Private View: Kenwood House, London
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Parker & Farr
welcome BIID members to an exclusive one off tour of Robert Adam's Kenwood
House on Hampstead Heath. English Heritage owned and run, Kenwood House
is one of London’s hidden gems perfectly positioned in a parkland landscaped by
Henry Repton.
BIID members will be taken on a private ‘after-hours’
tour around the House, the art
collection and the breathtaking interiors including the library of architect
Robert Adam.
The tour will be followed by drinks and nibbles in the
majestic Orangery overlooking over the grounds to the lake hosted by Parker
& Farr. On the tour English Heritage will discuss the perfectly preserved
Robert Adam interior architecture whilst Parker & Farr will explain how
they have worked with Robert Adam experts to exactly replicate seating for
the listed library and interiors using the same traditional methods as when the
originals would have been made.
The tour starts at 6pm for a 6:15pm start.
6.00 Arrival
6.15 Tour starts
7.00 Tour finishes, speakers in the
orangery
7.00 Food and drink served in the
orangery
8.15 Close
For travel details please click here.
About the host:
Parker & Farr has been making handcrafted luxury fine furniture since 1950. Now part of the JDP Furniture Group including leading brands such as Wade Upholstery, Cintique & Celebrity Motion Furniture; the group has a legacy of making furniture by hand since the turn of the century.
To book this event, please click here. This event is exclusive to BIID full Members and Associates.
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