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Clement Attlee Lectures

You may be interested to hear about a lecture at the Houses of Parliament on Monday, 10 November 2014.  Dr Jonathan Black from Kingston University will speak on the works of sculptor Ivor Roberts-Jones in the Palace of Westminster and Whitehall, to mark the 35th Anniversary of the installation of the statue of Clement Atlee, Earl Attlee, in the Members' Lobby in the House of Commons,

The lecture is free, but places must be pre-booked, details can be found here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-icon-maker-ivor-roberts-jones-and-the-sculpture-of-the-palace-of-westminster-and-whitehall-tickets-13257201647  

Unfortunately there will not be an opportunity to see the statue after the lecture as the House is sitting, however you may be interested to look at the online information http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/2014/october/october-artwork-of-the-month-clement-attlee-by-ivor-roberts-jones/  The statue can be see whenever public tours operate, details can be found here http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/tours-of-parliament/

 

There will be another lecture at Haileybury on Tuesday, 6 January at 7.30pm entitled Clement Attlee: The Inevitable Prime Minister by Michael Jago, Attlee's latest biographer. For more details and to make a booking please visit the Haileybury Box Office http://www.haileybury.com/calendar/boxoffice/

Originally Written: 17-Oct-2014 12:17, Last Updated: 05-Nov-2014 10:18

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