Partner Properties
Pope’s Grotto Preservation Trust, Turner’s House, Strawberry Hill House, Orleans House Gallery, and Marble Hill House & Park.
About the talk
As part of the Richmond Literature Festival, for the first time the stories of the historic houses and gardens of the Arcadian Thames have been brought together in one fine volume; the lost houses as well as those that have been saved. London Luminaries Trust hosted an online lecture with Twickenhamshire’s co-author Chris Sumner, and speakers from five of the surviving properties, Strawberry Hill House, Alexander Pope’s Grotto, Orleans House Gallery, Marble Hill House and Turner’s House. They revealed the properties’ strong connections to the River Thames and to each other, and explained how Twickenham became a vibrant site of 18th century cultural life. Not only did they discuss the past, they provided exciting glimpses of their plans for the future, plans which involve the communities of Twickenham, Richmond and beyond.
Speakers
Chris Sumner | Professor Judith Hawley | Emily Parker | Ricky Pound | Tim Corum | Carol Tucker