:00York, 23 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, UKNumber 13, Lincoln’s Inn Fields has cast a spell over generations of visitors, evoking delight but provoking, at times, bafflement if not confusion. This talk attempts to illuminate Soane’s collection, and his strategy for it through its display.
Sat, 12 AprYork12 Apr 2025, 14:30 – 16:00York, 23 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, UKYork is well known for its pioneering approach to conservation and heritage led regeneration. From Esher to the UK World Heritage Tentative List, conservation of York's past has long dominated its planning agenda. But how successful has it been in retaining what makes the city special?
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