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SUMMARY:FCOA Visit to Shoreham (Kent) vineyard and Aircraft Museum
DESCRIPTION:Date: 13 June 2019 at 12:00 Prompt. \nPlaces available:    25 Allocated on a first-come-first-served basis \nPrice per person:    £43 – includes entry to both venues\, free tasting of 5 wines \, and a cheese and charcuterie board lunch. \nDescription:   The Mount Vineyard\, Shoreham\, began producing wine in 2004.  With 5 varieties of white\, and 3 three of red wine\, it produced 16\,000 bottles in 2018.   Among other awards\, it won The Luxury Travel Guide’s “Wine tasting experience of the Year” in 2018. \nWe will be given a guided tour of the vineyard and a talk on its history\, following which we will be offered a tasting of 5 wines\, and a cheese and charcuterie board. \nWe will then walk through the picturesque and historic village of Shoreham with a clear view of the Shoreham Cross\, on the hill facing us\, to the small Aircraft Museum\, dedicated to those airmen who gave their lives in the battles that raged above the village.   We will have a talk on the museum\, and on Shoreham’s role in WII; being close to Biggin Hill the village saw many dogfights and downed aircraft.  We will see many items recovered from surrounding fields\, including the cockpit of a German bomber.  Staffed by volunteers\, the museum has tea and snacks facilities\, and recently embarked on a programme to install a monument to each of the Battle of Britain pilots at the spot where they fell\, within a 10-mile radius of Shoreham. \nGetting to Shoreham – By train There are regular trains from London stations to Shoreham – Kent –  the station is a 10-minute walk to The  Mount vineyard. \nBy car:  The Postcode for The Mount (ample parking) is TN14 7SD\, the Museum is TN14 7TB. \nRefund policy: as the FCOA is committed to expenditure for this visit\, no refunds may be offered. \nClosing date:   4 June 2019 \nContact:              Tim.Handley@fco.gov.uk       FCOA\, room KG 43\, King Charles St\, London SW1A 2AH \n  \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Shoreham vineyard and museum\, Shoreham\, Kent\, Kent
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SUMMARY:Mansion House and Dutch Art
DESCRIPTION:David Thompson\, who previously took us on an excellent tour of the Wren Churches\,\nwill give us a brief history of the Mansion House but this is essentially a visit to see\nthe Harold Samuel Collection of Dutch & Flemish 17 th century paintings\, bequeathed\nto the City of London in 1987. The collection of 84 paintings\, including works by\nsuch names as Nicolaes Maes\, Jacob Ochtervelt\, Adrien van Ostade and Jan Steen\,\nis considered one of the finest of the genre in Britain. Perhaps the best known\npicture is by Frans Hals of The Merry Lute Player. This made history when it was\nbought for Lord Samuel at auction in New York in 1963\, partly because of the record\nprice but mostly because it was the first occasion that bidding was conducted by\ntelephone from London. \nMansion House Station is on the District/Circle Line and a 4 minute walk to the\nMansion House. Bank on the Waterloo & City\, Northern\, Hammersmith & Circle\nLines and DLR (Bank Branch) is closer. \nRefunds: the cost (minus an administration fee) of booking an event will normally\nbe refunded on cancellation up to one month before the event or up to the point\nwhere we incur expenditure for reservations\, whichever is the earlier. \nClosing date: Monday 13 May\n7\n——————————————————————————————————-
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Butterworth":MAILTO:cynthia.butterworth@fco.gov.uk
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SUMMARY:Salters' Hall
DESCRIPTION:Since before the Romans methods of extracting salt had been discovered and the importance of salt\nwas well established. As well as dealing in salt\, Salters were experts in the dry salting of fish and\nmeat and also dealt with flax\, hemp\, logwood\, cochineal\, potashes and chemical preparations. The\nmodern day association of the Salters’ Company with chemistry and science can therefore be traced\nright back to its roots. The Salters’ Company was first licensed by Richard II in 1394 but\, probably\,\nlike the other Livery Companies\, was in existence before 1066. The church of All Hallows in Bread\nStreet served as the central meeting place for business and entertainment as well as for worship. In\n1454 the Company was bequeathed a plot of land and Salters’ Hall was constructed. In 1533 a fire\nbroke out but was successfully extinguished. The Hall was rebuilt after a second fire destroyed it in\n1539 and then yet again rebuilt only to be destroyed by fire in 1598. The original site was then\ndeemed to be too small and a new one was purchased in 1641. This Hall was burnt to the ground in\n1666 by the Great Fire but rebuilt in 1668. By 1810 it was decided that the Hall which had stood for\n142 years was no longer suitable and a new Hall was designed. The Foundation stone of the fifth\nbuilding was laid down and the new Hall completed in 1827. On 10 and 11 May 1941 the Salters’ Hall\nwas bombed by German aircraft and most of the Hall destroyed. The Salters’ Company were then\nwithout a Hall for 43 years until 1976. \nThe present home of the Salters’ Company is a seven-storey\, Grade II-Brutalist building\, refurbished\nin 2016. Our visit will include opportunities to see the Main Hall\, the Court Room\, Salt Lobby and the\nSalters’ Exhibition and Archives. The tour should last about an hour and end with tea and coffee. \nThe Hall is situated on London Wall Place\, with the entrance on Fore Street\, an approximate five\nminute walk from Moorgate Underground and Railway stations. The Hall is also served by buses 11\,\n21\, 23\, 43\, 76\, 100 and 141. \nRefunds: the cost (minus a small administration fee) of booking an event will normally be refunded\non cancellation up to one month before the event or up to the point where we incur expenditure for\nreservations\, whichever is the earlier. \nClosing date: Thursday 23 May \n—————————————————————————————————–
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