 Unfinished Portrait of the Duke of Wellington ©NPG |
 Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, after Sir Thomas Lawrence |
At a time when the National Portrait Gallery is busily purchasing a portrait of the Duke of Wellington, it seems rather fortuitous that we should find one on our doorstep.
What’s on the Plymouth Barbican – September 2014
With the summer season coming to an end you’d think everything would be winding down. You’d be wrong! In September we have a host of activities outside and in to celebrate Plymouth’s Ocean City Festival 2014!
Events During September…
As the weather starts to hot up so do the events on the Plymouth Barbican!
The launch of the new Association of Barbican Businesses (ABB) Barbican Map and Guide took place on Wednesday 4th June. Copies are available within many of the shops located around the Barbican, the Tourist Information Centre and also available to download and print on the www.barbicanwaterfront.com website.
We recently acquired some pieces from the Robbie Wilson estate. A renowned collector and exponent of military history, Wilson sought to create a freely accessible and lasting resource, cataloguing rare examples of military headgear.
In 2014 the Plymouth Barbican is once again filled with an exciting line-up of events to look forward to. This year we see popular annual events, some new and the return of a highly popular music event. The International Barbican Jazz & Blues Festival!
Coming up on the Plymouth Barbican in 2014…
On the 28th November the Barbican Christmas lights were switched on with hundreds gathering to see the Children’s Lantern Parade. Over 200 school children carrying their lanterns along the Barbican cobble stones. Even the Barbican Prawn this year has been given the Christmas treatment and looks stunning at night!
The clocks may have gone back and the evenings are getting darker, but this is where the Plymouth Barbican starts to shine. The Barbican is nicely lit up this time of year and the friendly local traders are enthusiastic as ever. Christmas is just around the corner there is no better place to be than here on the waterfront.
After a packed event schedule over the summer the Plymouth Barbican takes a breath during October before unleashing a 3 day Thanksgiving event in November. More on this next month ;).
Firstly congratulations of the guys at Parade Antiques who won the ABB Barbican Raft Race last month!
We have a number of large events taking place during this month here on the Plymouth Barbican, including the unmissable annual ABB Barbican Raft Race!
Sorry for the delay in getting out the latest entry of Maurice Southgate’s diary, we have spent the last week working tirelessly(ish) to build a raft robust enough to fit us all on and not sink (a feat of engineering some thought to be impossible).
