“Making the starry vault of heaven:
Unlocking a masterpiece of Tudor carpentry at Hampton Court Palace”

April 13, 2026 at 7pm, lecture at 7:45pm

Please join us on Zoom for our Annual General Meeting, followed by what should be a very interesting lecture by Dr. Lee Prosser, curator of historic buildings at Historic Royal Palaces, on “Making the starry vault of heaven: unlocking a masterpiece of Tudor carpentry at Hampton Court Palace”.

The ceiling of the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace, with its gilded angels, is one of England’s greatest 16th-century architectural achievements.  Yet what appears to be a stone vault is entirely constructed in timber, and stands as a complicated creation of Henry VIII’s carpenters in the 1530s. A new research project has begun to reveal the fascinating story of its conception and creation.

To attend the AGM, please use this link after 6:45pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88136330154?pwd=40A0KTGxfzBWHmfLy5sgjDOPFasvr3.1

Tickets for the lecture are free, and can be booked separately on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-gordon-moodey-lecture-tudor-carpentry-at-hampton-court-palace-tickets-1984038159544