Wednesday 20th November 2024
ONLINE LECTURES FROM THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY FOR WILTSHIRE (VCH)
NEXT WEEK:Â The Country House Gate Lodge
Country houses are often hidden from view at the centre of their estates and it is the gate lodge by the public road which announces their presence. So the gate lodge stands in for the house, and in its architecture provides an advertisement for the taste of the owner. The result is a set of small buildings with big architectural pretensions, from the serious to the entirely fanciful, giving a fascinating insight into the tastes of the last 200 years.
James Holden’s talk will trace this story, plentifully illustrated with examples from Wiltshire, a county which contains some of the finest gate lodges in the country.Date:  Wednesday 27 November
Time:Â Start 7.30 pm
Location:Â online via Zoom, the link is sent on the day of the event.
Tickets: £10 – all proceeds to VCH, who organise these online lectures.
For more information and to book online – click the link below.
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