Look Up: An amateur’s guide to architecture
Want to know whether your architecture is polite? Can you spot pargeting, and do you know your English bond from your Flemish bond? Would you know where to find a quoin? Can you sort your mansard from your half hipped?
An illustrated talk throughout with local examples – is an amateur’s guide to help you look at buildings with a fresh eye, explaining what features to look for, giving some suggestions on dating, and explaining where you might spot signs that buildings have changed over time. Wherever you live, it will help you appreciate the wealth of architectural interest in the buildings around you.
This talk is free to members of Berkshire Family History Society but we request a donation of £5 from non-members.
Date
- Wed 12 Nov 2025
Time
- 14:00 - 16:00
Location
- The Wharf, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5AS
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Website
https://www.westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum
Category
Organiser
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Newbury Branch - Berkshire FHS
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Email
newbury@berksfhs.org.uk
Speaker
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Sue Ellis
Sue Ellis, is well known among local history circles in West Berkshire. Now retired from West Berkshire Libraries, she is currently Secretary of Thatcham Historical Society and of the West Berkshire Heritage Forum.