York Association of the National Trust
Talks 2019
YANT Talks 2019
Talks Organiser: talks@yant.org.uk
Saturday 16th November, 2019Patrick Eyres, "Humphry Repton in Yorkshire"
During the Napoleonic Wars, Repton (1752-1818) was Britain’s leading landscape gardener. He is renowned for inventing the Red Book as a means of presenting his ideas. Each one is a unique artwork that contains handwritten proposals, illustrated with ingeniously theatrical before-and-after watercolours.
This overview will focus on the six surviving Red Books created for Yorkshire aristocrats, gentry and industrialists.
Saturday 19th October, 2019Neil Sanderson, "A day in the life of York Minster"
As we travel through a single day, we will look at the amazing variety of activities and events which take place in and around the precinct of York Minster. From being a house of prayer, worship and sacred music, to one of the countries most visited attractions, where people discover history and architecture in both vast and intimate spaces. From a place of learning and study to a place where traditional skills are shared and preserved, a place where some of the country's finest architecture is lovingly protected and restored. From a place where people are entertained to a place where the seasons of the year are marked as they have been for centuries. Hopefully you will learn that York Minster is a place for everyone.
Saturday 27th April, 2019Dorothy Nott, "Waggoners' Memorial at Sledmere"
Following the carnage of the First World War there was a widespread desire to remember those who were killed in the conflict.
The story of the Waggoners Reserve will be explored, particularly as it is revealed on their memorial erected at Sledmere by Sir Mark Sykes.
Saturday 23rd March, 201948th AGM and Lunch at the York Hilton Hotel, Tower Street, York
Dr Peter Hogarth is our guest speaker before lunch and he will give us a well illustrated talk about the history of York’s Museum Gardens. Peter has spent many years researching the history of the garden and is the author of "‘The most fortunate situation’: The Story of York’s Museum Gardens"; copies will be available to purchase.
Do join us for the short formal AGM at 11am; tea and coffee are available for everyone from 10.30am. Guests are welcome but may not vote at the AGM.
A two course lunch will follow the talk, for which a menu and booking form were included with the December newsletter and which are available below. At 12.45pm the Conservatory Bar will open, and remain available throughout lunch. Lunch is served at 1.30pm and the event concludes at 3.30pm. Booking deadline was 9th March.
Saturday 16th February, 2019Colin Alderson, “ Cooking at Buckingham Palace”
Colin Alderson entertained us with his account of working as a chef at Buckingham Palace. Who did he cook for? What kind of food did he cook? What were the challenges of working in kitchens in a palace?
Colin Alderson, Chef at Buckingham Palace
Saturday 19th January, 2019
Maurice Gordon, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is one of 47 wildlife trusts across the UK. They look after 103 nature reserves and also work with landowners and farmers to encourage good environmental practice on private land. Living Landscapes and Living Seas are their twin aims.
Maurice Gordon is Wildlife Supporter Manager, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
