Wrest, Women and Inheritance
Mon 29 Sep 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Monday 29 Sep, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Wrest Park in Bedfordshire is now known for an important 18th Century landscape garden; what is less know is the role that women owners had in creating and preserving it. We will look at how these ladies came to inherit the estate and what they did with it.
Event Information
Price: £8.00
Course Weeks: 1
Room: Brunt Room
Campaign: Autumn Term
Customer Information: Pen, Paper, Device are optional.
Your Tutor
Name: Adam Smith
Bio: Adam Smith is a former museum curator who has been lecturing on English Country Houses and their Estates for over 20 years. He holds degrees from the Universities of Durham and Leeds in History and Country House Studies.
Department: Humanities
