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Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Vanbrugh 300 is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to develop a nationwide project that aims to broaden the awareness of Vanbrugh through special displays, free education programmes and lectures, throughout his tercentenary year in 2026.
Thursday 7th May, 6pm
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, OX20 1PS
Please join us for an evening lecture with Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill and an expert panel of Prof. Christine Stevenson, Jeremy Musson, Edward Lewis, who is working on the restoration, and Adrian Attwood from DBR which is a specialist conservation company. Together they will reflect on the life and work of Sir John Vanbrugh, the principal architect of Blenheim Palace. The talk will discuss his sometimes-tempestuous client relationship with Sarah Churchill (1660-1744), first Duchess of Marlborough and reflect on discoveries made during the current, on-going restoration of the magnificent house.
Tickets are FREE but must be reserved on a first come, first served basis.
This nationwide series of VANBRUGH300 lectures, held across the great houses designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, has been generously supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with The Georgian Group.
