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A programme of visits and talks is published each year with details on this Events page.
Members can book through the on-line booking system http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/buckinghamshire-gardens-trust
or by contacting enquiries@buckinghamshiregardentstrust.org.u
Main points of policy:
· Members can book a ticket for themselves & up to 2 tickets for non-members/guests
· Price of tickets: we operate a price differentiation with guests paying 25% more
· Cancellations – full refund if BGT cancel
· Cancellation of a booking can be requested up to 7 days prior the event. A refund less the booking fee 6.5% plus VAT will be made to original form of payment.
· Cancellations of less than a week will be noted but refunds at discretion of the Event Organiser
· No refunds will be given on day of the event or retrospectively.
A copy of the policy can be found via the Link on the Home page.
Alison Bailey is a Trustee at Amersham Museum where she is a volunteer researcher and writer for around 10 years. She is particularly interested in 20th century social history and architecture and has written a book about our local suffragettes. She leads guided walks around Amersham and also have a regular Nostalgia column in the Bucks Free Press.
Modern architecture is a divisive topic in the British culture wars, but love it or loathe it, Modernism is fashionable again and is influencing current architecture. Amersham has several buildings in this style. High & Over is of course the best known and is of national importance, as it is recognised as being the first International Modern Movement house built in Britain. However, at Amersham Museum, we have been researching the history of other modernist style buildings in Amersham which include a church, a school and mid-century housing. This talk will look at some of these buildings, the people who commissioned them and some of the controversies they stirred. It will also look at some of the modernist buildings we have lost.
In this talk, Alison Bailey looks at the impact of High & Over and the ‘moderne style’, which we now know as modernism, on our local environment, particularly on the development of Amersham in the 20th century and how it is still influencing what we build today.
The building is described by English Heritage as “of outstanding importance as the first truly convincing essay in the international style in England. It is the first work by Connell, who with Basil Ward and Colin Lucas formed the most important architectural practice designing modern movement houses in the inter-war period.” It was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art NY in 1937 in an exhibition titled Modern ‘Architecture in England’.
Mary Buckle, a member of the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Research and Recording Team
produced a dossier on High and Over in Amersham – see link:
https://bucksgardenstrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/High__Over-Amersham.pdf
New Venue: Aylesbury Methodist Church & Centre -https://www.aylesburymethodists.org.uk/how-to-find-us.html
Parking: there is limited parking at the front of the venue including Disabled Parking. Coopers Yard, is next door, 3 hours for £2.10, cash or card. The venue has excellent facilities including a lift to the first floor and access for wheelchair users. The new venue is near the centre of the town and various restaurants and cafes, including The Kings Head, a C15 coaching inn owned by the National Trust Inn.
Booking: To ensure a seat you can book a ticket through Ticketsource or turn up on the day & pay by cash, card or cheque. Please note the new Booking and Cancellation Policy will be in place. Tickets Members £10.00 Guests £12.50. Includes refreshments.
On line booking:http://ticketsource.co.uk//buckinghamshire-gardens-trust
Enquiries: enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk