Boston Manor, rare eighteenth-century wallpaper of classical ruins c.1757
Details
A hidden gem, Boston Manor is a fine and rare example of an early seventeenth-century suburban house. Built for Lady Mary Read in 1622-3, the house was purchased in 1670 by James Clitherow, a City merchant, and it remained in the Clitherow family until 1924 when the estate was sold to the Brentford Urban District Council. The most recent major programme of restoration has revealed the many layers of decoration preserved over many centuries which give fascinating insights into changing domestic tastes.
Venue
Boston Manor, Boston Manor Road, Brentford, TW8 9JX
Event Organisers
Sarah Bowles and Philippa Barton
Cost
Cost of the visit is £40 - plus Eventbrite booking fee
The online lecture on 22nd October at 4.15 pm is included in the cost.
Programme
10.30am
Private tour of Boston Manor with a Curator
Boston Manor has recently undergone a major programme of restoration which has revealed the many layers of decoration preserved over many centuries which give fascinating insights into changing domestic tastes. The original Great Chamber, now the Drawing room, has a magnificent plaster ceiling dated 1623 and incorporating Mary Read’s initials and enriched with strapwork decoration and cartouches and medallions of allegorical representations. Rare examples of wallpaper decorated with classical ruins and dating to c1757 as well as surviving Victorian flock paper and other nineteenth century embellishments, including the neo- Jacobean hall screen, are just some of the wonders of this house.
11.45am
Coffee