The Architecture and Landscapes of Sir John Vanbrugh in North East England

10.00-10.15 Arrival and registration

10.15-10.45 Edmund Thomas and Richard Pears, Welcome and introduction

10.45-11.30 Jeremy Musson, ‘Reflections on the genius of Vanbrugh, architect of greatness’

11.30-11.45 Tea and coffee break

11.45-12.30 James Legard, ‘Vanbrugh and the Palladians: Style Beyond the Baroque’.

12.30-1.15 Richard Pears, ‘The castle air’

1.15-2.00 Buffet lunch

2.00-2.45 Mark Newman ‘What was Vanbrugh really up to at Seaton Delaval Hall?’

2.45-3.30 Elspeth Gould, ‘Who built Seaton Delaval Hall? Glimpses of the people on site’

3.30-4.00 Tea and coffee break

4.00-4.45 Edmund Thomas, ‘Vanbrugh in County Durham: the rebuilding and landscaping of Lumley Castle’

4.45-5.30 Martin Roberts, ‘Early eighteenth-century architecture in the North East: the buildings, their designers and the style's longevity’

5.30-6.30 Closing reception: drinks and canapesl