All Winter, Spring and Autumn meetings begin at 7.30p.m. and
will be held at Candie Museum Lecture Theatre or in the adjoining
Section Room. New members or visitors are always welcome to attend,
but should contact John McCormack, the Section’s Secretary,
on 720303, beforehand, in case of alterations or final instructions.
An annual charge of £10 is due at the beginning of the year,
payable by those who expect to attend regularly.
| Vaulting in Channel Island Churches |
| Saturday 25th February 18:30
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John McCormack will speak about the origins and dating of the strange vaulting in Channel Islands Churches
7.30pm at Candie HQ.
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| Herm Chapel |
| Saturday 10th March 19:30
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A general meeting, to which all sections are invited, given jointly by Christopher Mauger, who was in charge of the rrecent work to the fabric and who will detail the findings, and Johnn McCormack, who will try to put the Chapel into an island and an international context.
7.30pm at Candie HQ.
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| The Nunnery, Alderney |
| Saturday 24th March 19:30
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John McCormack will revisit this important fortlet, taking into account recent analysis of the fabric in the context of the wider Roman Empire.
7.30 at Candie HQ.
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| Alderney Houses |
| Saturday 28th April 19:30
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John McCormack will detail the evolution of St Anne's from a farming village of the medieval period onwards.
7.30pm at Candie HQ
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| Visit to St Pierre du Bois |
| Saturday 12th May 14:30
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This visit will include La Couture, Le Haut Chemin and the Coach House Galleries, St Pierre to Bois, beginning at 2.30pm. Parking arrangements not yet made.
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| Trip to France |
| Friday 15th June
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This trip will be from 15 - 17 June to the Cotentin, with venues to be arranged in collaboration with Julien Deshayes of Valognes. Exact timings will partly depend upon Condor and Aurigny. Please contact the Secretary (mrjam@cwgsy.net or 720303) for more details.
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| Preaching boxes of the 19th century |
| Saturday 14th July 14:30
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John McCormack will lead a visit to some preaching boxes of the early nineteenth century. A look at Torteval Church, La Villiaze Chapel and the Church of St. James-the-Less. Meet at Torteval at 2.30 pm.
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| Stucco and brick |
| Saturday 11th August 14:30
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John McCormack will lead a walk looking at the stucco and brick nineteenth-century facades in St Peter Port, probably targeting Hauteville. Probably meet at the top of Cornet Street, but confirm with the Secretary (mrjam@cwgsy.net or 720303) beforehand.
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| Kingpost roofs |
| Saturday 22nd September 19:30
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John McCormack will look at Kingpost roofs in Winchester, Fareham, Jersey and Guernsey: a typology from the thirteenth century onwards. The date of this meeting is liable to change.
7.30pm at Candie HQ.
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| La Seigneurie, Sark |
| Saturday 13th October 19:30
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A look at the completed restoration of this important house.
7.30pm at Candie HQ.
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| Social structure & housing, 1650-1850 |
| Saturday 27th October 19:30
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Richard Hocart will take a look at social structure and housing between 1650 and 1850.
7.30pm at Candie.
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| Chimney pots |
| Saturday 10th November 19:30
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A typology of chimney pots. When did they first appear and where were they made?
7.30pm at Candie HQ.
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| Jethou |
| Saturday 24th November 19:30
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Jethou, its houses and terraces.
7.30 pm at Candie HQ.
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| Ornamental plastering |
| Saturday 8th December 19:30
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John McCormack will take a look at ornamental plastering and plaster mouldings.
7.30pm at Candie HQ.
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