Lecture Series | The Rockinghams, Fitzwilliams and the St Leger
Thursday 24th October, 7.00-8.00pm
Historic Houses Director General, Ben Cowell, joins us to talk about his latest book, The British Country House Revival (Boydell, 2024). The book traces the history of the Historic Houses Association from its foundation in 1973, and the significant revival in fortunes that historic house properties have experienced in the half-century since the V&A’s landmark exhibition in 1974, ‘The Destruction of the Country House’.
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Thursday 24th October, 7.00-8.00pm
Historic Houses Director General, Ben Cowell, joins us to talk about his latest book, The British Country House Revival (Boydell, 2024). The book traces the history of the Historic Houses Association from its foundation in 1973, and the significant revival in fortunes that historic house properties have experienced in the half-century since the V&A’s landmark exhibition in 1974, ‘The Destruction of the Country House’.