Members’ attention is drawn to the programme for the next New Insights into C16th and C17th British Architecture Conference which will take place on Saturday 21 January 2023 at the Society of Antiquaries, London, which may be of interest. There are a few remaining tickets left.
Tickets are £56.00 including coffee, lunch and tea, and booking is via Eventbrite. Full details are also available on the website.
Programme:
10:00 Introduction and welcome
Reconstructions
| 10:15-10:45 | Alice Blows: ‘One of those capacious and splendid mansions’: a reassessment of Mells Manor, Somerset |
| 10:45-11:15 | Nick Humphrey: ‘Assai Comodo Palazzo’ (‘A Very Commodious Mansion House’): Sir Paul Pindar’s House on Bishopsgate |
| 11:15-11:30 11:30-12:00 | Questions and discussion Morning refreshment |
Architectural Traces
| 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00 13:00-13:15 13:15-14:00 | Dr Patrick Kragelund: A Royal Visit to Stuart England in 1606 Rose Mitchell: Mystery Plans Investigated Questions and discussion Lunch |
Constructing Identities
| 14:00-14:30 | Rebecca Shields: On Her Own Terms: Hatton House and the Architectural Matronage of Elizabeth Hatton |
| 14:30-15:00 | Melanie Holcomb: House of Commerce or Urban Folly?: Henry Hamlin’s House in Tudor Exeter |
| 15:00-15:15 15:15-15:45 | Questions and discussion Afternoon refreshment |
Recovering Lost Buildings
| 15:45-16:15 16:15-16:45 | Struan Bates: Who Built Hampstead Marshall (1662-1718)? Dr Ann-Marie Akehurst: Pepys’ Stone Feast and the Cutting Ward at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 1691 |
| 16:45-17:00 17:00 | Questions and discussion Conference closes |
The conference is organised by Dr Olivia Horsfall Turner and Dr Jenny Saunt