by American Friends of Belvoir Castle | Nov 28, 2022 | Conservation
CONSERVATION CONSERVING THE REGENTS GALLERY CARPET The general pile condition of the carpet in the Regents Gallery at Belvoir Castle is good throughout. The base is brittle in places where the jute has deteriorated. In some areas the joins are weak or have split....
by American Friends of Belvoir Castle | Nov 28, 2022 | Education
Education WELCOMING AN AMERICAN STUDENT We have an exciting opportunity for an American student to attend Harlaxton College to study an MA in Innovative Leadership in Heritage Management. Students will be provided with accommodation at the University and be given a...
by American Friends of Belvoir Castle | Nov 28, 2022 | Conservation
CONSERVATION CONSERVING THE CHINESE WALLPAPER These dazzling works of art, printed and painted by hand in remarkable detail, are now in urgent need of repair and conservation. Belvoir Castle has five beautiful rooms of Chinese paper, most dating from the very late...
by American Friends of Belvoir Castle | Nov 28, 2022 | Restoration
Restoration Capability Brown’s Park Belvoir Castle’s park is considered to be Capability Brown’s final masterpiece of which the linking of the Memorial Lakes is all that remains to complete his plan drawn up over 250 years ago. The creation of the park surrounding...
