Arts & Crafts Talk with Kirsty Hartsiotis: Stories of Ernest and Sidney Barnsley

From Birmingham to Byzantium to the Cotswolds: stories of Ernest and Sidney Barnsley2026 marks the centenary of the death two of the Cotswolds greatest Arts and Crafts architects, the brothers Ernest and Sidney Barnsley. They moved, with their friend Ernest Gimson, to Gloucestershire in the 1890s, and all three stayed here for all their lives. They originally hailed from Birmingham, but both left to study in London, where they met the friends who would become the architects of the Movement. This talk follows their life stories, including travels abroad as young men, Ernest heading to France and Italy, and Sidney to Greece and Turkey. After they settled in the Cotswolds they worked as architects and furniture makers, and the talk will look at their buildings, from Ernests Rodmarton Manor to Sidneys Painswick almhouses, and their craft work, particularly Sidneys furniture. Well also explore their lives in Sapperton, who they socialised with, and what they did for fun! Well also explore their legacies, through work by Sidneys children, Grace and Edward, and Ernests son-in-law, Norman Jewson and beyond.This talk with Kirsty Hartsiotis takes place in the Museum's Walled Garden Pavilion.
Tea and coffee included.
Advance booking highly recommended.