Date: Thursday 30 May at 12:00 Prompt Places available: 30, allocated on a first-come-first-served basis Price per person: £15 per person, includes entry to and a guided tour of Compton Verney Detail: FCOA colleagues Peter Gregory Hood and Belinda McMicking have very kindly offered to host a visit to Loxley Hall, including lunch on the […]
Date: 13 June 2019 at 12:00 Prompt. Places available:   25 Allocated on a first-come-first-served basis Price per person:  £43 - includes entry to both venues, free tasting of 5 wines , and a cheese and charcuterie board lunch. Description:  The Mount Vineyard, Shoreham, began producing wine in 2004. With 5 varieties of white, and […]
David Thompson, who previously took us on an excellent tour of the Wren Churches, will give us a brief history of the Mansion House but this is essentially a visit to see the Harold Samuel Collection of Dutch & Flemish 17 th century paintings, bequeathed to the City of London in 1987. The collection of […]
Since before the Romans methods of extracting salt had been discovered and the importance of salt was well established. As well as dealing in salt, Salters were experts in the dry salting of fish and meat and also dealt with flax, hemp, logwood, cochineal, potashes and chemical preparations. The modern day association of the Salters’ […]
