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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.
1st October 2026
6:45 - 8:30pm
Introduced by historian, curator and Deputy Chair of the National Trust, Sandy Nairne, former Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts, Director of the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery, Sir Charles Saumarez Smith discusses Vanbrugh’s later career and his links to Seaton Delaval Hall, following the publication of his recent book, John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture. National Trust Consultant Archaeologist Mark Newman shares how archaeological and historical research at Seaton Delaval Hall since the National Trust acquired it in 2009 has added to our understanding of the hall, the estate and Vanbrugh’s involvement in it.
