Lecturer in Architectural History @WSofArchi at @cardiffuni; Fellow of @SocAntiquaries; working on architecture and design from c.1485– & Gothic Revival
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#SpotTheDifference! Can you differentiate between these headboard details? One is from the 1485 bed made for the 1st #Tudor #monarch, #HenryVII & his wife; the others are poor 1840s copies of this bed by #GeorgeShaw. Want to learn more? Visit @ManCathedral exhibition from 2 July.
From architect #GeorgeShaw's Uppermill workshop, c.1845–50, to his house, St Chad's, seen next to the @OrdsallHall Radcliffe bed, to @chethamslibrary…the journey of an chest-on-stand! Weds., sees the close of an exciting touring exhibition that opened at @ManCathedral in July!
Impact in action last night @chethamslibrary; part of my co-curated exhibition & @ahrcpress interpretation project…more to architect George Shaw than a #Tudor #furniture #forger, & everyone in the large audience went away with a new appreciation of his genius & personality.
Really pleased with the long-term interpretation of some of the #Tudor and #Victorian work at @chethamslibrary (latter by local architect George Shaw). All prepared as part of my @ahrcpress impact project via @WSofArchi @cardiffuni 'Tudor Template for a Northern Rouge'.
Very much looking forward to giving this free public lecture next Wednesday on #architect #GeorgeShaw: one of Britain’s most prolific, but, until recently, largely forgotten #forgers of #Tudor #furniture, including this ‘four-poster’ made for the 4th Duke of Northumberland.
Discover the 'maker and faker' of ancient Tudor furniture, George Shaw from Saddleworth. This fascinating talk by @PeterNLindfield is free to attend.
🗓️ 4 Sept, 5.30pm
🎟️Free
📍Baronial Hall, Chetham's Library
Book here library.chethams.com/whats-o…
Superb moments at today’s free public lecture by @IANCOULSON2 at @chethamslibrary. Next week is Helen Hughes on the bed’s medieval paint. instagram.com/stories/thehis…
Over one thousand view on YouTube: youtu.be/R0NSiEW-7rk?feature…. If you’re in Manchester, visit @chethamslibrary to attend one of my co-curated exhibition’s free public talks (next three Wednesdays 17.30–19.00).
The first talk is tonight by @IANCOULSON2 who discovered the bed, and the one on Wednesday is by Helen Hughes on the bed’s fragments of medieval paint caught under the Victorian varnish.
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Visit the Library to see the royal bed that marks the start of the #Tudor dynasty! We're also holding a series of talks about this fascinating object. Discover the deceptions of George Shaw, a 19th century forger...
🗓️ 28 August, 5.30pm
🎟️FREE
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Head to @ManCathedral tomorrow (31 July, 14.30–) for my free public lecture exploring #Tudor #forgeries by #Victorian Uppermill architect & antiquary George Shaw. We'll examine his fake #HericusVIIRex bed copied from the 1485 #Royal original, & other work, inc. the lectern.
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We’re looking to expand our team of enthusiastic and friendly volunteer tour guides! If you're interested, come along to our Volunteering Open Day tomorrow to find out more. Drop in anytime between 1.30-3.30pm. We'd love to see you.
#Volunteering #Volunteers
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It is incredibly to think that this rare survival from the lost palace of Westminster is closer in time to 1066 than it is to the present day !
#tudorhistory
#HenryVII
#HenryVIIbed
#ElizabethofYork
#furniturehistory
#WestminsterPalace
#waroftheroses
One of #GeorgeShaw's most impressive pieces of #architecture. Not only designing and building this #GothicRevival pile in 1861, he also furnished its interior, including with suitable #Royal #heraldry—mantled hourglass #escutcheon making it #Tudor—#HyVII.
📷@hevercastle’s #BoleynRoom opens today & one of #GeorgeShaw’s pieces of #fake #Tudor #furniture (hall cupboard made for the Derby family of Knowsley) is featured. What would this Northern Rogue architect-antiquary think of his 1849 fake infiltrating this historical experience?
Want to learn more about George Shaw’s remarkable 1840s fake Tudor furniture, then head to #ManchesterCathedral to see the exhibition #aroyaltudorbedandanorthernrogue now to see more!
One of the central characters in the #Tudor bed's #Victorian history is #GeorgeShaw of #Uppermill; an architect, antiquary, and collector of carved oak. Parts detached from the bed remain at his house, today @OldhamCouncil's Saddleworth Library, and also @chethamslibrary.
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Great treat to see the precious interiors of Heaton Hall (courtesy of the Friends of) but have the feeling they’re hanging by a thread when most of the building is in such a state of disrepair @HistoricEngland @GeorgianGroup @hbap1924
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If you've got what it takes to run Chetham's Library and its designated collection of #RareBooks and MSS, apply to be our Librarian. We're looking for someone with qualifications in librarianship, archiving or heritage management.
library.chethams.com/about/j…
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Absolutely delighted to be speaking at this exciting conference in February. Do come and join us! 😁
Free registration for my conference on Revivalism held @WSofArchi on 19 Feb. 2024 & funded by the @BritishAcademy_ ECRN is now live: tickettailor.com/events/earl…. I look forward to welcoming people to #cardiff to think about recreations of the past!
