Coastal Communities Museum
A volunteer led local museum in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Winter Talks

We have a regular Winter Talks programme for Members and Patrons.

Our talks are held in the chapel area at St Andrew Blackadder Church, St Andrew Street, North Berwick EH39 4NU.

Drop in to talks welcome – £5 entrance donation. Doors open for 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

Interested in being a Member or Patron? Get in touch with Barbara Clark for free trial membership

including free admission to our next talk. You can be sure of a warm welcome.

Mary Wyndham, Countess of Wemyss – A Tale from Gosford, 26 January 2023

 

Come and join local historian Ailsa Fortune on Thursday 26 January for a fascinating talk about the life of Mary Wyndham, Countess of Wemyss.

Ailsa will be looking into the life of Mary Wyndham (1863-1937) wife of Hugo, 10th Earl of Wemyss, set against the background of the Wemyss’ Scottish country home at Gosford, near Aberlady. Mary’s life was hugely privileged, but at times burdened with sadness and tragedy. She was a leading member of the ‘Souls’, a loosely-knit, socially elite group of friends, who revelled in the pursuit of intellectual and cultural excellence.

She was a vivacious hostess, a devoted mother, had a keen interest in politics and in her own way was a feminist. Her marriage was turbulent, but she found solace in an enigmatic, lifelong friendship with Prime Minister A. J Balfour. 

Ailsa’s talk will begin at 7 for 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Blackadder Chapel area, doors open at 6.30pm.

A painting of the Wyndham Sisters by John Singer Sargent, 1899

The Wyndham Sisters by John Singer Sargent, 1899, Metropolitan Museum of Art

 
 
Judith BoothCoastal Communities Museum