…cabinet was opened to reveal a collection of photographs that were once the property of Mr Henry Roberts, the first…
…with the oil painting we are left with a charming pen-portrait of Kylin written by Marjory Roberts, daughter of Preston…
…Hastings for the final battle of the Norman Conquest. After the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror’s half-brother Robert, Count…
…enjoy the season’s finest plants and flowers in bloom. So instead, our Garden Manager Robert will be sharing some garden…
…to the Pratt family firm. Brazenor Brothers (1863/8 – 1937) This successful family firm was started by Robert Brazenor (1819…
…illustrated with images in James Rennie’s The Menageries (1829), Robert Huish’s The Wonders of the Animal Kingdom (1830), in Thomas…
…designed by Robert Jones in c.1820, is included here in new colours and shades. Several designs have been recreated in…
…Preston Manor became a museum in 1933 curator, Henry Roberts decided Ellen’s brass bed was too modern and so had…
…never dies. In Preston Manor’s case the household admitted to ghosts from the 1880s at least. Henry Roberts, the first…
…The only source of information about Peter in his lifetime is Margery Roberts, the daughter of Preston Manor’s first curator….