The Romney Society

Romney Society Events

The Romney Society welcomes visitors (and new members) to their 2025-26 Lecture Season
For additional information on any of the events below and to book your place, please contact Jane by email - [email protected]
or by post;
The Romney Society
c/o Woodlands Barn,
Pandy Lane,
Caerphilly CF83 3DY
Tel 07968691583 / 02921405361

Diary Dates for the Winter Lectures.
These will all take place at The South Lakes Foyer, Yard 95, Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4RA at 11.30 a.m. followed by socialising at the buffet lunch (if pre-booked). Please let Jane Orrom Horton (Hon. Secretary) know if you will be attending and if you would like lunch.
Lecture Admittance- £7 Members, £9 non-Members. Buffet Lunch £7.50.
Contact Jane at [email protected] or
07968 691583.

Friday 6 February 2026 at 11.30am at South Lakes Foyer (95 Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4RA)
Niall Hodson (Keeper of Collections, Abbot Hall) will speak on ‘Romney’s ‘Gower Family’ Portrait: 250 Years On’

Friday 6 March 2026 at 11.30am at South Lakes Foyer (95 Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4RA)
Dr Beth Richards (Independent Researcher) will speak on ‘Ann Verelst, Romney and Rubies: East India Company Women and their Art’

Friday 27 March 2026 at 11.30am at Abbot Hall Art Gallery (Kirkland, Kendal LA9 5AL)
Romney Society visit to Abbot Hall, for a behind-the-scenes look at the George Romney collections; lunch provided afterwards in the Abbot Hall café

Friday 8 May 2026 at 6pm at Abbot Hall Art Gallery (Kirkland, Kendal LA9 5AL)
Simon Gillespie (Director, Simon Gillespie Ltd - Fine Art Restorers & Conservators) will speak on ‘Romney Under the Microscope’

NB: tickets for this special lecture will need to be purchased from the Abbot Hall website at the following link: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/romney-under-the-microscope/
Alternatively, tickets can be bought from the reception at Abbot Hall

Previous Lectures & Visits