About

Lost Houses - Copped Hall 'Lates' in association with Museums at Night

Date

Saturday 17th October 2020

Cost

£15.00 per person. Event begins at 6pm and ends at 9pm; last entry is at 7pm.

Location

This Study day is held in the Mansion throughout the rooms on the 1st Floor. Access currently is only via a staircase. Unsuitable for wheelchair users.

Description

Join us as we explore the theme of lost houses set upon the principal floor of Copped Hall. Dr Hannah Armstrong will uncover the history of East London’s lost palace, Wanstead House. By piecing together a rich variety of dispersed and fragmented evidence, Dr Hannah Armstrong will chart the rise and fall of Wanstead and its owners, consider the complexities of studying lost sites and re-establish Wanstead’s rightful place amongst Georgian England’s most significant and influential country houses. The evening will feature the lecture, exhibitions and roaring fires as Copped Hall is illuminated at night. Booking is essential as numbers are limited. A licensed bar will be available.

Event Queries?

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1. Online (Our Preferred Option)

Tickets can be purchased on line:
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2. By Phone or by Post via the Box Office

Write to, The Box Office, The Stables Courtyard, Copped Hall, Epping, Essex CM16 5HS. Alternatively Tel. 07749 397932 or email: tickets@coppedhalltrust.org.uk

Cheques should be made payable to The Copped Hall Trust and please enclose a SAE and provide a contact number. Tickets will be sent by post.

About Copped Hall:

The saving of Copped Hall has been described a number times as a miracle. In reality, it was achieved by a great deal of hard work against overwhelming odds.

Historic country houses in their parkland are one of the great cultural achievements of previous centuries. Very sadly by the 1950s, historic mansions like Copped Hall were being demolished at a rate of one every two and a half days. With their loss the centrepiece and purpose of the gardens, ancillary buildings and parkland was removed. Often all of these parts were destroyed. In the 1980s the planning authorities acted to preserve the excellent established qualities of Copped Hall and its surroundings by making them into a conservation area in 1984. English Heritage followed by listing the older parkland as Grade II*. After much campaigning the Conservators of Epping Forest (The City of London) purchased the freehold of the parkland in order to preserve and restore it. The specially formed Copped Hall Trust eventually purchased the mansion, stables and gardens in 1995.

The Conservators are committed to the restoration of the parkland, the reintroduction of animals and to the preservation of this important wildlife habitat.

In 1999 the Trust acquired the completely derelict Walled Kitchen Garden, one of the largest in Essex. After 13 years, all the undergrowth has been cleared from the garden and the glasshouses. This work has been largely carried out by volunteers. The garden is now mainly planted with produce sold locally and to visitors. One glasshouse has been restored with two others under way.

The Copped Hall Trust has made substantial progress in recent years. The Racquets Court and the stables have been largely restored, together with other service buildings. Much work has been carried out clearing the gardens of non-original vegetation. Replacement trees have been planted and lawns re-seeded. Internally, the mansion is to be restored to its 1750s’ form, and since 2001 some of the roof and floor structures have been reinstated and essential structural repairs carried out. Since 1998 the Trust has been supported in its work by a Friends organisation which now has more than 1,000 members. From these members a very committed band of volunteers assists with all aspects of the project.