(Not Dead Space: Edinburgh’s Five World Heritage Site Graveyards)
REPLACED BY
The Country House Scheme Of The National Trust For Scotland
(Not Dead Space: Edinburgh’s Five World Heritage Site Graveyards)
REPLACED BY
The Country House Scheme Of The National Trust For Scotland
NB: The Graveyards lecture has been postponed and replaced
with a lecture by Ian Gow, “THE COUNTRY HOUSE
SCHEME OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND”
(initially scheduled for Monday 14th February 2022)
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Online & in person at Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL
Booking: Tickets must be booked in advance for both the live and streamed events via Eventbrite. Please note that places for in-person tickets are limited. If attending in-person, please wear a mask and maintain 1-metre distancing.
Tickets are not priced but we do suggest a donation of £6 (free for students).
Book here to attend the talk virtually
Book here to attend the talk in person. The first lecture may be booked now. In-person bookings for subsequent lectures will open after the previous lecture has taken place.
The inception of this scheme for opening up houses to the public was kick started with a meeting for owners on 8th April 1936 in Edinburgh, with those unable to attend invited to express their views by letter. This correspondence, surviving in the NTS Archives, gives a unique insight into the state of thinking about the Country House at a difficult time for owners, revealing what was deemed to be of historic interest and, intriguingly, what was not.
Download the full programme of lectures here
image: Detail of cherub relief on the Flodden Wall, Greyfriar’s Burial Ground, Edinburgh © Robert Reinhardt
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