This talk marks the conclusion of the exhibition a Royal Tudor Bed and a Northern Rogue held at Manchester Cathedral and Chetham’s Library.
Co-delivered by Ian Coulson and Peter Lindfield, the speakers explore some of the most remarkable discoveries to have emerged from fourteen years studying the bed.
They explain how it was a vehicle for authority and complex, multi-layered meaning, its deep connection to early modern Manchester, and Georgian reworking to receive Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Finally, Coulson and Lindfield reveal how the bed inspired George Shaw (1810–76) of Uppermill, one of the most remarkable yet unsung architects and designers in Victorian England. Using the bed as inspiration for a whole career manufacturing ‘romantic interiors’ celebrating the past, this talk marks the last chance to see the royal Tudor bed and Shaw’s Victorian copy together in public.
Visitors will be given the opportunity to view the Tudor bed exhibition at the end of the talk, and to ask Peter and Ian any questions they may have.
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