Another great Music and Fun Day
thanks to the RFU
and the weather was good as well.

A well attended Fashion Show
 in the Waldegrave Drawing Room.
 

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A tour of a local building site
was attended by committee members
of the Friends, the Trust and the Guides

FoSH Annual Quiz

A phenomenal amount of brain power was
brought into play at the quiz. It was a close
event decided by the answer to the question:
"What is under the floor you are all sitting on?"

FoSH AGM

Stephen Gee, Restoration Project Director,
 (picture left with Judith Lovelace)
gave a fascinating presentation 
on the structural plans for the restoration.
He revealed some of
the major pieces of construction 
work to be done, such as the demolition 
and rebuilding of the Great Tower.

York House Society

12th Night Dinner

Judith Lovelace announced to the gathering of
Twickenham luminaries that the
main restoration contract for Strawberry Hill
has been awarded to E Bowman and Co Ltd.

His Royal Highness was shown round the house by a group of Trustees led by Michael Snodin, Chairman of the Strawberry Hill Trust with Rupert Symmons, Project Director and Dr Arthur Naylor, Principal of St Mary’s University College.

Photo from left to right:  Rupert Symmons, Valery Whitefield, George Hunter, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, Michael Snodin, Valerie Humphrey, Carole Patey, Dr Arthur Naylor.

At a party to celebrate the start of the restoration project.

Eugene Bacot (left) presents a cheque from the Strawberry Hill Residents' Association to Judith Lovelace (Chair of the Friends) and Michael Snodin (Chair of the Trust) towards the restoration of the early 16th century Flemish glass of Noah's Ark in the Tribune.

The Importance of being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde.

A wonderful evening in the grounds of Strawberry Hill.

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.