Jonathan Woodham  
Jonathan Woodham is one of Britain's most eminent design historians, Professor of Design History at Brighton University and author of the Oxford History of 20th Century Design amongst much else.
 

Brighton Between the Wars

Nick Lomax
Nick Lomax is the principal of LCE Architects, who with Rab Bennetts Associates, were the architects of Brighton’s much admired Jubilee Library, Nick is a native of Brighton, son of the late Professor John Lomax, former head of the Brighton School of Architecture, and H.Heather Hughes who was an accomplished artist as well as an architect.  He studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh. Nick has been an outspoken critic of much of what has been proposed for Brighton during recent years, but he often puts his pencil where his mouth is and offers alternative ideas for controversial sites.

A Brighton Architect
 

Lars Tharp
Lars Tharp has strutted his stuff on the Antiques Roadshow for more than 20 years.
A ceramics historian with thespian inclinations, he picks and presents a company of past players from Brighton Museum’s world-famous Willett Collection of 19th Century pottery, and raises the curtain on a double-plot of theatrical and ceramic history.

Christmas Event with drinks
(sponsored by Toovey's)

“Politicians, Fools and other Players":
Lars Tharp on stage with figures from the Henry Willett Collection”

John McKean
John McKean, who has been Professor of Architecture at Brighton University for 11 years, is currently completely rewriting the classic door-stopper, Banister Fletcher's History of Architecture. Is it of interest to know that Stonehenge and the Pyramids were being built at the same time? That American colonial building techniques involved the traditional west African skills of slaves? That Brighton's Royal Pavilion was being copied in mid-19th Century India? John McKean argues that taking a global view of what was going on at any time in the past makes us think again about what we consider our architectural heritage.

Banister Fletcher and the world's architecture

Christopher Bradley-Hole
Alumnus of Brighton School of Architecture, Christopher Bradley-Hole (husband of  Kathryn who writes for the Daily Telegraph and elsewhere) is well known as landscape designer for Pallant House and Arsenal Football Stadium amongst others, and his successes at the Chelsea Flower Show. He is author of ' The Minimalist Garden', and his talk will be particularly focused on the typically small Brighton garden....

Town Gardens by the sea

Catherine Moriarty & Duncan McNeill
The evening centres on the Regency Society's own unique photographic archive of Brighton, The James Gray Collection.
Catherine Moriarty, Curator of the University of Brighton Design Archives will talk on 
“Collections and Archives of Architectural Photographs", and DuncanMcNeill,photographer, and editor of the Regency Society's highly praised website will give 
“An Introduction to the James Gray Collection” which is becoming a digitised resource under his management.

The Photographic Archive
- and sharing hidden treasures
 

Gavin Henderson, Andy Sherwood + Brighton Youth Orchestra
Gavin Henderson, trumpeter, until recently chair of The Regency Society, principal Central School of Speech & Drama, Artistic Director of Dartington International Summer School.

Andy Sherwood, violinist, professor of music, world-wide teacher and conductor, has transformed the Brighton Youth Orchestra in his 15 years as its musical director.

A concert of Regency Music, discussed and performed

AGM in the Music Room, Royal Pavilion