Visits & Study Days Visit to Winterbourne House and Garden and the Barber Institute Tuesday 29th October 2024 9am to 5pm Winterbourne was designed as a small Edwardian country estate in the Arts and Crafts style, built for John Nettlefold, a pioneer of early housing reform. The gardens were inspired by Gertrude Jekyll and now form the University of Birmingham Botanic Gardens. An exhibition of the work of local Leicester artist Helen Newton will also be on display. The Barber Institute hosts the exhibition ‘Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites’ which enables us to sniff the scents associated with the paintings. The cost of the day will be: Members £28.00 guests £30.00. Click here for a booking form. Photo: Winterbourne House. Tony Hisgett Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
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Visits Visit to Winterbourne House and Garden and the Barber Institute Tuesday 29th October 2024 9am to 5pm Winterbourne was designed as a small Edwardian country estate in the Arts and Crafts style, built for John Nettlefold, a pioneer of early housing reform. The gardens were inspired by Gertrude Jekyll and now form the University of Birmingham Botanic Gardens. An exhibition of the work of local Leicester artist Helen Newton will also be on display. The Barber Institute hosts the exhibition ‘Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites’ which enables us to sniff the scents associated with the paintings. The cost of the day will be: Members £28.00 guests £30.00. Click here for a booking form. Photo: Winterbourne House. Tony Hisgett Creative Commons Attribution 2.0