Course Details
Behind the Facades: Victorian Wellington
3 Mar 2014
Personal Interest
Other
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
This course is only offered in Wellington
More Than 1 Week
4 weeks, Mon 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM and one Sat 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
4 weeks, Mon 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM and one Sat 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$140.00
Early Bird Discount available until 2 weeks prior to the course start date $126.00 incl GST
Early Bird Discount available until 2 weeks prior to the course start date $126.00 incl GST
Overview:
Our Victorian buildings have value today, not just because of a different aesthetic, but because of what they tell us about how we came to be where we are now and the people who helped get us here. They enhance our ‘sense of place’ and of being part of something more than a transitory, urban existence. These lectures and walking tour aim to enhance your appreciation of Wellington’s remaining Victorian buildings by going behind their facades to set them in their original context and bring them to life.
Target audience:
This course is for anyone with an interest in local history, architecture and Victorian Wellington and its buildings.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the course, students will have a greater awareness of the presence and range of Victorian buildings in Wellington and increased their appreciation of them through learning about the people who built, lived and worked in them.
Course outline:
Topics for the lecture series include the following:
•Introduction: An overview of the times, the place and influences on the development of Victorian Wellington
•Trade and commerce: The central business district and other businesses
•Temples of power, faith and learning: Government, church and education buildings
•Domestic bliss: City and suburban domestic dwellings
Course format:
Two-hour lectures are held one evening a week over four weeks. The lecture series will include a two-hour walking tour in Wellington to be held on a Saturday morning immediately after the end of the course.
Our Victorian buildings have value today, not just because of a different aesthetic, but because of what they tell us about how we came to be where we are now and the people who helped get us here. They enhance our ‘sense of place’ and of being part of something more than a transitory, urban existence. These lectures and walking tour aim to enhance your appreciation of Wellington’s remaining Victorian buildings by going behind their facades to set them in their original context and bring them to life.
Target audience:
This course is for anyone with an interest in local history, architecture and Victorian Wellington and its buildings.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the course, students will have a greater awareness of the presence and range of Victorian buildings in Wellington and increased their appreciation of them through learning about the people who built, lived and worked in them.
Course outline:
Topics for the lecture series include the following:
•Introduction: An overview of the times, the place and influences on the development of Victorian Wellington
•Trade and commerce: The central business district and other businesses
•Temples of power, faith and learning: Government, church and education buildings
•Domestic bliss: City and suburban domestic dwellings
Course format:
Two-hour lectures are held one evening a week over four weeks. The lecture series will include a two-hour walking tour in Wellington to be held on a Saturday morning immediately after the end of the course.
Teacher:
Joanna Newman is a consultant in archives and records management. She is Convenor of the Mount Victoria Historical Society and has been involved in research, writing articles and taking guided walks for the Society since 1999.
Joanna Newman is a consultant in archives and records management. She is Convenor of the Mount Victoria Historical Society and has been involved in research, writing articles and taking guided walks for the Society since 1999.