2011 programme
Wendy Moore & Caroline Chapman
Join us for an afternoon event at the sumptuous Bowes Museum to explore the heritage of this extraordinary family. In her biography, Wedlock, Wendy Moore tells the remarkable story of Mary Eleanor Bowes. One of Britain’s richest heiresses, on the death of her father, Mary Eleanor endured unhappy marriages and deception which reduced her to a wretched and starved version of her former self. Her life was a barely credible tale of survival and triumph and reveals an 18th century world of sexual intrigue, terrifying adventure and courtroom drama.
Wendy will be joined by Caroline Chapman, whose book, John and Josephine: The Creation of the Bowes Museum, takes us from the sparsely populated Teesdale countryside of the 1860s to fashionable Parisian society.
The Bowes Museum is located in Barnard Castle. The museum houses an internationally significant collection of fine and decorative arts. If you are planning to come to the event please make time in your schedule to visit the charming and vibrant market town and this exceptional museum. Find out more at www.bowesmuseum.org.uk.
Wednesday 12 October at 2pm
The Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle
DL12 8NP
Tel: 01833 690606
www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk
Booking info
Tickets: £6/£4 (concs & Friends)