| Speaker's Name | Sue Browne | |
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| Are you an Individual or represent an Organisation / Company? | Volunteer History Research Team Wrest Park | |
| Telephone / Mobile Number | Wrest Park telephone number, (during Reception working hours, Monday to Friday): 01525 860000 | |
| Would you be able to present In Person, via Zoom or either? | Zoom and/or In Person | |
| What equipment do you need to be provided by hosts? eg Screen, laptop, projector | Equipment If you have the following it would be really helpful, but we can bring some equipment with notice**. - **Projector with HDMI connection. If you have an older model with a VGA connection, let us know and we will bring an HDMI adaptor. - **Projector remote control/pointer - **Windows-compatible laptop, (if you are happy for us to use a memory stick). However, most of us will bring their own laptops, if you can help to connect with your projector. - Screen, or a reasonable space of plain wall. - A microphone, (if you need one for people with hearing difficulties.) - Extension cable, with sockets for laptop and projector, and access to a mains socket. - A separate table (4 ft is ideal) for equipment and resources. |
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| Any travel restrictions? Such as Time or Distance | Timings We will arrive in good time before the start of your session, so that we can set up equipment and talk over your timetable for the evening. May prefer to travel within daylight hours, or a certain distance. This can be discussed when requesting talks. |
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| What are the charges? Such as Travel Expenses, Charge for talk. | Donations English Heritage asks for a voluntary donation of up to £50, payable to ‘English Heritage Trust’. If writing a cheque, please would you write your name and contact address on the back. |
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| Speaker's Biography | Wrest Park Volunteer History Research Team - Talks We are members of the Volunteer History Research Team, working with English Heritage. We offer talks and tours to bring alive the fascinating history of our estate, its occupants and its workers from the 13th to 20th centuries. Wrest also offers tours of the gardens, trees, statues, wallpaper rooms, ‘Behind the Scenes’, and Archaeological Stores Collection. Most are regularly available and free, while others can be booked. Room guide and tour leader. I developed ‘Behind the Scenes’; a one-hour photographic tour showing the changing use of our service wing. I am researching servants and workers from 1841-1921. A retired History teacher, teaching political, social and economic history. I have a lifelong interest in visiting historic houses, sites and cathedrals. My main area of interest is mediaeval, particularly Wars of the Roses and Richard III, and I am a member of the Richard III Society. Other research interests include assisting people with family history research and history of an individual house. |
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| Wrest House - Behind the Scenes at Wrest | Talks usually last around 45 minutes plus questions. | The changing uses of our basement and service areas, and stories of those who worked there. Tours are also available. |
