Celebrate John Betjeman's love of architecture and preservation in a talk by Rachel Morley and watch the ‘lost’ Malmesbury film from 1963. Marking the 60th anniversary of Malmesbury Civic Trust and Sir John Betjeman becoming the Trust’s first President.

'You wouldn't know it, driving through Malmesbury, what a sacred and peculiar place it is. You wouldn't now what gives it an atmosphere you can almost touch and see' - entrance to Malmesbury town gates.

Words by John Betjeman: poet and protector of England's (and Malmesbury's) heritage

7pm Saturday 8 July 2023, at Malmesbury Town Hall.

Tickets £9.00 (includes booking fee) available from Caerbladon gallery, Market Cross, or online from Eventbrite

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Running order:

7.00pm Film: The Lost Betjeman: Malmesbury (16mins) 1963

7:30pm:

Talk by Rachel Morley: From gas lamps to grottos, cottages to cathedrals

Rachel Morley

Rachel is Trustee at The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and Director of Friends of Friendless Churches.

Following an undergraduate degree in Process and Chemical Engineering, Rachel completed a postgraduate course in Building Conservation & Repair at Trinity College, Dublin. In 2013, she was awarded Heritage Lottery funding to specialise in architectural stone and plaster conservation through the Institute of Conservation. An entertaining speaker, she has featured as a 'Celebrated Woman in Conservation' in a recent Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings video. She is a judge for the John Betjeman Award for church conservation, and an assessor for the Architect’s Accreditation in Building Conservation.

Event hosted by Malmesbury CIvic Trust as part of Pride of Place Malmesbury events

Caerbladon CIC is grateful to Malmesbury Town Council and Arts Council England for funding for Pride of Place activities 2023