THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC INTERIORS
Regency Interiors
From: ‘Mrs Hurst Dancing ..... 1812 - 1823’ by Diana Sperling
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
(The McCrum Lecture Theatre)
Friday 28th March 2014
The Sixth Annual Cambridge Conference of the Historic Interiors Section of ICON will continue the
section’s chronological survey with an examination of the distinctive and often exotic interiors of the
Regency Period (1795 – 1837). Papers will be presented by a range of multi-disciplinary speakers who
will consider the stylistic and technical developments of wall papers, furniture, frames, decorative
surfaces and textiles during this period with reference to recent research and conservation projects.
The one-day conference entitled Regency Interiors will be held at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge,
on Friday 28th March 2014. The day includes lunch at Corpus Christi College and visits to selected
Regency interiors in Cambridge. After the conference delegates wishing to join the supper party to
continue the conviviality, are invited to enjoy a glass of prosecco as they taken by punt to a local
Italian restaurant.
This year we are reducing the conference fee to enable more participants to attend. The conference
fee, including lunch, is £65.00 for members and £85.00 for non-members (students £35.00).
The evening, including punt, prosecco and pasta, will cost £30.00.
Accommodation: Rooms at St Catharine’s College may be booked in advance for the nights of the
27th and 28th March ( http://www.cambridgerooms.co.uk ).
Please book early as places are limited. Cheques should be made out to ‘ICON (Historic Interiors)’.
Please include your ICON membership number on the reverse of the cheque.
For further details contact Mette de Hamel 40 Lansdowne Gardens, London SW8 2EF
(mdehamel@btinternet.com) Tel. 0207 622 1620
THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC INTERIORS
Regency Interiors
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Friday 28th March 2014
10.15-10.45
Coffee & Registration
10.45-10.55
Christine Sitwell - Welcome (Chair of ICON Historic Interiors Group)
10.55-11.25
Steven Parissien – Introduction to the Regency Period
11.25-12.00
Alexandra Loske - Carmine, Lake, Vermillion, Crome Yellow and other
expensive colours: The influence of colour theory and pigment
production on the decorative schemes of the interiors of the Royal
Pavilion, Brighton
12.00-12.45
John Hartley & Adrian Smith- The Restoration and Conservation of a
Suite of Gillows Furniture at Nostell Priory
12.45-13.00
Questions
13.00 – 15.30
Lunch and Tours – Regency Interiors in Cambridge Colleges led by
Cambridge Blue Guides
15.30-15.45
May Berkouwer – Mrs Hurst Dancing – a light-hearted look at Regency
Life in the Country.
15.45-16.15
Richard Humphries - Revolution for Regency Silk Weaving: Troubled
times as Essex/Suffolk weavers pull away from Spitalfields, to
weave sumptuous silks
16.15-16.45
Andrew Bush – Not just stripes - paper hangings in the early 19th
century
16.45-17.15
Gerry Abalone – Regency Frames – new developments in style and
materials
17.15-17.30
Questions
18.00
Delegates joining the supper party will then enjoy a glass of prosecco
and a punt ride along the river to a local restaurant
Corpus Christi College Cambridge
Friday 28th March 2014
The McCrum Lecture Theatre (Off Benet Street)
DIRECTIONS TO THE McCRUM LECTURE THEATRE
From the Masters Lodge of Corpus Christi College for directions and confirm their overnight
accommodation if necessary. The McCrum Lecture Theatre is a 5 minutes walk from the lodge and is
accessed through an archway off Benet Street.
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From the Masters Lodge Corpus Christi College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RH
Head north on Trumpington Street towards Benet Street
Turn Right into Benet Street
Find The Eagle Pub on left hand side of Benet Street
The entrance to the pedestrian lane leading to the McCrum Lecture Theatre is just to the
right of The Eagle pub.