EVENTS

Events - What's on

March 2005

2 Wednesday
Ice-cream delights
Dr Peter Barham, Department of Physics
This talk explains the physical principles involved in high quality ice-cream. There will be demonstrations and tastings too. Further information.
Organised by Public Programmes Office, Outreach Unit
The Royal National Institute for the Blind, 10 Still House Lane, Bedminster, 1:00-2:00pm
Free event, no booking necessary. Contact Ann Kimber on 0117 331 4293 or Ann.Kimber@bristol.ac.uk

2 Wednesday
Working with communities: expanding the notion of scholarship
Professor Bill Peterman
Common Room, School for Policy Studies, 8 Priory Road, 4:00-5:30pm
Contact Dr Paul Burton on +44 (0)117 9545569 or Paul.Burton@bristol.ac.uk

3 Thursday
Tales of Scientists - What went right?
Dr Jitu Shah, Special Lecturer, Department of Science
Broadmead Baptish Church, Union Street, 1:00-2:00pm
Free event, no booking necessary. Contact Ann Kimber on 0117 331 4293 or Ann.Kimber@bristol.ac.uk

3 Thursday
Palladian and Rococo: Clifton Hill House
Visit the 2004 winner of the Georgian Group Award for architectural excellence. 2.15 - 3.45pm.
Places must be booked £7.50 per head including a light English tea. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157.

3 Thursday
Developmental plasticity and human health
Professor Sir Patrick Bateson, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University
Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, 4 - 5pm
Contact Susie Potts on 0117 9287274 or Susie.Potts@bristol.ac.uk

3 Thursday
The Sixth Science and Risk Society: Sociology's contribution to the understanding of contemporary life
Professor Harriet Bradley, Dean of Social Sciences and Law
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 5:15pm
Contact Alison Calvert on +44 (0)117 - 331 7040 or Alison.Calvert@bristol.ac.uk

4 Friday
Delivering lectures virtually over the Internet using audio, video and powerpoint
Organised by LTSS
Computer Centre, TRG, 9:30-12:30pm.
Contact Sarah Weyman on 928 7151 or sarah.weyman@bristol.ac.uk

5 Saturday
Mozart's Piano Concertos - Dayschool
John Irving
Victoria Rooms, 10:00am-4:00pm
Do you enjoy listening to Mozart's piano concertos? Would you like to find out more about their compositional, intellectual and cultural background? Then come along to this dayschool presented by John Irving, Head of Music at the University of Bristol and author of a recent study of these popular works.
£18.00. Contact Catherine Monk on +44 (0)117 - 954 5032 or Catherine.Monk@bristol.ac.uk

7 Monday
Lunchtime readings at RWA
Tim Kendall
Royal West of England Academy, 1:00pm
A series of lunchtime readings at the RWA's BP Portrait Award, kicking off on Monday March 7th at 1pm with Tim Kendall reading from his own collection of poems 'Strange Land' and continuing every lunchtime for the rest of the week.
Free entry to exhibition with University library card during the readings. Contact Tom Sperlinger on +44 (0)117 - 954 - 6969 or Tom.Sperlinger@bristol.ac.uk

8 Tuesday
Large-scale summative assessment using Blackboard: issues and perspectives
Spencer Jordan, University of Cardiff
Hawaii Suite, ILRT, 8-10 Berkeley Square, 1 - 2pm
The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) has spent two years reviewing Blackboard's role in delivering large-scale (100+) summative assessment. This informal Lunchbyte session provides an opportunity to share with colleagues the lessons learnt at UWIC, best practice and possible ways forward.
Free to University staff, just come along. Contact Gill Butland on +44 (0)117 - 928 7151 or gill.butland@bristol.ac.uk

8 Tuesday
Ain't it necessarily so? Necessity in nature
Professor Alexander Bird, Professor of Philosophy
Powell Lecture Theatre, H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, 5:15pm
Contact Alison Calvert on +44 (0)117 - 331 7040 or Alison.Calvert@bristol.ac.uk

