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Purpose of this Website
Country houses are the target of a variety of different forms of study and enquiry both within and beyond the academic world. With this website we aim to achieve the following:
- Create a forum for this broad range of people interested in the country house and the study of consumption across a broad chronological period, from academics to private researchers, conservationists and the broader public
- Provide a space within which we can discuss the subject, share information and resources
- Create a social network around the theme of country houses in the past, present and future
As well as social networking, there are several opportunities on this site to contribute to public knowledge regarding this subject.
Blog Posts
East India Company at Home, 1757-1857 - Study Day: Material Worlds
Posted by Jon Stobart on March 7, 2012 at 13:41 0 Comments 0 Likes
I recently attended a study day which forms part of Prof Margot Finn's new research project entitled The East India Company at Home, 1757-1857. Details of the project can be found at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ghcc/research/eicah/, but in essence the project seeks to examine the British country house in an imperial and global context, particularly in terms of links between the country house…
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The anti-Havisham approach
Posted by Emile de Bruijn on February 15, 2012 at 10:04 0 Comments 0 Likes
In response to a reader's comment on my blog about how a ruinous orangery reminded her of Dickens's Miss Havisham, it occurred to me that William Bankes's approach to Kingston Lacy could be called 'anti-Havisham'. Instead of staying put and letting the place crumble around him, he went into exile but continued to…
Spreading the word
Posted by Emile de Bruijn on February 2, 2012 at 17:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am looking forward to attending (and speaking) at the 'Consuming the Country House' conference. I have just done a post about the conference on my blog,…
Taking students to country houses ...
Posted by Jon Stobart on November 6, 2011 at 21:12 0 Comments 0 Likes
Following up on Mark's blog of last week. The visit to Stoneleigh Abbey was interesting, both in terms of the narrative offered and the ways in which students react both to the stories and thoe house itself. At the time, it always seems as though things are completely washing over them, but the follow up discussion in class this last week yet again proved what a useful exercise it is having students actually visiting a country house, rather than simply reading about them in books. What they…
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