Did women play a role in the design and building of our local country houses?

It is interesting to consider how many newly rich people with fortunes made from trade, banking and industry bought land and built or renovated country houses in large numbers, especially in the Victorian age (1837-1901), when thousands of new country houses were built.  

The House that Mary Built –Caroline Taylor – Tuesday 9thJune at 7.30pm.

For too long architectural historians ignored the influence and contribution of women in the creation and management of country houses and their estates. Over the past 30 years, women historians of the country house have gradually been putting the record straight, showing how women in the 18th and 19th centuries were active in estate management, in architectural design, in designing and furnishing interiors and in building not just country houses but estate cottages, schools, alms houses and town houses.

In this talk, Caroline will explore how women were influencing and directing country house building in 19th century Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, including at Lamport Hall, Belvoir Castle and Overstone Hall.

Venue: Lubenham Village Hall, Laughton Road, Lubenham, Market Harborough LE16 9TE

Admission: Members £2.00 Non-members £4.00

Tea/Coffee & Biscuits with time to chat. We look forward to welcoming you to this interesting talk.