Judith Lovelace,
chair of the Friends of Strawberry Hill,
introduced the AGM held in the Long Gallery.

Kevin Rogers, conservation architect,
gave an inspired talk on the House
and recent restoration discoveries.

As part of the Richmond Literature Festival, Victoria Glendinning in conversation with biographer Anne Sebba discussed Leonard Wolf
focussing on his and Virginia's
time in Richmond.

As part of the Richmond Literature Festival, historian David Kingston talked about
his book 'Austerity Britain' to
a fascinated audience
that filled the Long Gallery.

Pictured with David is Christine Whittaker
who chaired the session.

Kevin Rogers, conservation architect,
conducts a tour for a party from
Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus led by architectural historian and Professor of Conservation Leo Schmidt.

Thank You Party
for the supporters of the project

The gothic staircase and Bentley lantern
catch the eye of the major as he is
welcomed to the house by
Michael Snodin and Roger Hackett
 

Sat 13th October 2007

"Inside / Outside"

Every October, galleries, museums, science centres, heritage and environmental sites, libraries, archives, community and shopping centres, colleges, schools and art clubs host drawing activities for all abilities.

http://www.thebigdraw.org.uk/
 

From left to right:

Dr Vincent Cable (MP for Twickenham)
Michael Snodin (Chair of the Strawberry Hill Trust)
Bishop George Stack
Dr Arthur Naylor (Principal of St Mary's)

Staff and students at the London Metropolitan University,
with the support of the World Monument Fund, have been engaged in a number of projects at Strawberry Hill House. 

The sofa below was made as a replica of
the ones shown in the watercolour of
the Parlour (on the right). 

An enchanting evening with virtuoso performances
at the piano by
Bobby Chen, Rose Cholmondeley,
Nicola Eimer, Mishka Momen
and Yonty Solomon
in the Waldegrave Drawing Room.

As part of the Twickenham Festival
 The RFU, once again, generously helped
to present the Strawberry Hill Music & Fun Day.

The event had  Live Bands, Fairground Rides,
Craft Stalls, Community Stalls,
Children's Entertainment,
Food Stalls, Beer Tents ...
and raised a very respectable
sum towards the restoration of the House

AGM

Peter Hill, Judith Lovelace & Michael Snodin

Michael stood down as chair of the Friends to concentrate on his other role as chair of the Trust.

Judith was elected as the new chair of the Friends.

Peter gave an informative

and entertaining talk entitled

Strawberry Hill in

the 18th Century
 

ENVIRONMENT TRUST ART PICNIC

AT STRAWBERRY HILL

Budding artists wanting to learn new skills
and find out about the unique architecture of
Strawberry Hill House were invited to join
the first of the Environment Trust’s 2007 programme
of twelve Art Picnics on
Sunday the 21st of January 2007.