About

The Fitzwilliam String Quartet at Copped Hall

Date

Sunday 23rd April 2023

Cost

£20 per person. Gates Open at 3.00pm for a 4.00pm start.
Note: There is NO late entry to the concert.

Location

Mansion – 1st Floor Saloon or State Hall. Access currently is only via staircase. Unsuitable for wheelchair users.Not suitable for wheelchair users. It is planned to provide an audio relay to the ground floor Servants Hall for those wishing to hear the concert but cannot reach the first floor. Those with mobility impairments interested in attending should contact the Box Office (details below) to assess the suitability of this event before booking a ticket.

Description

We are delighted to welcome back this very popular and internationally acclaimed quartet. Originally founded in 1968 by four Cambridge undergraduates they return by popular demand. Their programme for the afternoon will be published in due course. Early booking is recommended.

Event Queries?

Please contact the Box Office on 07749 397932
or email us at:
events@coppedhalltrust.org.uk

Buy Tickets

Tickets can be purchased on line:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/coppedhallevents
View the event, pay and print your tickets. Both debit and credit cards may be used.

If you are having problems with buying tickets via Ticketsource, please contact our Box Office on 07749 397932 or email the Box Office on: tickets@coppedhalltrust.org.uk

 

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.