Lauriston Lectures 2019

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Museums & Galleries Edinburgh welcome you to Lauriston Castle!
Click on the green 'tickets' link above for details of 27 fantastic lectures and to book.
All of our lecture mornings cost £9 and include a friendly lecture where you have the opportunity to meet our guest lecturer, have coffee and cakes and get a special tour.  
Take advantage of our special offer, book 10 lectures for £80 - enter discount code LAURISTON10 to get your discount.
For further information (non-booking information) about any event, contact Margaret Findlay, Learning and Programmes Manager, on 0131 529 3963, or email margaret.findlay@edinburgh.gov.uk
 
Monday 13 May, 10.30am Son of Surrealism, Father of Pop ***CANCELLED***
 
Saturday 18 May, 10.30am Stars, Time and Mountains: The Legacy of Charles Piazzi Smyth 
Monday 1 July, 10.30am The Gardeners of Salonika: Britain's War in the Balkans, 1915-18 
Saturday 6 July, 10.30am The North Remembers: The History Behind Game of Thrones 
Tuesday 23 July, 10.30am Our Heritage in Our Hands: Caring for Scotland’s Great Gardens 
Saturday 27 July, 10.30am The Briggers: The Story of the Men and Boys Who Built the Forth Bridge 
Mon 12 August, 10.30am Hell on the Tigris 
Monday 19 August, 10.30am In Perpetuity 
Friday 23 August, 10.30am Robert Blomfield, Street Photographer: The Edinburgh Years 1956 - 1966 
Monday 26 August, 10.30am Thomas Begbie’s Edinburgh: A mid-Victorian portrait 
Wednesday 4 September, 10.30am Edinburgh’s First Chinese Gentleman Wednesday 11 September, 10.30am The Employment and Industries of Old Cramond 
Thursday 19 September, 10.30am Penicuik Estate: Past Present and Future 
Monday 23 September, 10.30am Revolutions, Rebellions and Revelations: Scottish History seen through Edinburgh’s Collections 
Thursday 26 September, 10.30am Scar: The Dramatic Story of a Viking Boat Burial in Scotland 
Tuesday 1 October, 10.30am Clermiston and some of the mansions of the Old Cramond Parish 
Thursday 3 October, 10.30am The Edinburgh Seven 
Wednesday 9 October, 10.30am The Changing Face of Leith in the 20th century 
Saturday 12 October, 10.30am Towers of Power: 2,000 Years of Fortifications in Scotland 
Wednesday 16 October, 10.30am The Unlikely Story of Alexander Dow 
Tuesday 22 October, 10.30am Reflections on Morningside Life: 1798 -1970 
 Wednesday 6 November, 10.30am Broughton Through the Ages 
Tuesday 12 November, 10.30am Liketh, Loveth, Getteth & Useth Maps 
Thursday 14 November, 10.30am The Lost Medieval Towers of Edinburgh Castle 
Wednesday 20 November, 10.30am Granton, the Home of Dukes, Earls and Lords 
Tuesday 26 November, 10.30am The Making of a 21st century Edinburgh Castle – Fortress, Barracks, Monument and Commodity. 
Thursday 28 November, 10.30am The Struggle for Constantinople 
Tuesday 3 December, 10.30am Mary Cameron: Life in Paint 
About Us: 
For more than 400 years, enchanting Lauriston Castle has overlooked the River Forth at Silverknowes, near Cramond. Set among 30 acres of woodland and beautiful gardens, Lauriston Castle is a special place to visit.
The Castle itself has a beautiful Edwardian interior, from which we take inspiration for many of our workshops. Downstairs are the servants’ quarters, including the maids’ hall and the atmospheric old kitchen, where a warm welcome awaits you during the winter months.
Why not double up a day visiting the Castle grounds with a picnic, and historic Cramond is right on our doorstep so you can make a real day out visiting this part of Edinburgh.
Free car parking is available within the Castle grounds off Cramond Road South. Lauriston Castle is easy to reach and is close by car from the City Bypass. It sits between Davidson’s Mains and Cramond. You can take numerous buses to Davidson’s Mains, or Silverknowes Terminus; both are around 10 minutes’ walk from Lauriston Castle. See <A HREF="http://www.lothianbuses.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.lothianbuses.com</A> for details of local services.

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