Please note that visits to private houses are limited to members of the group.
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Please remember to bring slippers or indoor shoes to change into when visiting a private house. You might like to bring a small torch to help you see features in dark corners.
The Main Hall, East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QT. (Ordnance Survey O/S ref TQ091542)
6.45pm for prompt start at 7.15pm (includes free tea/coffee/biscuits served after the lecture).
Open to members of DBRG and linked societies. Each member may bring a maximum of 2 guests. Ticket will NOT be available on the day and are non-refundable.
Cost: £4 for members, £6 for all others.
Speaker: Lucy Worsley
By day, Lucy is the Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity looking after The Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace State Apartments, the Banqueting House in Whitehall, and Kew Palace in Kew Gardens. She is perhaps better known as the presenter of the BBC series "If Walls Could Talk" and "The Age of Elegance". During the evening, Lucy will be taking us on a journey through domestic history from Norman times to the present day.
| 6.45pm | Hall opens |
| 7.15pm | Prompt start to lecture |
| 8.30pm | Formal end to lecture. Tea/coffee/ biscuits served |
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING: East Horsley is on the B2036 and is easily accessible from the A3 (approaching from the North) or the A246 (from the South). Kingston Avenue is at the end of the parade of shops( Budgen supermarket on the corner). The hall and car park is at the end of this avenue.
10.30am – 12.30pm. 10am for registration tea/coffee/biscuits. This is a repeat of the workshop Brigid is holding on 28 January 2012.
East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QT. (Ordnance Survey O/S ref TQ091542)
The Tutor: Brigid Fice - DBRG’s Deputy Chair and Recording Secretary
The Subject: When you hear people talking about diminished haunch tenons, reverse assembly, or even just a jowl post, do you wish you understood what they meant? Everything you always wanted to know about the technical terms used during house visits and recordings will be explained. Plenty of opportunity to ask questions. Although intended for the beginner, those with more experience can find out how much they already know and establish the terminology used by DBRG in reports and on the database.
Non members welcomed. No need to book. Cost: £2.00 (includes free tea/coffee/biscuits)
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING: See above
VENUE: Taylors Farm, Rusper Road, Capel RH5 5HF (O/S TQ 182 387)
The 'delicious' Taylors Farm is a copy-book example of Surrey vernacular architecture over four centuries. There are three builds and a barn, spanning the 14th to the 17th centuries, with each successive build in a separate century and showing the essential characteristics of the period. It is almost a text book in itself. The whole is delightfully situated in the Weald and the pleasure is accentuated by a collection of lamas, alpacas, emus, rheas, horses, a goat, a dog, a cat and a peacock - all kept as pets.
There may be a shortage of chairs, so please if you have one that will fit in your car – please bring it along!
Members only. No need to book.
| 11.00am | Meet in the barn for coffee and biscuits (£2.50 charge) and an assessment of the building. Then a short introduction to the main house. |
| 11.30am | We will split into groups and operate a shift system around the three builds of the house. |
| 1.00pm | Lunch
There are no pubs nearby so it is probably best if you bring a picnic. Tea and coffee will be available for lunchtime hot drinks. The alternative is to drive to Rusper (approximately 5 miles away, directions below) where the Star Inn does food. A table has not been booked for DBRG. |
| 2.00pm | Reassemble in the Taylors Farm barn for a review of the morning |
| 2.30pm | Annual General Meeting Agenda and papers will be sent out nearer the time. Refreshments will be available after the meeting |
Directions:
Taylors Farm is well signed on the left of Rusper Road, a mile south east of the big Clarke’s Green roundabout on the A24 near Capel.
Rusper is signed at the roundabout on the A24.
Woolborough Farm, Woolborough Lane, Outwood RH1 5QR (O/S ref TQ 307 458)
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Places limited to 24. Members only. Booking between 20 April - 11 May 2012. Please contact Carol Coyne by phone 01932 226374.
Mr Dominic Myland has kindly given DBRG permission to visit his home to study its architectural features. Expect a bit of a challenge – albeit a beautiful one. A three-bay timber-framed main build is backed by a two-bay rear wing. The timbering is good. But here lies a problem - all five bays are smoke blackened. The dendro date of 1562 is solid - too late for open hall. So what is going on? Martin thinks part of it could be a detached kitchen from a vanished build. Will you be the one with an alternative view? Or perhaps you will be the first person to spot a tie beam that had a crown post once upon a time? Come along and join the exploration!
Directions: At Nutfield (on the A25, east of Redhill), take Coopers Hill Road going south. After approximately 1 mile, go under the M23 and continue ahead. After a further 1½ miles, turn right into Green Lane. Go over the M23 and then immediately left into Woolborough Lane to reach the farm.
10am-12pm 15 August 2012: Building Study Visit (The Old Cottage, Old Woking) Full details will be in the next issue of the Pink Sheet.
Carol Coyne
DBRG Events Co-ordinator
January 2012
We welcome ideas for future visits.
If you have any suggestions, please contact:
Carol Coyne Tel: 01932-226374
©DBRG 6th February 2012