on : April 23rd, 2008

LONDON SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: Phineas Finn

Introduced by: Paddy Ross

Venue: Hawkesdown School, W8 7PN

The seminar will be followed by an optional dinner at the school. Cost including drinks £25 with dinner or £10 seminar only.

If you are interested in attending and require further details including menu choice, please contact Martin Chown at martin.chown@tesco.net

VISIT TO PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL

The Lay Canons, Brian Long and Christopher Gower, have most kindly invited a party of up to 70 Trollope Society Members to visit Peterborough Cathedral. The television serial ‘Barchester Chronicles’ was filmed in the Precincts and Christopher Gower was responsible for the music. This is a marvellous opportunity for members to see this superb Cathedral and where “Barchester” was revisited on television. Full details are attached.Please click on this link

YORK SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: The Way We Live Now
Introduced by: Janet Tierney

Venue: Friargate Friends' Meeting House

If you are interested in attending and require further details, please contact Peter M Lee at pml1@york.ac.uk

SCOTTISH SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: The Duke's Children
Introduced by: to be announced

Venue: Friends Meeting House, Edinburgh

If you are interested in attending and require further details, please contact John Dover at jdover@post.harvard.edu

SUMMER GARDEN PARTY

Further details from Priscilla Hungerford

CAMBRIDGE SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: The Small House at Allington
Introduced by: to be announced

If you are interested in attending and require further details, please contact Michael Williamson at michael@thecleeve.freeserve.co.uk

SCOTTISH SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: to be announced
Introduced by: to be announced

Venue: Friends Meeting House, Edinburgh

If you are interested in attending and require further details, please contact John Dover at jdover@post.harvard.edu

YORK SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: Marion Fay
Introduced by: to be announced

Venue: Friargate Friends' Meeting House

If you are interested in attending and require further details, please contact Peter M Lee at pml1@york.ac.uk

LONDON SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: Phineas Redux

Introduced by: Michael Williamson

Venue: St Giles in the Field, 60 St Giles High Street, WC2H 8LG

We hope to arrange for an optional dinner to follow the seminar - no details available yet.

If you are interested in attending and require further details including menu choice, please contact Martin Chown at martin.chown@tesco.net

SCOTTISH SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: to be announced
Introduced by: to be announced

Venue: Friends Meeting House, Edinburgh

If you are interested in attending and require further details, please contact John Dover at jdover@post.harvard.edu

TROLLOPE SOCIETY
TWENTIETH ANNUAL DINNER

was held in the House of Lords. A full compliment of 120 guests enjoyed the magnificent surroundings of the Chomondeley Room and Terrace for a sumptuous dinner followed by speeches from Lord Armstrong and the Dean of Westminster,the Very Rev Dr John Hall
Prior to the dinner about 90 guests enjoyed a guided tour of the Palace of Westminster

WESSEX SEMINAR GROUP

Subject: Barchester Towers
Venue: Sarum College, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire

A second excellent Wessex Group seminar was held on 8th December in Salisbury with over 35 keen Trollopians attending. Dom Edwardes, the Revd Edward Probert (Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral) and Peter Blacklock led a lively discussion on that most appropriate of novels in a Salisbury setting, Barchester Towers. Prior to the seminar a group of very hardy souls visited the Hospital of St Nicholas, a short walk away, in pouring rain. It was the view of this hospital from Harnham Bridge that AT appears to say inspired The Warden and thus the Barchester series.

TROLLOPE SOCIETY
TWENTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING AND ANNUAL
LECTURE

was held at the National Liberal Club

The meeting celebrated the 160th Anniversary of the publication of The Macdermots of Ballycloran. An excellent Annual Lecture was given by Dr John McCourt, an Irishman living and working at the University of Trieste, who is writing a book about Trollope's Irish novels and gave us all some fresh insight into these delightful works.

The meeting was followed by a buffet supper.

MEETING WITH HUGH
TROLLOPE

A lunch took place at Jesus College, Cambridge to meet Hugh Trollope, a direct descendent of Anthony Trollope. Hugh gave a fascinating account of his family tree, a copy of which will be put on this website shortly. Photos of the event will also be uploaded.
Photos of the event can be seen by accessing this link

TROLLOPE SOCIETY SUMMER PARTY AT WOTTON HOUSE



Photos of the event can be seen by accessing this link

TROLLOPE SOCIETY
NINETEENTH ANNUAL DINNER

The Dinner was held in the Painters Hall at 9 Little Trinity Lane, London EC4V 2AD, by the kind permission of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers. This year we were again joined by members of the Thackeray Society. A champagne style receptionn and excellent all inclusive three course dinner were enjoyed by the one hundred guests. Our after-dinner speakers were Randolph Williams, President, Trollope Society of New York, proposing the health of the Society, and Howard Gregg, Christopher Gower and Joe Francis of Eton College replying on behalf of the Society.

These photos of the event were taken during the pre-dinner reception and the subsequent dinner

TROLLOPE SOCIETY
NINETEENTH ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING AND
ANNUAL LECTURE

The Meeting was held in the National Liberal Club. The guest speaker was our president, the Rt Hon and Rt Reverend Richard Chartres, Bishop of London. The Lecture was followed by a buffet supper. A full report is given in the December issue of Trollopiana No 75.