Meetings and EventsOur regular meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month (not Jan/Aug/Sep) at the University's St. George's Building, St Thomas Street, Old Portsmouth, PO1 2HY. Buses 5, 6, 23 & 700 pass the building which is a 5 minute walk from Portsmouth Harbour station. Free on-site parking is also available. Free admission. |
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| When | Where | Description | |
| Thursday 26 January 7.30pm |
Gosport Discovery Centre, off High Street, PO12 1BT | Dockyards in Art; Art in Dockyards by Celia Clark - In case you missed her Ken Norrish memorial lecture last June, here is another chance to hear Celia's richly illustrated lecture on dockyards around the world. | |
| Wednesday 1 February 2012 7.00pm |
St George's Building, entrance off St Thomas' Street, Old Portsmouth | The Dickens Archive and the Dickens 200 Festival. Speaker: Dominic Kippin, Literature Development Officer at Portsmouth City Council. | |
| Saturday 18 February 10.15 onwards. Short talk at 11am |
Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham, PO17 6AN. | Architecture à la Café - Fort Nelson Visitor Centre. Enjoy a sociable cup of coffee at the new Visitor Centre at Fort Nelson on Portsdown Hill Road, PO17 6AN from 10.15am. There will be a welcome and description of the project by the museum's director at 11.00 - 11.15. | Saturday 25 February 9.30-11.30 |
Meet at St Peter's Church, Somers Road, Southsea, PO5 4QA. | Visit to St Peter's and St Luke's churches, Southsea. An opportunity to take a look inside these two Southsea churches. Meet at St Peter's, Somers Road, PO5 4QA at 9.30am. |
| Wednesday 7 March 7.00pm |
St George's Building, entrance off St Thomas' Street, Old Portsmouth | The new Mary Rose Museum. Robert Lapraik from the Mary Rose Trust will tell us about the design and construction of the new home for the ship and the artefacts that were recovered with it. | |
| Saturday 10 March 10am to 12.30pm |
Start at Somerstown Adventure Playground, Waterloo Street, Southsea. | Lord Mayor to unveil Design Award Plaques. Members and guests are invited to the unveiling of the plaques for the 2011 Design Awards by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Cheryl Buggy. Start at Somerstown Adventure Playground, Waterloo St. at 10am, then Holy Spirit Church in Fawcett Road, Southsea & finally to Victory School in Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove. | |
| Saturday 31 March 10.15 onwards. Short talk at 11am |
Portsmouth International Port passeger terminal, Mile End. | Architecture à la Café - Portsmouth International Port. The second outing in our new venture will be to the café at the City's new International Port building at Mile End, from 10.15am onwards. There will be a welcome and description of the project between 11.00 and 11.15am. | |
| Wednesday 4 April 2012 7.00pm |
St George's Building, entrance off St Thomas' Street, Old Portsmouth | AGM and interview with local architect Mick Morris. . After the formal business we are delighted to welcome Mick to talk about his life and career, including the award winning eco-home in Drayton. | |
| Wednesday 2 May 2012 7.00pm |
St George's Building, entrance off St Thomas' Street, Old Portsmouth | May monthly meeting. Speaker to be confirmed. | |
| Wednesday 6 June 2012 7.00pm |
St George's Building, entrance off St Thomas' Street, Old Portsmouth | June monthly meeting. Speaker to be confirmed. | |