Roofing Materials (Art Workers Guild), 1923
End Date: 20 July 1923
Type: Lecture and discussion
Description: F. G. Dawson, partner of Messrs Robert, Alard and Co., Roofing Contractors, gave a lecture on slate and stone for roof coverings and on tiles and oak shingles (with slides). After the interval, A. H. Powell spoke about thatch, and Troup spoke about lead roofs (with slides). L. A. Turner, M. Chesterton, M. J. Dawson, Sullivan, Winmill and Lofting joined in the discussion. F. G. Dawson replied 'as to the difference of opinion expressed by his namesake concerning the proportions of slates on large and small roofs' (AWG Annual Report, 1923, p. 7).
Policy: 'Meetings are held fortnightly, when papers are read and their subjects illustrated as fully as possible. Visitors must be introduced by a member' (Year's Art, 1913, pp. 169-70).
Citing this record
'Roofing Materials (Art Workers Guild), 1923', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib2_1218641936, accessed 01 Oct 2023]