9 Wednesday
Image capture - beginners
Organised by TASI
ILRT, 8-10 Berkeley Square, 10:00am-4:30pm. Further information is available.
Contact Hilary Browne on 928 7091 or hilary.browne@bristol.ac.uk

9 Wednesday
What time is it on Mars?
Dr Vincent Smith MBE, Reader in Physics
This talk deals with (a) how we tell the time on Earth and (b) what would you need to change when people start living on Mars? Further information.
Organised by Public Programmes Office, Outreach Unit
The Gatehouse Centre, Hareclive Road, Bristol BS13 9JN, 1:00-2:00pm
Free event, no booking necessary. Contact Ann Kimber on 0117 331 4293 or Ann.Kimber@bristol.ac.uk

10 Thursday
Image capture - intermediate
Organised by TASI
ILRT, 8-10 Berkeley Square, 10:00am-4:30pm. Further information is available.
Contact Hilary Browne on 928 7091 or hilary.browne@bristol.ac.uk

10 Thursday
Cardiovascular risk prediction: promises, pitfalls and prospects
Dr Peter Brindle, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, 4 - 5pm
Contact Susie Potts on 0117 9287274 or Susie.Potts@bristol.ac.uk

10 Thursday
Violence in Context
Professor Marianne Hester, Professor in Gender, Violence and International Policy
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 5:15pm
Contact Alison Calvert on +44 (0)117 - 331 7040 or Alison.Calvert@bristol.ac.uk

12 Saturday
University Choral Society and University Symphony Orchestra Concert
Conductor: Glyn Jenkins; Leader: Alan Uren; Soloists: Helen Field (soprano), Kathryn Turpin (mezzo-soprano), Philip Sheffield (tenor) and Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone)
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm
Tickets: Balcony (numbered and reserved) £12.00 (no concessions), available from the Concerts Office, Victoria Rooms, Auditorium (unreserved) £8.00 (concessions £5.00) available from Victoria Rooms Reception and Waterstone's, Tyndall Avenue. Contact Ruth Hill on +44 (0)117 - 9545032 or Ruth.Hill@bristol.ac.uk

13 Sunday
Cross Talk: An Encounter Between Christian Faith & Tradition and Academic Research
Gavin D'Costa, Head of Theology and Religious Studies
Gavin D'Costa will be speaking and taking part in a discussion on the topic of "Ecclesial Theology in a Secular University: keeping faith and reason together."
The event starts at 6pm with Choral Evensong sung by the Anglican University Choir, followed by the talk and discussion.
St Paul's Church (St Paul's Road), Clifton. For more details, contact Jutta-Mueller Schnurr on 46601 or e-mail jutta.mueller-schnurr@bris.ac.uk

14 Monday
Community Engagement and the Research University: Unrealistic Expectations or New Opportunities?
William Peterman, Benjamin Meaker Visiting Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 5:30pm
Contact Alison Calvert on +44 (0)117 - 331 7040 or Alison.Calvert@bristol.ac.uk

14 Monday
Getting to the places other people don't reach: volcanoes
Dr Claire Horwell and Dr Ed Llewellin
The Gatehouse Centre, Hareclive Road, Bristol BS13 9JN, 7:00-8:00pm
Free event, no booking necessary. Contact Ann Kimber on 0117 331 4293 or Ann.Kimber@bristol.ac.uk

15 Tuesday
Finding resources on the internet for learning, teaching and research
Organised by LTSS
Computer Centre, TRG, 9:30-12:30pm.
Contact Sarah Weyman on 928 7151 or sarah.weyman@bristol.ac.uk

15 Tuesday - 16 Wednesday
Violence against women: coordinating activism, research and service provision
Ellen Pence, PRAXIS (founder of Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project); Ruth Jacobson, Department for Peace Studies, University of Bradford; Claudia Moreno Garcia, Director, WHO Multi-country study of domestic violence; Nicola Harwin, Director, Women's Aid Federation of England
This seminar aims to pull together the themes discussed and raised in the earlier three seminars, and examine the connections between activism, research and service provision nationally and internationally. How can research feed into activism, practice and policy and how can these areas of intervention be co-ordinated? Further information is available (Word, 28Kb).
Organised by School for Policy Studies
Avon Gorge Hotel, Sion Hill, Clifton, 9:00am-5:45pm.
£50 for both days. Contact Jacqui Dalley on 954 6720 or jacqui.dalley@bristol.ac.uk.

