FULLY BOOKED: STRING CHAMBER MUSIC WORKSHOP

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Higham is the ideal country house venue for chamber music. The course is for preformed string chamber groups (may include piano). Self chosen repertoire. Louise Latham (Gr. Manchester www.highamhall.com/louise-latham) Residential: 

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FULLY BOOKED: SIR EDWIN LUTYENS: ARCHITECT IN CONTEXT

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

From country houses to the Cenotaph in Whitehall, from churches to the Viceroy's House in New Delhi, Lutyens dominated architecture in Britain in the early 20th century. Explore his varied 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOOKBINDING: INTERMEDIATE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

In this follow up to beginners, we focus on a significant 19th century development which countered rough-handed use and became very popular with public and private libraries. One of the 

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EXTRA COURSE: SIR EDWIN LUTYENS – ARCHITECT IN CONTEXT

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

From country houses to the Cenotaph in Whitehall, from churches to the Viceroy’s House in New Delhi, Lutyens dominated architecture in Britain in the early 20th century. Explore his varied 

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SHAKESPEARE’S CONTEMPORARIES: WEBSTER’S THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Join us to explore John Webster's gruesome Jacobean tragedy, famous for its brilliant poetry, unexpected twists and feisty heroine, who defies her tyrannical aristocratic brothers to marry secretly for love. 

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FULLY BOOKED: ACRYLIC SEASCAPE AND ALSO TREES

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Use whatever Acrylics, brushes, implements you are able to bring. Step-by-step guidance towards producing two scenes, of both coast and trees, employing a range of techniques to achieve realism and 

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FULLY BOOKED: PATCHWORK QUILTING: CURVED PIECING

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Why use hundreds of pins on your curved seams when just one will do? Learn how to make beautiful curved seams, to make your own curved piecing templates and design 

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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

The classical philosophy of the Islamic world is largely an attempt to reconcile the Hellenistic philosophy of Aristotle and Plotinus with the doctrines of the Qur'an. We will trace the 

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