Events Programme 2020 - 2021
TASHE trip to Rochester and Chatham Dockyard
Wednesday May 11th
You can register your interest at the
March and April lecture meetings, or email Ros Mansell
(ros@hollban.co.uk) Tickets cost £38, to include all entry fees,
guides and transport. For payment details, please see below.
We’ll be taking a coach to the Medway estuary to explore the
Dickensian associations of Rochester, and then the stunning historic
dockyard of Chatham.
Our first visit is to the Guildhall, a beautiful building from the
17th century in the centre of Rochester. It is now a museum with
many interesting artefacts explaining the history of the area.
However, it is also home to a brand new exhibition called The Making
of Mr. Dickens, opened by the Duchess of Cornwall last year.
Visitors can enjoy an exciting and immersive journey through
Dickens’ life in Medway.
Rochester Guildhall Restoration House, Rochester, thought to
be
the model for Miss Haversham's Satis House in
Great Expectations
The visit is self-guided and we will have time for coffee and the Guildhall visit before moving on at 12.30 to the Historic Chatham Dockyard for lunch and a guided afternoon tour.
Historic Warship
HM Submarine Ocelot
Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy
Dockyard located on the River Medway and established in the mid-16th
century. It is now an 80 acre site with over 40 listed monuments and
buildings.
We will arrive at approximately 1pm and start with lunch at the
café/restaurant. At 2pm we will go on our coach with a special guide
to explain the features of this large site.
After the tour you will have time to visit the new Ropery gallery
and other buildings before we depart!
Those who attended the last lecture
meeting will have heard that we would be visiting the cathedral.
Unfortunately that won't be possible after all, as there is a
graduation ceremony in progress. However it is close to the
Guildhall so you can still admire its exterior and the gloriously
carved West portal.
Payment details: Please pay on-line if
possible, to this TASHE account:
30-97-25 02124599
using the reference 'Rochester'
Please note that this is different from the subscriptions account.
Alternatively please pay by cheque. We will be issuing e-tickets at
the end of March to those paying on-line. Those paying by cheque at
one of the lecture meetings will receive their tickets at the time
of payment.
Please help us by avoiding cash payments other than in exceptional
circumstances as they are administratively cumbersome and provide no
means of tracking.
Reports on previous events
- 2021
- South Wales Tour 9-12th October 2021
- Virtual Tour of the Villa Borghese
- Virtual Tour of the Colosseum
- Street Art in Shoreditch - Zoom Walk February 2021
- Marvellous Marylebone - Zoom walk January 2021
- 2019
- Visit to the Armourers' Hall and the IT Hall September 2019
- Visit to Knole Park June 2019
- Visit to the Van Gogh and Britain Exhibition at Tate Britain April 2019
- Visit to Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising and Leighton House March 2019
- 2018
- Trip to Upton House June 2018
- Trip to Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight April 2018
- Visit to Tate Modern’s Picasso 1932 Exhibition March 2018
Click here to see the archive of previous event reports