The Mourning and Funeral of Sir John Maynard of Gunnersbury in 1690
On the night of 25 October 1690, locals would have witnessed a magnificent procession from Gunnersbury House to Ealing’s parish church, St Mary’s.
‘Written in the Stars’: The conservation and discoveries of Ham’s celestial and terrestrial Senex globes
Two 18th century globes have recently been returned to Ham House.
In this talk, Dr Mawdsley will share details of the conservation, including spectacular before and after images.
Enhancing Wellbeing with the London Luminaries
From houses of the gentry to public spaces, heritage sites have adapted to support our community. But how does our borough enhance wellbeing through our local heritage?
Wilbraham, 6th Earl of Dysart: Patron and Collector of the Arts
After Ham House survived a period of seclusion and retrenchment under his reclusive father, Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of Dysart (1739-1821) sought to restore Ham House’s position as a locus of hospitality and cultivation. He returned much of the house and collection to its former seventeenth century splendour, as well as making his own mark through expanding both the estate and the collection.
Horace Walpole’s ‘Enchanted Little Landscape’ at Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill is “an open grove through which you see a field which is bounded by a serpentine wood of all kinds of trees and flowering shrubs and flowers.”