School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications

DHS Seminar - Country Houses then and now: formation patronage and interpretation

The Design History Society's Regional Seminar Series - 6 June 2011

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Date 6 June 2011
Programme

10am Registration desk will open

12 noon - 1pm a light lunch will be provided

1pm Welcome and Introduction

1.15pm Jon Stobart and Mark Rothery University of Northampton

‘Rearranging the furniture: fashion, status and personal preference at Stoneleigh Abbey, c. 1730-1800’

1.55pm Helen Hughes (private consultancy - Historic Interiors Research & Conservation, formerly head of Historic Interiors Section of English Heritage)

‘The Little Castle Bolsover – A Jacobean triumph – a modern tragedy?’

2.30pm Lucy Armstrong (Project curator with National Trust)

‘The Pleasures and perils of Representation: Llanerchaeron and some other National Trust kitchens’

3.05pm Tea and coffee

3.30pm Sarah Kay (Project curator with National Trust)

‘Attingham Re-discovered’: A long term project of improvements to historic interiors

4.05pm Rosie MacArthur (University of Northampton)

‘The Hanburys at Kelmarsh: an online exhibition’

4.35-5pm Additional questions to all speakers

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Venue
University of Wolverhampton
School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications
Millennium City Building
Wulfruna Street
Room MC201, City Campus - South
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
Contact

For further information and booking, please contact:

Dr Margaret Ponsonby
Senior Lecturer in History
University of Wolverhampton
School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications
Millennium City Building
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
 
Tel: +44 (0) 1902 323517
Fax: +44 (0) 1902 322 739


Email: M.Ponsonby@wlv.ac.uk

 

There is no charge for the event but places are limited so please book early.