John Ruskin and Rural Life
John Ruskin lived from 1872 to 1900 at Brantwood, a house on a modest estate on the eastern shore of Lake Coniston in the Lake District. Here amongst his multifarious interests as an artist, art critic, geologist, social reformer, historian, philosopher and inspiring prophet he managed the estate according to principles which now seem surprisingly modern. He campaigned unceasingly for threatened landscapes and buildings. He established the Guild of St George and when the opportunity to acquire land came about he charged the Guild with making it ‘beautiful, peaceful, fruitful’. As a Director of the Guild of St George, Peter will show how the principles are being honoured today, and also how they can continue to inspire other rural communities
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John Ruskin lived from 1872 to 1900 at Brantwood, a house on a modest estate on the eastern shore of Lake Coniston in the Lake District. Here amongst his multifarious interests as an artist, art critic, geologist, social reformer, historian, philosopher and inspiring prophet he managed the estate according to principles which now seem surprisingly modern. He campaigned unceasingly for threatened landscapes and buildings. He established the Guild of St George and when the opportunity to acquire land came about he charged the Guild with making it ‘beautiful, peaceful, fruitful’. As a Director of the Guild of St George, Peter will show how the principles are being honoured today, and also how they can continue to inspire other rural communities
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