Video Archive: Preston Manor and the Titanic
Paula Wrightson reveals the surprising links between Preston Manor and the sinking of the Titanic. Facebook Live video stream from 9 March.
Video Archive: the pet cemetery at Preston Manor
Paula Wrightson conducts a guided tour of Preston Manor’s pet cemetery. Facebook Live video stream from 7 September 2017.
Video Archive: the bone Guillotine at Preston Manor
Paula Wrightson tells the story of a bone Guillotine on display at Preston Manor. Facebook Live video stream from 12 October 2017.
Video Archive: Halloween ghost stories from Preston Manor
Paula Wrightson tells ghost stories from Preston Manor for Halloween. Facebook Live stream from 31 October 2017.
Video Archive: a Victorian bedtime at Preston Manor
Paula Wrightson talks about the beds at Preston Manor. Facebook Live video stream from 16 January 2018.
Murder, vampires, and bricked-up nuns: Preston Manor’s intriguing garden walls
Possibly the most dramatic thing a wall can do is fall down – all the more so if the wall abuts a churchyard and its fall exposes ancient graves. Drama may also be found if the wall contains gruesome information … Continued
The World’s First Trackless Train comes to Brighton in 1926
Preston Manor staff and Royal Pavilion & Museums conservation team and volunteers used the February half-term last week to give the rooms and furnishings a thorough overhaul. As part of the general tidy up and deep clean a filing cabinet … Continued
Sister Agnes: a buried secret at Preston Manor?
On 28 January, we’ll be opening up the cold case of a body found at Preston Manor over a century ago. In this post, Paula Wrightson, Venue Officer at Preston Manor, introduces the mystery of ‘Sister Agnes’. Mysterious Case of … Continued
Preston Manor Hidden Stories: a real life Lady Chatterley?
I chose this rather curious title for a new-season event at Preston Manor because the real-life story we tell is such an astonishing one I wanted something suitably eye-catching. There are also intriguing parallels between fiction and fact … Continued
