A major event! Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown at Kings Weston

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Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown at Kings Weston: A Re-assessment

Research and Recording Study Day – Kings Weston, Bristol

Tuesday 22 September 2015 9.30 am to 3.45pm – £50

Exploring his Legacy of Comfort and Elegance

A Research and Recording Study Day to be held at Kings Weston, Bristol on Tuesday 22 September 2015. As part of the celebration of the Tercentenary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, we shall be exploring the influence of Brown on a country estate situated on the outskirts of Bristol. Kings Weston has a long and complex history and the grounds have been variously associated with John Evelyn, Robert Mylne, Thomas Wright and Lancelot Brown, but lack of funding meant the estate had been neglected for too many years. This situation changed in 2011 when the Kings Weston Action Group was founded to protect the estate to fight for its future and protect its past.

The house we see today was designed in 1712 by Sir John Vanbrugh for Edward Southwell.  Vanbrugh also designed other buildings on the estate that still exist although the massive terrace overlooking the River Severn was removed later in the eighteenth century when the formal gardens were swept away and replaced with a more naturalistic style of landscape design associated with Brown.

Our guest speakers will help us discover more about the Southwell family and the Kings Weston estate, the importance of Brown in the British landscape movement and a re-assessment of the influence of Brown at Kings Weston in the light of current research.

For more details and a booking form please Kings Weston flyer and booking form FINAL

The Association of Gardens Trusts and Surrey Gardens Trust

 

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