Events & talks We are a Registered Charity directing all proceeds from subscriptions and events towards the acquisition, conservation, display and promotion of exhibits at Lincoln’s Museums and Gallery. 2026 TALK AT THE USHER GALLERY Wednesday 14th October 2026 at 2pm Pugin, Lincoln and the Gothic Revival : Dr Shirley Brooks Sketch of architectural details and font from Lincoln Cathedral Church, drawn by A.W.N. Pugin in 1819 Pugin was not the only person promoting a revival of Gothic architecture in the early 19th century but he was far and away its most persuasive champion. His passionate writings, iconic buildings and his stand at the Great Exhibition of 1851, all fuelled the appetite of Victorian Britain for Gothic buildings, decoration and detail. This talk will look at Pugin’s early connections with Lincoln, where he spent summers as a youth sketching the Gothic ornamentation of the medieval buildings in the Cathedral Close. It will look at the social networks within which ideas about the new style of architecture were promoted and at the work of Pugin’s heirs as Gothic architects: George Gilbert Scott, George Frederick Bodley. Examples of his work in Lincoln and further afield will be considered. The cost is £8 per member, £10 for guests. Please invite friends or family if you wish (and encourage them to join FLMAG) Please pay by BACS A/c 43171944 sort code 050563 reference ‘oct talk’ and return your booking information to cbjcowham@hotmail.com or post your cheque with your details to Carey Cowham 6 Hamilton Road Lincoln LN5 8ED (phone 07769535467) You can as usual pay at the door but it helps to know numbers to set up the room so let me know if you are able