RETROSPECTIVE OF RECENT EVENTS The following listings give only a brief summary of past events. Full details are published in our quarterly newsletter or in The Journal of Stained Glass SEASONAL LECTURES The Society is fortunate to attract many eminent speakers from amongst its membership and beyond. Over the past several years these have included: Catrin Jones '20 years of Practice' Caroline Swash `Confessio. The thoughts and art of Johannes Schreiter' Julie Sloan MSc & Dr James Yarnall `John La Farge' Dr Paul Binski `Canterbury Cathedral and the Aesthetics of Martyrdom' Dr Michael Peover `Sleeping Beauty.' Unseen Stained Glass at the Soane Museum Linda Lichtman `Little and Large. Keeping the Personal in Public Commissions Ruth Taylor Jacobson `Marc Chagall' Dr Tim Ayers FSA `Glazing the English Medieval Cathedral. The East End of Wells Graham Jones `His work in Stained Glass' Dr Nicola Gordon Bowe `The most exacting of Masters, the most ruthless scrapper of imperfect heads. The Art of Wilhelmina Geddes 1887-1955' SUMMER WALKS AND TALKS
2001 York Minster with Peter Gibson Fairford Church, history with Keith Munn and conservation with Keith Barley Wesley Chapel, London with Nigel McMurray Churches in Northampton with Paul Sharpling Photographing Stained Glass - a day in Norfolk with Rev. Gordon Plumb Walks in Oxford with Paul San Casciani 2002 Digital Imaging day at Derby University with Keith Findlater Carlisle Cathedral with Arthur Penn 2003 2004 Henry Haig ­ a walk around Shaftsbury viewing his windows Sherborne Abbey, John Haywood speaks about the making of the West Window City of London, Churches & Livery Halls ­ guided by Alf Fisher 2005 Kent guided by Robin Fleet - John Trinnick, Pugin and Rosenkrantz windows

A.W. Pugin, St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate (detail)

John Trinnick ­ Cartoon for Salmestone Grange Chapel, Margate AUTUMN CONFERENCE WEEKENDS 2005 - Edinburgh Guides and speakers: Peter Cormack FSA Hon FMGP, Dr Elizabeth Cumming, Douglas Hogg FSA(Scot), FRSA, FMGP, Dr Sally Rush Bambrough, Prof. John Hume OBE

Sadie McLellan ­ Robin Chapel, Edinburgh

Douglas Hogg ­ St Philip's Church, Joppa, Edinburgh

2004 - Shropshire and Staffordshire Guides and speakers: Peter Cormack FSA, Hon. FMGP, Martin Harrison FSA, Hon. FMGP, Jane Gray FMGP

Christopher Whall ­ St Oswald's, Ashbourne 2003 - Exeter Guides and speakers: Peter Cormack FSA, Hon. FMGP, John Hayward FMGP, Dr David Evans, Mr Andrew Johnson,

John Hayward ­ St Mary Steps, Exeter 2002 - Aberdeen Guides and Speakers: Peter Cormack FSA, Hon. FMGP 2001 - London Guides and Speakers: Caroline Benyon FMGP, ACR, Tony Benyon, Sarah Brown FSA Hon. FMGP, Dr Donald Buttress LVO, D.Litt, ARIBA, Caroline Swash FMGP, Peter Cormack FSA, Hon. FMGP, Kathy Shaw AMGP, Graham Jones FMGP, Dr Michael Peover

2000 ­ Cork Guides and Speakers: Dr Nicola Gordon Bowe, Debbie Dawson, Mary Mackey, SPECIAL EVENTS ACADEMIC CONFERENCE `Glass Painting 1800 ­ 1900 Aesthetics, History, Conservation' 28th February ­ 1st March 2005 Glaziers Hall, London The Society, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, was pleased to host a two day conference on the art, craft and preservation of nineteenth century stained glass at Glaziers Hall, a prestigious London venue. We were able to offer an international forum for the discussion of nineteenthcentury glass painting, an oft-neglected field and certainly deserving attention representing as it does the great majority of our nation's historic glass and an urgent challenge for future management. The conference was divided into two parts; Day 1 chaired by Martin Harrison FSA and Peter Cormack FSA, exploring historical issues and Day 2 chaired by Tony Benyon and Steve Clare CAMGP, concentrating on technical questions of conservation including the opportunity for delegates to examine and discuss materials. A number of papers have since been reviewed in the Society Newsletter, `Stained Glass', (March and July 2005) and in The Journal of Stained Glass (Vol. XXIX), with more to follow next year. The following is a brief summary of the conference programme: DAY ONE: History Martin Harrison FSA, Hon FMGP Stained Glass and Art History Problems of Criticism Dr Elgin van Treeck-Vaassen Imported stained glass from Bavaria and the misunderstanding that was built up around it. Dr. Sally Rush Bambrough on nineteenth-century Edinburgh glass-painters Dr Michael Kerney `The Victorian Memorial Window' Peter Cormack FSA, Hon FMGP `Inspirations for Modernity : sources in later nineteenth century stained glass' Dr. James L. Yarnall `John La Farge's Iridescent Universe' Julie L. Sloan MSc - `Alabaster and Amethyst: La Farge's Materials and Techniques."

DAY TWO: Materials and Conservation Neil Moat - ' What went ye out to see?' A personal view on the current reception of 'Victorian stained glass'. Keith Hill ­ Rusthall 1855. `A time capsule of Winston glass'. Tony Benyon - `From Kelp to Slab' How 19th century glass painting styles adapted to the new varieties of mouth blown and cast glass: and the archaeological importance of glass identification during restoration in combination with the preservation of commercial glass samples. Steve Clare CAMGP­ `Pride and Prejudice' Problems with contemporary philosophy and looking to the future in terms of conservation and glass painting. Mark Bambrough MA - Aesthetic Protective Glazing ­ Ongoing Research Julie L. Sloan MSc ­ Paint, Paper, & Stone: Conservation Issues in American Opalescent Windows