A couple of weeks ago, our young Little Green Pig writers made audio recordings of their stories for the Murder in the Manor website. Unlike the previous two workshops, which took place at Preston Manor, we used the studio at … Continued
I’ve spent the last two Saturdays at Preston Manor, where I’ve witnessed twelve young people plot a murder. You may be relieved to learn that this is an entirely fictional murder, and these young writers are doing for Preston Manor what Brighton crime … Continued
In the early twentieth-century, dinner at Preston Manor was generally served at 8.00pm. Guests were announced by the butler, and escorted to the drawing room. After the first course had been laid in the dining room, the butler announced “dinner … Continued
If there’s one word that definitely applies to my job then it’s ‘varied’. One glance through my daily ‘Things to Do’ lists of the last couple of months reveals a whole host of miscellaneous items: ‘Book Bollywood dancer’, ‘Build giant … Continued
…Kevin Bentman, Visitor Services Officer I have been working for the council for over 10 years now at three local buildings, Preston Manor, the Booth Museum of Natural History and Hove Museum & Art Galleries. The Visitor Services Officers are … Continued
Few people have been as closely associated with the cultural life of Brighton in the early 20th century as Henry D Roberts, who moved to the town in 1906 and was involved with our public library, museums and art galleries … Continued
Mysterious and eerie? A roundup of our Halloween entries in case you’ve missed any of these spooktacular tales… How is the Ghost? A letter from the Standford Estate enquiring about the Preston Manor ghost Beware the Wolfman! Lycanthropy in mythology Transcript of … Continued
During our twitter Q&A with Paula Wrightson she produced a copy of a letter from the Standford Estate to Henry Roberts, director of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery in 1935, who lived at Preston Manor. We liked it so much … Continued
Yesterday afternoon, our Preston Manor ghost expert Paula Wrightson gave a question and answer session on twitter. In the run up to Halloween and the spooky events taking place at the Manor, we wanted her take on the ghostly tales … Continued
If you followed yesterday’s Twitter Q&A with Paula Wrightson, you will have read that Paula mentioned that some photographs have been taken in Preston Manor which appear to show odd, possibly ghostly, phenomena. This is probably the most interesting example. … Continued
On Thursday 27 October we’ll be holding a Twitter Q&A with Paula Wrightson, Learning Officer, from 1-2pm. In the run up to Halloween, the subject of this discussion will be ghosts. As she described in an earlier blog post, Paula … Continued
The 23rd – 31st July marks Love Parks Week. In honour of the occasion, Brighton History Centre takes a look at the history of Preston Park. The park opened in 1883 on land purchased from the Benett-Stanford family of Preston … Continued
…Paula Wrightson, Museum Learning Officer (Adult event programme) I have been working with the ghosts at Preston Manor for five years although I’ve yet to actually meet one. In this time I’ve become fascinated not only by our famous Preston … Continued
Over the last year, I’ve been working on a special project to improve the visitor experience at Preston Manor. When the house re-opens on 1st April, my hope is that visitors will feel as if they are visiting a much-loved … Continued
On 26th July we will start taking down works by 12 artists and makers from the Unravelled group that have been displayed at Preston Manor for the past three months. Since it began with the Open House festival in May, … Continued
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