The Arts Society Chipstead presents a lecture by Nicola Moorby. J.M.W. Turner is often thought of as the great art traveller of his age, wandering around Britain and Europe in search of inspiring landscape scenery. Yet one of his most enduring subjects was found on his doorstep in his native city of London. This lecture, given in the 250th anniversary year of his birth, examines Turners engagement with the River Thames. Living by or near its banks throughout his life, the artist was endlessly fascinated by the river. From Oxford to the Estuary, he explored its views and moods, its cultural and national symbolism and its historic and contemporary associations. The event is part of Banstead Arts Festival.