Thursday 22nd November 2007

Peter Gibson will be speaking to Tonbridge Decorative & Fine Arts Society (TDFAS) members at their meeting to be held on Thursday the 22nd of November 2007. The talk will be about "The Christmas Story in Stained Glass".  

The TDFAS Chairman is very happy for Glass Association members to attend this meeting.  The visitor's fee, payable on arrival, is £4, unless it is increased at the next AGM.  

Meetings start promptly at 2.30pm and finish around 4.15 pm. They are held in the Medway Hall at the Angel Centre in Tonbridge, Kent.  The venue is only a couple of minutes walk from Tonbridge Station (approx 40 minutes from Charring Cross/Waterloo/London Bridge) and there are large public car parks (pay and display) adjoining the Centre. 

Winchelsea Church, East Sussex.

Members planning visits to the coast - Rye , Hastings etc. - should take the opportunity to visit the Church of St Thomas the Martyr at Winchelsea, Here you can see the work of Dr Douglas Strachan (1875-1950) whose windows are an integral part of his great scheme of stained glass for the whole church.

Strachan was a well-known artist in stained glass. Amongst the windows he designed were ones for St Machar's Cathedral; King's College Chapel, Aberdeen ; the Palace of Peace at The Hague and the Scottish National war Memorial in Edinburgh Castle .

Allow plenty of time for Winchelsea - there is also the Ellen Terry Museum, delightful walks affording fabulous views, an Inn and the not to be missed Tea Rooms.