MUSEMARCH2012online - Mudgee Historical Society Inc
... aim of improving the education for the working man (or ‘mechanic’). Many towns, no matter how small, prided themselves on having a Mechanics Institute or a School of Arts. These institutions played an important civic role in providing a venue for lectures, meetings, entertainment of all sorts (dance ...
... aim of improving the education for the working man (or ‘mechanic’). Many towns, no matter how small, prided themselves on having a Mechanics Institute or a School of Arts. These institutions played an important civic role in providing a venue for lectures, meetings, entertainment of all sorts (dance ...
THE HOME OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH
... of the Society, these matters were incidental to the theme of the history which was the advancement of learning and useful knowledge, the chartered objectives of the Society. The subsequent purchases by the Society of its premises at 22–28 George Street, Edinburgh, have revealed a need for some acco ...
... of the Society, these matters were incidental to the theme of the history which was the advancement of learning and useful knowledge, the chartered objectives of the Society. The subsequent purchases by the Society of its premises at 22–28 George Street, Edinburgh, have revealed a need for some acco ...
Cambridge Camden Society
The Cambridge Camden Society, later known as the Ecclesiological Society from 1845 when it moved to London, was a learned architectural society founded in 1839 by undergraduates at Cambridge University to promote ""the study of Gothic Architecture, and of Ecclesiastical Antiques."" Its activities would come to include publishing a monthly journal, The Ecclesiologist, advising church builders on their blueprints, and advocating a return to a medieval style of church architecture in England. At its peak influence in the 1840s, the Society counted over 700 members in its ranks, including bishops of the Church of England, deans at Cambridge University, and Members of Parliament. The Society and its publications enjoyed wide influence over the design of English churches throughout the 19th century.