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| Simon in the guise of John Jewell |
'The addition of the ghost was wonderfully atmospheric'
'We were lucky to see a Stag appear as if on cue too - it was brilliant!'
Some of the comments following artist Simon Warner's latest Theatrical Tour as part of on-going Medieval Harewood events this Summer...
Medieval Harewood Theatrical Tours
Simon Warner is a Yorkshire based photographer and performance artist. Simon will be conducting unique walking tours of Harewood’s medieval history enhanced with an audio experience, a real experience of Medieval Harewood!Theatrical Tour dates: 17th July, 1st August, 14th August & 3rd September.
There's still time to book for Simon's last Theatrical Tour on 3rd September, book now to avoid disappointment! Read more and book...
This summer, explore Medieval Harewood with us...
performance tours, moving image, paintings and photography bring
stories alive to evoke Harewood's fascinating medieval past. In the
Terrace Gallery you can also learn more about the newly excavated
Gawthorpe Hall.
With
paths through a gorge and a bridge across the beck, this is somewhere
for all garden-lovers to visit, with primulas, orchids, cobra lilies,
blue poppies and more than 50 kinds of rhododendron.
Celebrating the Life of The Yorkshire Princess
Archaeologists
from the University of York are revealing intriguing traces -- hidden
for more than two centuries -- of the forerunner of one of Yorkshire’s
great country houses.
The
archaeologists have already discovered a wealth of artefacts including a
coin dating from the early 15th century, an 18th century chamber pot,
decorative glassware and wine bottle fragments, decorative pins and a
thimble as well as a range of ceramics from the medieval period up to
the 18th century, which will help us to tell the story of how the family
lived, how the hall was decorated and much more besides. The students
have also unearthed a flint arrowhead dating back to pre-history.
David Lascelles said:
“So much of what we know of Harewood’s history focuses on Harewood
House and who has lived there. The excavation being done by York
University students is helping to fill some of the gaps of that earlier
history and – we all hope – answer some of the questions about
Gawthorpe. We’ll be re-creating medieval Harewood in a digital “fly-by”
to be shown as part of our Medieval Festival event in July, revealing a
landscape without Harewood House and before Capability Brown’s
intervention.”
