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William Morris, John Ruskin & the Pre-Raphaelites in Bloomsbury
a Lecture by Carolyn Smith
Chairman of the Arts & Crafts Movement in Surrey
Thursday 30th November 2025 at 7.30 pm
Carolyn Smith will explore the life and work of this group of people linked with the Arts & Crafts Movement at key periods in their careers. She will look at their association through the Working Men’s Club in Bloomsbury; early studios of Rossetti, Morris and Burne-Jones; the formation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in Gower Street and the various premises associated with Morris in Queen Square and Great Ormond Street. Carolyn Smith, Chairman of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey society, read history at University College London, specialising in architectural history. She has a particular interest in social and garden history.
Tickets ACMS Members £5. Non-members £7.
This is online event is via Zoom. Bookings will close 48 hours prior to the event. Your application will be acknowledged by email. Please note that this lecture will be recorded if you are not available on the day and a link sent subsequently to last a week. THE ZOOM MEETING LINK DETAILS WILL BE EMAILED TO ATTENDEES THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT. (PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL SPAM/JUNK FOLDER).
