Wentworth Woodhouse Stables: From horses to catering courses
If you’ve walked or driven down the drive to Wentworth Woodhouse lately, you may have noticed that the entrance to the historic stable block is all boarded up. Well, that’s because a £5.1 million restoration project has commenced to bring the derelict Georgian stables back to life. After spending six...
John Carr’s legacy carries on 300 years later
This year marks 300 years since the birth of John Carr of York, one of the north’s finest architects from the 18th century. Three centuries on, his legacy remains in the extensive portfolio of public and private buildings he designed that have shaped the architectural heritage of the north of...
Camellia House renovation brings positivi-tea to Wentworth Woodhouse
With plans to reopen the Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse as a tea room, we take a look at the £5 million restoration of this historic building.
Memories of Wentworth Woodhouse pool come flooding in
Do you have any memories of the pool at Wentworth Woodhouse? Following its demolition, we look back at the 1970s pool and the people who used it.
Black Diamonds Tour at Wentworth Woodhouse
Fans of Catherine Bailey’s best-seller Black Diamonds can relive the plight of Wentworth Woodhouse with a tour that includes never-before seen rooms.
Aroundtown Meets the Wentworth Woodhouse garden team
We meet the Wentworth Woodhouse gardening team, a group of volunteers who give their time to nurturing the stately home’s gardens all year round.
Lady Mabel College: Cloaked in History
To celebrate 70 years since Wentworth Woodhouse opened its doors to the students of Lady Mabel College, textile artist, Gemma Nemer, is launching a contemporary community arts project.
Ladies of the Manor
It’s been the domestic dwelling of many Members of Parliament, a couple of Prime Ministers and even a former Lord Mayor of Sheffield. But amidst the aristocratic wealth predominantly associated with the UK’s largest private residence, the rooms within Wentworth Woodhouse were also once the not-so-humble abode of hundreds of...
Aroundtown Meets Julie Kenny CBE DL
For over thirty years, Julie Kenny has been an inspirational societal architect in South Yorkshire; she’s rebuilt her life on more than one occasion using the bricks other people have thrown at her, shattering various glass ceilings along the way. While her journey to becoming a self-made successful female entrepreneur...
