The Art and Architecture of St Marylebone: Past and Present

This Spring, St. Marylebone’s Lecture Series will explore the art and architecture of the Parish Church, highlighting the craftmanship of the past while celebrating our recent renovations. The lectures will tell St. Marylebone’s stories through art and offer different ways of looking at the space, focusing on the stained-glass windows, the stone masonry, paintings, and architectural features. We have an incredible range of historians, artists, and conservators, who will each share a different insight. 

Single Lecture: £5

Attend All Lectures for £20

Upcoming Lectures:

Wednesday 3rd April: Art in the Apse with Sophie Hacker 

Wednesday 17th April: Stained Glass in the City with Alexandra Epps 

Wednesday 24th April: Benjamin West PRA and The Painting of the Holy Family with Rebecca Gregg Conservation 

Wednesday 1st May: Stories in Stone: History, Craft, and Conservation with Victoria Perry and Tony Dyson (Donald Insall Associates) and Sally Strachey Conservation

Wednesday 29th May: Adapting Church Architecture for the Modern Landscape with Dr Kate Jordan (Westminster University) and Mark Hammond (Caroe Architecture) 

Wednesday 3rd April: Art in the Apse with Sophie Hacker 

This illustrated lecture will include some seldom-seen details of the complex and powerful apse painting by John Crompton. The artist Sophie Hacker will explain how she was inspired by the theology of the apse to develop her new work ‘a Sea of Glass like unto Crystal’. A small exhibition of new work, all of which grew out of the project will feature as part of the lecture.

Sophie Hacker specialises in Church Art. She is an advisor for A+C, the UK’s leading organisation in the field of visual art and religion, and a Visiting Scholar at Sarum College. Since 2006 she has been involved in both the display, production and curation of artworks for Winchester Cathedral. She is an Artist Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass, and a member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters. Recent commissions include stained glass windows, chapel crosses, vestments and altar frontals, and ecclesiastical silver as well as a range of private commissions in sculpture and glass.

Wednesday 17th April: Stained Glass in the City with Alexandra Epps 

Following the devastation of wartime bombing a remarkable generation of architects, artists and craftsmen emerged to recreate the historic churches of the square mile of the City of London in the spirit of Sir Christopher Wren. Discover unique stories of people, time and place within its fascinating post-war stained glass.

Alexandra Epps is an Accredited Lecturer for The Arts Society, an official Guide at Tate Modern, Tate Britain and the Guildhall Art Gallery plus a qualified Guide to the City of London offering walks and talks about many aspects of the arts. Alexandra’s background is in design having practised as a graphic designer running her own design consultancy for many years. www.artcity.co.uk