Annual festival celebrating the life and work of the 19th Century architect Augustus Pugin
Here are highlights of the week's events:
Saturday 7 September 1pm - 4pm at Minster Abbey - An easy 5 mile walk from Minster Abbey to the Shrine of St Augustine. Learn about saints, scholars, Vikings and powerful princesses, ending with a tour of Pugin's beautiful grade 1 listed gothic church.
Wednesday 11 September 5pm at St Augustine's Church - 30 years on from the Pugin V&A exhibition, Antiques Roadshow's Paul Atterbury discusses the exhibition and how we see Pugin now with Rosemary Hill, author of the definitive Pugin biography 'God's Architect'
Friday 13 - Monday 16 September 10am - 4pm St Augustine's open to coincide with The Grange Open Days.
Friday 13 September 11am Contrasts: An exploration of Gothic vs Georgian architecture. A 2 hour walking tour of Ramsgate's architectural gems, led by Pugin enthusiast Jayne Evelyn, inspired by Pugin's book 'Contrasts'
Saturday 14 September 12pm - Midday Mass for Pugin on the anniversary of his death at St Augustine's Church
There is free parking on Royal Esplanade, a very short distance away. St Augustine’s is accessible for those with reduced mobility.
Free Entry
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Pugin Week 2024
St Augustine’s, St Augustine’s Road, Ramsgate
CT11 9NY
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