Saturday 15th June
Whole day visit to Woolwich to see: Thames Barrage with audio-visual display; Woolwich Dockyard; Two Town Hall; The Arsenal Buildings; Officers' Mess and Plates; Woolwich's brass foundry (only one in England); Woolwich Common and The Rotunda Museum.
The Rotunda, 1857.
The Rotunda, 1857
This is a lecture tour, please bring your own lunch, we may be able to have tea in the Officers' Mess, but tea will be available anyway.
Coach pickup times: Canterbury, Coach & Horses, 9am.
Maidstone, Lower Car Park, St Faith St., 9.50 am.
Bexley, Black Prince Car Park, 10.45 am.
Depart for home about 5.45 pm - amazingly good value at £6.50.
Saturday 13th July 1985
Barns of Kent: A tour of some significant barns in Kent to include Godmersham, Littlebourne, Adisham, Brook Barn near Wye, etc. By car, please let me know if you would be willing to take someone, starting at 2 pm from Godmersham and ending with tea at Reynolds' Barn, Adisham, cost £3. Further details in Spring Newsletter for those interested in seeing some of the few surviving barns.
The Ranger's House c.1810.
Saturday 14th September 1985
Medieval London: Another afternoon tour by Mr Paul Herbert who so successfully and enjoyably took us round Roman London. This will be preceded by a short lecture tour of the Ranger's House at Greenwich where a talk on the house and its architecture followed by a description of its contents will be given by an art historian in the morning.
Coach pickup times:
Canterbury, Coach & Horses, 9am.
Maidstone, Lower Car Park, St Faith St, 9.50 am.
Bexley, Black Prince Car Park, 10.45 am.
Bring packed lunch, hot drinks available at the London Museum where we will stop for lunch and allow a short visit. Cost £6.00
For booking and any further details, please write enclosing a S.A.E. to Hon. Excursions Secretary, Mr Mac Crane.
