Forthcoming Events

Tuesday 15 December: Christmas Event
Visit by coach to Broughton Hall and festive lunch nearby at the award winning Bull at Broughton.

Recent Events

Tuesday 13 th October 2009 from 11 am: Carving and Gilding Workshop day at Temple Newsam House

This was led by Ian Fraser, Conservator at Temple Newsam, and Mike Howden, virtuoso carver. The Day included a visit to the Conservation Workshop.

28th June – 1st July: Visit to Kelso and houses of the Scottish Borders and Lothian

Nineteen members and guests of the Chippendale Society and the Leeds Arts Collection Fund travelled by coach from Yorkshire, and stayed at the Ednam House Hotel overlooking the river Tweed at Kelso. Special visits were arranged to a number of houses: Floors Castle, Arniston House, Dalmeny House, Mellerstain House, Gosford Park and Tyninghame House, some of which are in private ownership. On our way we stopped at Alnwick for lunch and visited the magnificent Castle, and on the way home we visited Paxton House.
‘For further details of this visit, see Newsletter 114.’

2nd June 2009: Annual Dinner

This was held at Otley Golf Club and our guest speaker was Sir Thomas Ingleby of Ripley Castle, Ripley, near Harrogate.

20th May 2009: Visit to Clifton Castle and Constable Burton, Wensleydale

Twenty-five members and guests visited two fine Georgian houses which are not generally open to visitors.

11th May 2009 : Annual General Meeting

This took place at the Civic Centre, Otley, at 8.00 p.m.

17th March 2009, at Temple Newsam House : Chippendale’s Marquetry Revealed (joint with the Leeds Art Collection Fund)

Jack Metcalfe, the well-known specialist, led a Study Day on marquetry in the age of Chippendale. He shared with us his great knowledge of the techniques used in the late 18th century derived from his project of studying and copying many of Chippendale’s most famous examples.