15 Tuesday
Childhood obesity - A discussion
Dr Andy Ness, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, Dr Julian Shield, Bristol Children's Hospital, and Professor Chris Riddoch, Middlesex University
Organised by ALSPAC
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 7:30-9:00pm
Contact Nicholas Kerswell on 0117 3316731 or email Nick.Kerswell@bristol.ac.uk

16 Wednesday
Supporting students online
Organised by LTSS
Computer Centre, TRG, 10:00am-12:00pm
Contact Sarah Weyman on 928 7151 or sarah.weyman@bristol.ac.uk

16 Wednesday
Searching for Hunter Gatherers in South West England
Dr Paula Gardiner, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Organised by Public Programmes Office
Old Baptist College, 43 Woodland Road, 2:00-3:00pm
Our region has some of the earliest evidence for human activity in Britain and today's archaeologists use a variety of techniques to build a picture of past societies. This tour will show how excavation, environmental analysis and radiocarbon dating can reconstruct the lifestyle of transient hunter-gatherers. Further information.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk.

16 Wednesday
Reconstruction of a Bristol dinosaur
Remmert Schouten, Department of Earth Sciences
The Gatehouse Centre, Hareclive Road, Bristol BS13 9JN, 1:00-2:00pm
Thecodontosaurs antiquus (Morris, 1836) is one of the oldest dinosaurs in the world and also one of the first ever found. Remarkably, despite these claims it is not famous. Come along and find out more about the work of The Bristol Dinosaur Project.
Free event, no booking necessary. Contact Ann Kimber on 0117 331 4293 or Ann.Kimber@bristol.ac.uk

17 Thursday
Volunteering Recruitment Fair, Outreach Unit
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 12:00-6:00pm
The Fair will provide an opportunity for staff, students and members of the public to find out about the wealth of volunteering opportunities available in the region. With over 50 stalls at the event, there will be something for everyone. Further information.
Organised by Public Programmes Office.
Open to all.. Contact Ann Kimber on 0117 331 4293 or Ann.Kimber@bristol.ac.uk

17 Thursday
The 10th Policy & Politics Annual Lecture: how ideas become reality: reflections on what governments can (and can't) do to achieve change
Dr Geoff Mulgan CBE, Director of the Institute of Community Studies
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 5:15pm
Organised by the School for Policy Studies
Contact Elaine Allenby-Parker on 954 6765 or E.Allenby-Parker@bristol.ac.uk

17 Thursday
Folate and child health: genetic and epigenetic approaches
Dr Caroline Relton, School of Clinical Medical Sciences (Child Health), University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, 4 - 5pm
Contact Susie Potts on 0117 9287274 or Susie.Potts@bristol.ac.uk

17 Thursday
A World Tour of Plant Disease: Pathology and Molecular Biology. From back gardens, around the world, and back again.
Professor Gary Foster, Professor of Molecular Plant Pathology
Lecture Theatre B75, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, 5:15pm
Contact Contact Alison Calvert on +44 (0)117 - 331 7040 or Alison.Calvert@bristol.ac.uk

18 Friday
Bristol and Beyond 2005
At-Bristol, Harbourside, Bristol, 8:45-5:15pm
The 2nd annual Research Staff Conference - an opportunity to hear about developments at Bristol to help you meet and share ideas with colleagues from across the University and hear how former Research Staff have achieved their career ambitions.
Places must be booked: free to University of Bristol staff, staff from other HEI's, £150.
Full conference programme and booking details are available. For further information, contact Staff Development on 0117 928 8533 or email sd-course@bristol.ac.uk.

