The House that Mary Built – 9th June 2026 – Caroline Taylor
The House that Mary Built
Caroline Taylor discusses women and country house building in the 19th C in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.
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 20 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.
