An evening of heritage images and nostalgia –

"Woolverstone: through maps, pictures, photographs and film"

A talk with Simon Pearce

Friday 10th November, 2023

The evening will explore vintage maps of the village showing how the landscape changed over the period of stewardship under the Berners' family. There will also be a huge selection of heritage pictures and photographs, many coming from private collections and not seen in public before.

The centrepiece of the evening is a section from a reel of cine film taken just before the Woolverstone Hall Estate was sold in 1937.

It is a bit faded, a bit jerky but nevertheless a stunning piece of history. The film will take you on a tour around the Woolverstone Hall Estate: the walled garden, the dairy, the formal gardens, Holbrook ponds, even a drive along the near 2-mile carriageway from Freston Lodge to St Michael's.

This is the last event in a series of events to mark the 250th anniversary of William Berners purchasing the Woolverstone Park estate on Friday 13th August 1773.

7:30 pm in Berners Hall, Main Road, Woolverstone. IP9 1AR

Refreshments available

Price £10.00.

To book tickets contact Simon Pearce. Tel: 07825708171 or Email: [email protected]

We do hope you are able to join us

and share in the heritage that makes

Woolverstone such a rare and special place.