19 Saturday
An Introduction to Music Therapy
Leslie Bunt
Victoria Rooms, 10:00am-4:00pm
Have you ever wondered what a music therapist actually does? Join us for a dayschool designed to introduce some of the ways in which music therapists work with children and adults to support and encourage physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Contact Catherine Monk on +44 (0)117 - 954 5032 or Catherine.Monk@bristol.ac.uk

21 Monday
A Roman Lady's Secret
Professor Richard Evershed
School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, 2 - 4pm
The contents of a woman's make up, used 2000 years ago in Londinium, have recently been investigated by the University's School of Chemistry. This talk will demonstrate how this was done and recreate the cream for the audience.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on +44 (0)117 - 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

21 Monday
Rural Governance and Financial Reform in China
Dr Ray Yep, Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong
Organised by Centre for East Asian Studies Further information is available.
Institute for Advanced Studies, Royal Fort House, 4:00pm
Contact Emma Holland on +44 (0)117 954 5577 or Emma.Holland@bristol.ac.uk

22 Tuesday
The Lantern of the West: Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Clifton
Mr David Skelhorne
Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, 12:45-2:00pm
The tower of the Wills Memorial Building has become a symbol of the University of Bristol itself. Visible from many miles away, this building is not simply an elegant piece of architecture but a vibrant, working part of the University.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

30 Wednesday
Online courses and learning environments: an introduction to Blackboard
Organised by LTSS
Computer Centre, TRG, 9:30am-1:00pm
Contact Sarah Weyman on 0117 928 7151 or sarah.weyman@bristol.ac.uk

31 Thursday
Image Capture - Advanced
Organised by TASI
ILRT, 8-10 Berkeley Square, 10:00am-4:30pm
Contact Hilary Browne on 0117 928 7091 or hilary.browne@bristol.ac.uk

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April 2005

7 Thursday
Social Science Online Seminar 'The Internet for Psychology'
Organised by ILRT
University of Birmingham, 10:30am-3:30pm
Aimed at psychology lecturers and researchers interested in improving their own use of the internet for research, or in teaching internet research skills to students. Internet research skills are now recognised as an essential part of the undergraduate curriculum (QAA Benchmark Statements 2004).
£100, staff, £40, post-graduates Contact Emma Place on 0117 928 7183 or emma.place@bristol.ac.uk

7 Thursday
A Walk in the Woods: Churchill Arboretum, Stoke Bishop
Malcolm Kinch, Horticultural Coordinator, Grounds Services.
Churchill Arboretum, Stoke Bishop, 12:30-2:00pm
There are some 600+ trees in the grounds around Churchill Hall of all shapes and sizes. The tour guide will point out some of the things that the untrained eye might miss.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

13 Wednesday
Two Clifton Gardens: Manor Hall and Clifton Hill House
Malcolm Kinch, Horticultural Coordinator, Grounds Services.
Manor Hall and Clifton Hill House, Lower Clifton Hill, 12:30-2:00pm
These two gardens, near the top of Constitution Hill, have an interesting history and a wealth of botanical interest. The tour will take in both gardens, giving some general background and pointing out botanical features. Only the gardens will be visited.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

13 Wednesday
Bristol Neuroscience Away Day
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, 10:00am
Contact Anne Cooke on 0117 954 6450 or A.C.Cooke@bristol.ac.uk
Anyone with interests in neuroscience - at any level - can attend. Recent research, posters and the latest plans for the future of neuroscience will be presented.

14 Thursday
One of Clifton's Treasures: Goldney Gardens and Grotto
Mrs Peggy Stembridge.
Goldney House, Lower Clifton Hill, 10:30-12:00pm
Goldney House was built in the early 1700s as the country home of the Bristol merchant, Thomas Goldney. A talk about the House and its history will be followed by a tour of the famous Grotto, a Grade I listed building, the bastion, ornamental canal, gothic tower and rotunda.
Places must be booked: £5.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

14 Thursday
A Walk in the Woods: Churchill Arboretum, Stoke Bishop
Malcolm Kinch, Horticultural Coordinator, Grounds Services
Churchill Arboretum, Stoke Bishop, 12:30-2:00pm
There are some 600+ trees in the grounds of Churchill Hall. This tour will point out some of the things that the untrained eye might miss. Further information.
Organised by Public Programmes Office
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

