A talk from former National Trust curator Anna Forrest on the exciting underfloor discoveries made in Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, and then Helena Loemans speaks on what's revealed from textile close weave analysis.
Freelance Heritage Consultant, Anna Forrest Heritage
Anna Forrest studied Architectural History and Medieval Studies before working as a curator for the National Trust in the East of England for 19 years. She is returning to academia in October. For her final 3 years with the Trust she worked exclusively at Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk, as project curator for the £6m building conservation project, “Raise the Roof.” She led an interdisciplinary research programme which shed new light on Oxburgh’s structure, decoration and social history.