Visits & Study DaysVisit to Winterbourne House and Garden and the Barber Institute Tuesday 29th October 2024 9am to 5pmWinterbourne was designed as a small Edwardian country estate in the Arts andCrafts style, built for John Nettlefold, a pioneer of early housing reform. The gardenswere inspired by Gertrude Jekyll and now form the University of Birmingham BotanicGardens. An exhibition of the work of local Leicester artist Helen Newton will also beon 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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VisitsVisit to Winterbourne House and Garden and the Barber Institute Tuesday 29th October 2024 9am to 5pmWinterbourne was designed as a small Edwardian country estate in the Arts andCrafts style, built for John Nettlefold, a pioneer of early housing reform. The gardenswere inspired by Gertrude Jekyll and now form the University of Birmingham BotanicGardens. An exhibition of the work of local Leicester artist Helen Newton will also beon 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