The fascinating story of the development of the Westonbirt House and how Robert Stayner Holdford was able to create such an amazing house and arboretum.

Angela Potter was a pupil at Westonbirt School and has known Westonbirt for a great many years, but only recently has researched its history.

She presents an intriguing tale of how a little Gloucestershire hamlet, mentioned in the Domesday book, became the setting for the National Arboretum and an extravagantly appointed stately home (now Westonbirt School) with a Grade1* listed garden; both of which can now be visited.

Angela’s talk will endeavour to enlighten you and to explain how young Robert Stayner Holford inherited a fortune and put his money, extraordinary talent and expertise into developing a landscape, an arboretum, and a magnificent ‘Tudor’ country house in the 1860s.

Licensed bar. Doors open at 7pm. Talk starts at 7:30pm.

Please note that on the door on the night tickets will cost £9.50 and £7.50 respectively

26 February at 7:30pm

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