Taking a boat to Chester
Taking a boat to Chester
Friday 27 April 2018
Taking a boat to Chester
Taking a boat to Chester
Friday 27 April 2018
Anderton Boat Lift, Chester Cathedral and the Grosvenor Gallery
The Anderton Boat Lift has earned its nick-name of Cathedral of the Canals for a very good reason. Not only does it still do the job it was designed to do, all the way back in 1875, of lifting narrowboats and barges straight up the 50 feet from the River Weaver to the Trent & Mersey Canal. But it does it with the most ingenious and endearing character of any structure on the canal system. We’ll take a trip to the top of the lift.
We will then drive to Chester Cathedral for a free flow visit and lunch – not included.
Founded as a Benedictine abbey in 1092, the cathedral has a rich and varied history. There are a few fragments of the original medieval stained glass and many windows from the C19 to modern commissions including the magnificent Creation window by Ros Grimshaw installed in 2001. Other items of interest are cloisters, painted chapels, wall and floor mosaics, choir stalls, altar paintings and much more.
Later in the Grosvenor Museum we will meet Peter Boughton, the museum’s Keeper of Art, to discover a rich array of paintings, sculpture and furniture spanning half a millennium of art. Highlights include a recently acquired portrait of Sybil, Countess of Rocksavage, later Marchioness of Cholmondeley, painted by Charles Sims in 1922. This glamorous portrait displays tremendous confidence and freshness in the handling of the paint and provides a fascinating insight into the portraitist’s creative process.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £36.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
Departing Royal Northern College of Music, Booth St at 8.30am
Departing Handforth Dean Retail Park at 9.00am
Cost: £36 per person includes, travel, tickets and donations
Members and Guests
Anderton Boat Lift, Chester Cathedral and the Grosvenor Gallery
The Anderton Boat Lift has earned its nick-name of Cathedral of the Canals for a very good reason. Not only does it still do the job it was designed to do, all the way back in 1875, of lifting narrowboats and barges straight up the 50 feet from the River Weaver to the Trent & Mersey Canal. But it does it with the most ingenious and endearing character of any structure on the canal system. We’ll take a trip to the top of the lift.
We will then drive to Chester Cathedral for a free flow visit and lunch – not included.
Founded as a Benedictine abbey in 1092, the cathedral has a rich and varied history. There are a few fragments of the original medieval stained glass and many windows from the C19 to modern commissions including the magnificent Creation window by Ros Grimshaw installed in 2001. Other items of interest are cloisters, painted chapels, wall and floor mosaics, choir stalls, altar paintings and much more.
Later in the Grosvenor Museum we will meet Peter Boughton, the museum’s Keeper of Art, to discover a rich array of paintings, sculpture and furniture spanning half a millennium of art. Highlights include a recently acquired portrait of Sybil, Countess of Rocksavage, later Marchioness of Cholmondeley, painted by Charles Sims in 1922. This glamorous portrait displays tremendous confidence and freshness in the handling of the paint and provides a fascinating insight into the portraitist’s creative process.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £36.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
Departing Royal Northern College of Music, Booth St at 8.30am
Departing Handforth Dean Retail Park at 9.00am
Cost: £36 per person includes, travel, tickets and donations
Members and Guests
EVENT DATE
APRIL 27, 2018
COST
£36.00 per person
POSTAL BOOKINGS
Booking Closed
NUMBER OF PLACES
Max. places: 32
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