Oglethorpe Tercentenary Tour to England

Schedule


Thursday, Oct. 3

4:30 p.m. Group Room A (near gate 14), Concourse E of Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport opens for delegation to begin assembling

7:55 p.m. Depart Atlanta for London (Delta Flight 10)


Friday, Oct. 4

9:10 am Arrive Gatwick Airport, London

10:00 am Clear customs, depart airport for downtown London

11:30 am Tour of Parliament complex

12:30 pm Reception with Virginia Bottomley, Great Britain's Secretary of State for Heritage

1:30 pm Depart Parliament for Russell Hotel

6:00 pm Get-acquainted reception for delegation at Russell Hotel


Saturday, Oct. 5

8:30 am Depart London for"Oglethorpe Day" at Oxford's Corpus Christi College

10:30 am Coffee with Corpus Christi College President Sir Keith Thomas

11:15 am Lecture by President Thomas on James Edward Oglethorpe

12:00 pm Exhibition of Founder's Room and Oglethorpe memorabilia

1:00 pm Drinks

1:30 pm Luncheon

3:00 pm Depart Oxford for London


Sunday, Oct. 6

8:45 am Depart London for Godalming

10:00 am Coffee with Godalming city officials and host organizing committee

10:45 am Tours of Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (the church attended by the Oglethorpes) and the Godalming Museum

12:30 pm Dedication of city lamp and plaque commemorating the Oglethorpe Tercentenary and Georgia delegation's visit

1:45 pm Lunch with local hosts, followed by time to freshen up

3:15 pm Civic service at the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul

4:30 pm Visit Meath Home (Oglethorpe family home originally known as Westbrook Manor) for tour, tea, light buffet, drinks, entertainment, etc.

8:00 pm Depart Godalming for London


Monday, Oct. 7

2:00 pm Special tour of London's Globe Theatre (currently nearing completion as a reconstruction based on the original Globe Theatre of Shakespeare's time

4:00 pm Leave Globe Threatre for Cranham

6:30 pm Memorial service and wreath placing at Parish Church for All Saints, Cranham (General Oglethorpe's grave site is a burial vault within church)

7:30 pm Buffet dinner provided by church members

9:00 pm Depart Cranham for London


Tuesday, Oct. 8

11:00 am Depart Russell Hotel for Gatwick

1:50 pm Delta Flight 19 departs London for Atlanta

5:45 pm Arrive Atlanta



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