THREE PERTHSHIRE BROTHERS

IN NINETEENTH CENTURY HIGH SOCIETY

COFFEE MORNING

Saturday, 18th May

10:30 – 12:30

John was a Captain of both the R&A and Royal Perth Golfing Society in the 1840s, Sir Francis was the first Scottish President of the Royal Academy and Captain of Royal Blackheath Golf Club, and General Sir James Hope were sons of Francis Grant of Kilgraston in Perthshire and from whom inherited wealth secured their respective positions in High Society.

TIME & LOCATION

Date and time: May 18 2024 10:30 AM

Location: 29 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE

Ticket type

Price

Club Member

£0.00

General Admission

£0.00

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Club member Richard Blake, whose book Sugar, Slaves and High Society: The Grants of Kilgraston 1750-1860 was published in 2023, will give an illustrated talk about the Grant brothers’ shared passion for the game of golf in Victorian Britain and how they will be remembered.

ABOUT THE HOST

The event will be chaired by Jackie McGlone, journalist and regular host of author events at the British Library in London, Edinburgh International Book Festival and at various venues in New York.