The charity for arts, crafts and the rural economy, founded by John Ruskin in 1871.
SOME BOOKS, USUALLY WHEN OUT OF PRINT, CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR FREE, HERE.
The Story of Egbert Rydings and St George's Mill in the Isle of Man, by Sue King
2015 Whitelands Ruskin lecture, by Sara Atwood
The 2015 Ruskin Lecture, by Stephen Wildman
The story of Genevieve Pilley, who gave fifty years' service to the Ruskin Collection and Museum at Meersbrook Hall in Sheffield. By Guild Companion Helen Parker.
2017 Ruskin Lecture by Louise Pullen
A history of the Guild of St George, founded by John Ruskin in 1871
A history of the wildflower meadow in Gloucestershire, By Stuart Eagles
The 2018 Whitelands Ruskin Lecture, by May Queen Beate Howitt
A beautifully illustrated handbook to inspire and equip people to engage with their local community and make positive changes where they live, based on a transformative community-led six-year activity programme in Sheffield inspired by John Ruskin’s ideas on making lives better.
2nd edition (revised) of the 1979 Ruskin Lecture, by Robert Hewison
An illustrated guide to the Online Museum (www.ruskinatwalkley.org) by Marcus Waithe
2nd edition (revised) (2014) reprinted with corrections (2019)
An illustrated guide to the Ruskin Collection by Janet Barnes, with revisions and additional material by Louise Pullen
2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the Ruskin Collection. It is also the bicentenary of the birth of the collection’s first curator, Henry Swan, who was ably assisted in his museum work by his wife, Emily. In celebration, Companion and former Guild Secretary Stuart Eagles has written and published the first full biography of the Swans.
Using previously unpublished archive material, and some long-forgotten images, the book explores the lives of two of Ruskin’s most dedicated and consequential disciples. Stuart reveals previously unknown facts about the Swans’ lives, their relationship with Ruskin, and the work of St George’s Museum at Walkley.
The author has generously gifted the proceeds of any sales via this website to the Guild and its work.
Searching for Ruskin's Utopia: A vision for the continued relevance of the place of the arts to the Guild of St George.
Papers from the Ruskin Workshop held in Pisa and Lucca, 13-14 May 1993, edited by Jeanne Clegg and Paul Tucker
Edited and with an introduction by James S Dearden
George Thomson (1842-1921), third Master of the Guild, was one of the few men of business who attempted to put John Ruskin's ideas into practice. A century after Thomson's death, former Guild Secretary and independent scholar, Stuart Eagles, re-examines the life, work and legacy of this remarkable idealist and industrial pioneer.
The story of the family links upon which the fortunes of John Ruskin were built, written by James S Dearden, Master of the Guild between 2005-2009.
The 2014 Whitelands Ruskin Lecture, by Dinah Birch
A comprehensive account of one of the Guild's earliest and most controversial experiments written by local author, Sally Goldsmith.
2017 Whitelands Ruskin Lecture by David Peacock.
2016 Whitelands Ruskin Lecture by Rachel Dickinson.
What the Guild of St George Does: Reflections on Wealth and Life. The 2019 Ruskin Lecture.
2nd edition (revised) of the 1985 Ruskin Lecture, by Anthony Harris
