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William Shipley Group for RSA History
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This Fellows' network wishes to raise awareness of the history of the RSA from its foundation in 1754 to the more recent past.
Website: http://www.williamshipleygroup.btck.co.uk
Location: London based
Members: 44
Latest Activity: May 15
Lord Asa Briggs, Honorary Patron, WSG
The William Shipley Group for RSA History was founded in 2004 in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the first meeting of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. In 2009 the WSG was granted the status of an RSA Fellows’ Network.
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Comment by Susan A. Bennett on October 8, 2012 at 10:39 -
The Instiute of Historical Research is the key organisation for research into London History.
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Comment by Susan A. Bennett on September 28, 2012 at 21:13
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Please circulate the programme of the 1862 international exhibition to anyone who might be interested
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Comment by Susan A. Bennett on September 28, 2012 at 21:11
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links for programme and booking form for the forthcoming conference on the 1862 International Exhibition, which the RSA organised.
1862%20exhibition%20conference%20booking%20form.pdf
1862%20exhibition%20conference%20programme%20and%20notes.pdf
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Comment by Susan A. Bennett on September 2, 2012 at 17:26
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Flyer for forthcoming conference
Click link for information on the William Shipley Group's forthcoming conference on its international exhibition held in 1862, and now largely forgotten. Speakers include Sir Mark Jones, former Director of the V&A Museum. Full programme and booking form will be available at the end of the month
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Comment by Susan A. Bennett on August 9, 2012 at 17:08
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There will be a CELEBRATION EVENT to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the visit to Devon by Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS & Dr SAMUEL JOHNSON
Saturday 15 September 2012 in Plympton St. Maurice Church
- Series of four talks by Richard Aylmer, Nick Cambridge, Mark Cardale and Hester
Sun 16 Sept at Mount Edgcumbe
- The visit in 1789 by Frances Burney and the Royal Family.
- Speakers Hester Davenport and Karin Fernald
For further details contact Mr Richard Aylmer
richard.aylmer@appleinter.net or phone 01752 337512 or 01752 335306
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Comment by Susan A. Bennett on August 1, 2012 at 20:26
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Thanks Martin.
Susan
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Comment by Martin Newman on July 30, 2012 at 7:34 -
Don't know when I'll be returning there Susan but I will look for the plaque when I do its a shame I didn't know about it before I left for this trip. I do have a good pic of the Britannia Hut from a visit in 2010 I can send you if you'd like. Its not exactly a 'hut' as its 3 stories high and sleeps over 100.
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Comment by Susan A. Bennett on July 29, 2012 at 20:02
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Martin I'm sure that there are figures from mountaineering history who were members of the Society. You could check names against the list of members published with the RSA Journal (I hope that I will eventually find some funding to compile a database of members/Fellows which would make these sort of queries easy to answer). However I can tell you that D.S. Richards gave a paper on wireless communications with the Mount Everest expedition in 1933. Do let me know if you get a pic of the plaque.
Susan
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Comment by Martin Newman on July 29, 2012 at 16:08
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Thanks for the info about Clinton Thomas Dent. I was staying in the Britannia Hut with 2 friends last week before climbing the Strallhorn and we were wondering what the connection to Britain was. If I'd known I'd have looked for the plaque and got a picture. I'm sure I'll go back there as I haven't yet climbed the Riimpfischorn. Do you know if there were any other famous figures from the history of mountaineering who were Fellows of the RSA?
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Comment by Susan A. Bennett on July 28, 2012 at 7:15
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The designer of the innovative Olympic cauldron is a member of the RSA's Faculty of Royal Designers. Thomas Heatherwick was elected RDI in 2004
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