TIN TABERNACLES – A VICTORIAN STORY

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A presentation by Sandra Gann A discovery of the site of an old ‘iron church’ in Spittal led to an exploration of ‘tin tabernacles’ asthat is what the hundreds of iron churches erected during the Victorian era were called. What were they, why were they called tin tabernacles as they were made of iron and […]

LUTYEN’S RENOVATION OF LINDISFARNE

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Nick Lewis, Collections House Officer, National Trust Lindisfarne For the July meeting of the Civic Society we heard the story of how Edward Hudson, Founder of Country Life Magazine, took on the castle of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in 1901 and in 1903 commissioned the architect Edward ‘Ned’ Lutyens to redesign the building as […]

DEMOCRACY & SHIPBUILDING IN ANCIENT GREECE

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by DR PETER JONES, CLASSICIST With great pleasure, we welcomed Dr Peter Jones back to the April Meeting of the Civic Society. Dr Jones challenged our perception of democracy, suggesting that the Athens of the 5th and 4th century BCE was the first and last true democracy  – that is a state truly run by […]

“AN UPDATE ON BUILDING OUR NEW HOSPITAL”

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Marion Dickson, Executive Director, Nursing, Midwifery & Allied ProfessionalsDamon Kent, Managing Director, Northumbria Healthcare Facilities ManagementLiam Robertson, Project Manager, Turner TownsendCara Charlton, Head of PR, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust The Civic Society welcomed the opportunity to have a presentation by a panel made up of senior management, led by Marion Dickson giving an update […]