16 Saturday
New Home for University's Flora: the new Botanic Garden
Nicholas Wray, Curator.
The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, BS9 1JG, 10:30am
Organised by Public Programmes Office.
Over the next few months, the new Botanic Garden (moved from its Leigh Woods site) will emerge to provide the University and City of Bristol with a unique botanical and cultural resource. This tour will show how the garden is taking shape.
Further information is available. Places must be booked: £3.50 per head.
Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

18 Monday
Age-old Research: The Bristol Dinosaur
Remmert Schouten
Department of Earth Sciences, Wills Memorial Building, 2:00-3:30pm
Organised by Public Programmes Office.
A light-hearted and informative tour at the Department of Earth Sciences that will bring you up to date with ongoing research into the fascinating world of fossils.
Further information is available. Places must be booked: £4.00 per head.
Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

20 Wednesday
The Nation Votes: University of Bristol's Special Collection of electoral ephemera
Michael Richardson
Arts and Social Sciences Library, Tyndall Avenue, 12:30-1:30pm
Organised by Public Programmes Office.
This collection has none to compare with it in the United Kingdom. Visitors to the hour-long presentation and talk will see posters, handbills and pamphlets ranging from 19th century broadsides to the modern mail shot.
Further information is available. Places must be booked: £4.00 per head.
Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk
25 Monday
Bridging troubled waters? Popular culture in South Korea-Japan relations, 1965-2004
Dr Hyung Gu Lynn, Institute for Asian Research, University of British Colombia
Organised by Centre for East Asian Studies Further information is available.
CEAS, 8 Woodland Road, Room 2E4, 4:00pm
Contact Emma Holland on +44 (0)117 954 5577 or Emma.Holland@bristol.ac.uk

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May 2005

10 Tuesday
Bristol's Literary Heritage: Walking Tour of Bristol I
Elvyn Griffiths
Georgian House, Great George Street, 1:30-2:45pm
Organised by Public Programmes Office.
One of two walking tours glimpsing at places where British writers have worked and lived. Tour 1 begins at the Georgian House, Great George Street and ends at St Mary Redcliffe.
Further information is available. Places must be booked: £4.00 per head.
Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

10 Tuesday
Lantern of the West: Wills Memorial Building
David Skelhorne
Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, 12:45-2:00pm
Organised by Public Programmes Office.
The tower of the Wills Memorial Building has become a symbol of the University of Bristol itself. This tour will give an insight into both the history and some of the current academic activity connected with the building.
Further information is available. Places must be booked: £4.00 per head.
Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or joan.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

11 Wednesday
Open Wide! Clinical Skills Laboratory, Bristol Dental School
Dr Gordon Gray
Bristol Dental School, Lower Maudlin Street, 2:00-3:30pm
The University of Bristol's recently opened Clinical Skills laboratory is the most up-to-date of its kind in the country. This tour will show you the new lab as well as offering a live demonstration (on a dummy head) on how a filling is performed. Further information.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head, £1.00 (optional) for refreshments. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

12 Thursday
A Walk in the Woods: Churchill Arboretum, Stoke Bishop
Malcolm Kinch, Horticultural Coordinator, Grounds Services
Churchill Arboretum, Stoke Bishop, 12:30-2:00pm
Organised by Public Programmes Office
There are some 600+ trees in the grounds around Churchill Hall of all shapes and sizes. This tour will point out some of the things that the untrained eye might miss..
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

19 Thursday
A Walk in the Woods: Churchill Arboretum, Stoke Bishop
Malcolm Kinch, Horticultural Coordinator, Grounds Services
Churchill Arboretum, Stoke Bishop, 12:30-2:00pm
Organised by Public Programmes Office
There are some 600+ trees in the grounds around Churchill Hall of all shapes and sizes. This tour will point out some of the things that the untrained eye might miss. Further information.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

