Mantle pieces

Archaeologist, journalist and artist Christine Finn opened up her parents' house in Deal last year and sparked fascination and nostalgia. For architecture08, Christine has taken exploration of the family home and its meaning a stage further.

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Events on 29 May

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[Suitable for children] Kent Gravesend - My Town
[Suitable for children] East Sussex everything that went before
Sadly postponed due to illness
Berkshire Talk and Tour at the Savill Building
Talk and tour of the Stirling Prize Shortlisted Savill Building
[Star event] [Suitable for children] Kent Mantle Pieces
Celebrations of mantelpieces and their significance in the home
[Suitable for children] Oxfordshire CAFE DISPLAY - Art in Rose Hill: Local Histories
Photographs by young people, documenting the Rose Hill community's history
[Suitable for children] West Sussex Colin St. John Wilson: Collector and Architect
Celebrating the work and life of Colin St. John Wilson
[Suitable for children] West Sussex Free Public Tour: The Eighteenth Century House - fine arts and furnishing
A guided tour around Pallant House, its furniture and furnishings
[Suitable for children] Kent Lost Property
The lost words of architecture
[Suitable for children] West Sussex Curious Contraptions
Maurice Collins' collection of Victorian and Edwardian inventions
[Suitable for children] Kent The English Parsonage: a selection of photographs
Photography by Martin Charles for a new book about parsonages
[Suitable for children] East Sussex Capture the City!
Photographing the built environment of Brighton & Hove
[Suitable for children] West Sussex Ruin
Shoreham Cement Works: photographs by Paul Thomas, texts Mark Hewitt
[Suitable for children] Hampshire Hidden Histories Southampton
Audio history heritage trail broadcast, using Street Radio technology
[Suitable for children] Hampshire Pinewood Infant School
Architects' tour of RIBA Award-shortlisted new infant school
[Star event] Berkshire Art of Architecture in the Royal Landscape
Build your very own retreat, inspired by the beautiful parkland
[Suitable for children] Surrey Serious Fun - Exhibition of work by Expedition Engineering
Exhibition of photographs, working models and digital media