24 Tuesday
Bristol's Literary Heritage: Walking Tour of Bristol II
Elvyn Griffiths
Walk starts at Clifton Hill House, Lower Clifton HIll, 1:30-2:45pm
Organised by Public Programmes Office
One of two walking tours glimpsing at places where British writers have worked and lived in Bristol. Walk II begins at Clifton Hill House, Lower Clifton Hill and ends at the Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road. Further information.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

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June 2005

4 Saturday
New Home for University's Flora: the new Botanic Garden
Nicholas Wray, Curator
The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, BS9 1JG, 10:30am-12:00pm
A tour around the grounds of The Holmes, Stoke Bishop, where the new Botanic Garden is taking shape and where you will be able to experience the Garden's growth 'so far'.
Places must be booked: £3.50 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

11 Saturday
Secrets and Lives: A Readers' Day
Patricia Ferguson, Sue Miller, Ralph Pite and Barbara Trapido
3/5 Woodland Road, 10:00am-3:30pm
If you enjoy reading, you'll love the Readers' Day, a chance to meet authors and discuss books with other readers. Organised by the English Department, this event is open to all.
£10 (includes lunch). Contact Tom Sperlinger on +44 (0)117 - 954 - 6969 or Tom.Sperlinger@bristol.ac.uk

11 Saturday
From Iron to Victorian Age: Burwalls House & Gardens
Anita Sims
Burwalls House, Bridge Road, Leigh Woods, 2:30-4:00pm
A tour round this mid-19th century House will include a discussion on the Iron Age banks and ditches of the fort still visible today.
Places must be booked: £7.50 per head, including cream tea, served afterwards. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

14 Tuesday
A Taste of the Classical: Royal Fort House
Elvyn Griffiths
Royal Fort House, Tyndall Avenue, 1:00-2:30pm
This classically designed Georgian house was completed around 1791. The tour will include the rococo stucco work in the staircase hall, the Quebec pine carving in the Dining Room, the Withdrawing Room and Parlour.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

15 Wednesday
Country Air and Beautiful Views: a walk around Sneyd Park
Sarah Whittingham
Walk starts at Wills Hall, Parry's Lane, Stoke Bishop, 6:00-8:00pm
Despite demolitions and the conversion of some of the large houses into flats, the Sneyd Park Conservation Area is still a very good example of a Victorian verdant suburb, including work by nationally-important architects.
Places must be booked £4.50 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

21 Tuesday
Brideshead in Bristol: Wills Hall, House & Chapel
Sarah Whittingham
Wills Hall, Parry's Lane, Stoke Bishop, 2:30-4:00pm
Built around an existing house, Downside, this hall of residence was intended to evoke the Oxbridge colleges, with its mellow stone and quadrangle. The tour will include the original house, the quadrangle and chapel of 1928.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. £1.00 (optional) for refreshements. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

22 Wednesday
The World of the Stage: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
Jo Elsworth
Theatre Collection, 21 Old Park Row, 10:00am
Described as one of Bristol's well-kept secrets, the University's Theatre Collection is the UK's largest theatre archive outside the V & A. The Keeper of the Collection will lead this talk and short tour of the archive strong rooms. Two tours: 10:00 and 14:30.
Places must be booked: £4.00 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

25 Saturday
Lantern of the West: Wills Memorial Building
Sarah Whittingham
Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, BS8 1QU, 2:00-3:30pm
Designed in 1912, but not opened until 1925, the University's Wills Memorial tower has become a symbol of the city. This tour will look at the Reception Room, Great Hall, the old University Council Chamber and the old Library.
Places must be booked: £4.50 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk

26 Sunday
By George! A Walking Tour
Sarah Whittingham
Starts at Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, 2:30-4:00pm
Sir George Oatley was Bristol's most important 20th century architect. This one and a half hour tour will include Oatley-designed buildings in the University precinct as well as the Old Baptist College and the Homeopathic Hospital. Further information.
Organised by Public Programmes Office
Places must be booked: £4.50 per head. Contact Joan Lewis on 0117 928 7157 or Joan.Lewis@bristol.ac.uk