{"title": "The Hafod Estate under the 4th Duke of Newcastle, 1832-1846", "start": "2026-11-03T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z", "place": "Society of Antiquaries", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/modern-history", "society/politics"], "description": "A lunchtime lecture at the Society of Antiquaries about the Hafod estate in Ceredigion during the ownership of the 4th Duke of Newcastle. The speaker is Dr Richard A. Gaunt FSA, a historian of British politics, culture and society. Drawing on the duke's recently edited personal diaries, it covers his motivations for buying and improving Hafod, his devotion to the picturesque principles of Thomas Johnes, and his efforts to run the estate well and keep it financially viable. It also shows how Newcastle, who considered himself an adopted Welshman, was forced to part with Hafod in the 1840s for financial reasons.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-hafod-estate-under-the-4th-duke-of-newcastle-1832-1846-38654/", "official_url": "https://www.sal.org.uk/events/hafod-estate/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/46134417a2a563c5dfbb03862e758881f3380b6ac41b0bfb1ce91db59431ee71-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-03T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z", "place": "Society of Antiquaries", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Through the Keyhole: Daily Life in Georgian England Revealed", "start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T11:00:00Z", "place": "Benjamin Franklin House", "address": "Craven Street 36, WC2N 5NF London", "price": "£8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/through-the-keyhole-daily-life-in-georgian-england-revealed-tickets-1998900254470", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/georgian", "literature"], "description": "A talk at Benjamin Franklin House called Through the Keyhole: Daily Life in Georgian England Revealed. 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Neal Shasore, an architectural historian and founder of the School of Building, joins Michael Hall, author of A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the The National Trust. They explore the importance of queer community in history and how homes served as a private haven against public norms, discussing how mainstream culture has co-opted these expressions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts-40319/", "official_url": "https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b08c449ebf9740ebc8022d0049941305997081d399ec36eb57f9e2dd68ff0abc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Soane Museum Study Group: Harry Adams", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sir John Soane's Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 13, WC2A 3BP London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://shop.soane.org/collections/tours-and-events/products/soane-museum-study-group-harry-adams-wednesday-11-november-2026-18-00-19-30", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "A talk in the Soane Museum Study Group, an open forum where scholars present new research in architectural history or on the museum's collection. Dr Harry Adams, a curatorial and cataloguing trainee at Sir John Soane's Museum, reappraises John Soane's designs for the Insolvent Debtors' Court on Portugal Street, a building of 1821-25 that Dickens made famous as a 'badly lighted and worse ventilated' symbol of harsh insolvency laws. New cataloguing of the court's drawings reveals the compromises in its design and execution, and the talk asks whether it was really as bleak as its reputation. Afterwards, relevant drawings can be viewed in the Soane Museum Research Library.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/soane-museum-study-group-harry-adams-38609/", "official_url": "https://www.soane.org/whats-on/soane-museum-study-group-harry-adams", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b6ba4d5c9211dbddfdc5525b7dddb98bec00e1cd54bcfcd62699e0b5a678f6a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "November 2026 weekday conservation tours", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-24T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ham House", "address": "", "price": "Free event (admission applies)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture", "history/heritage-preservation"], "description": "Weekday 50-minute tours taking visitors inside Ham House in November, when access to the house is by tour only. They are run by the house's staff and volunteer team, who carry out conservation work on the 17th-century interior during this quieter time. The tours offer a chance to get up-close to conservation work, see some of Ham's most spectacular rooms, and hear how the objects and buildings are cared for. 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Participants can contribute to the tour and create their own map of the area. It is organised following local residents' interest in neighbourly get-togethers and sharing memories of the area.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/walking-tour-of-haggerston-part-of-estate-talks-39534/", "official_url": "https://thepeoplespeak.org.uk/event/walking-tour-of-haggerston-part-of-estate-talks/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b64c23eb08d30a52dad0000ae4aea96591825e839cf51ef160ff7719612c2d5b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Exhibition: Filming Sense and Sensibility at Rainham Hall", "start": "2026-09-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-19T00:00:00Z", "place": "Rainham Hall", "address": "Broadway, RM13 9YN Rainham", "price": "Free event (normal admission charges apply for the venue)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["film/drama/historical-drama"], "description": "A new exhibition at Rainham Hall, a National Trust house that served as a filming location for the major new UK film Sense and Sensibility. Costumes and props from the film are displayed in two of the rooms used for filming, showing how the house was transformed into the London interior of Mrs Jennings House, played by Fiona Shaw, a key location in the novel set in the 1790s following sisters Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Marianne (Esme Creed Miles). An accessible, free element of the exhibition is in the Coach House, and visitors living in the RM13 postcode get into the Hall for free throughout the year. 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The CEO of Watts 1874 speaks with Daniel Slowik, an interior decorator and antiques dealer, about the role of modern living in the Historic House, shaped by heritage and decorative traditions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/contemporary-heritage-in-the-historic-house-35595/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bfd8a294bd2b2ab0c874b30c7cb12e9cd595bc069f05a2799e182791a461e875-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-03-28T00:00:00Z", "place": "William Morris Gallery", "address": "Forest Road, E17 4PP London", "price": "FREE admission. Suggested donation of £5.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/mixed-media", "history/social-history"], "description": "Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK is a major touring exhibition about the people and places that have shaped art and activism across Britain over the last 200 years. Presented by William Morris Gallery, it was developed in partnership with Tŷ Pawb in Wrexham, Blackwell – The Arts & Crafts house in Bowness-on-Windermere, and Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, who work together as Four Lanterns as part of Art Fund's Going Places programme. Through objects, painting, drawing, photography, sound and archival material, it highlights individuals and communities who defied conventions and the homes they created to realise new visions of society, including William Morris's Red House, Charleston, Benton End, Prospect Cottage and Dial House. Curated by Hadrian Garrard, Linsey Young and Tayyabah Tahir, it also considers the role that money and class have played in access to these spaces and in imagining new ways of living.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/earthly-paradise-radical-living-in-the-uk-42812/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4606a47388641a9b47a51a7aac5b10ca924738564d500267f04b92c99fd67335-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Melsonby hoards in context: Stanwick and landscapes of power in later Iron Age north-east England", "start": "2026-11-12T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "place": "Society of Antiquaries", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "A lecture on the Melsonby Hoards, large metalwork hoards excavated in North Yorkshire in 2022, which reveal the wealth and display of leading members of late Iron Age communities in north-east England. Professor Colin Haselgrove FSA with Professor Tom Moore FSA explore the context of the hoards and what is known about the people who buried them. Drawing on fieldwork at the power centre at Stanwick, the earthwork of Scots Dike and the enclave at Scotch Corner, the talk examines how society was changing in the decades before the Roman annexation. It forms the Annual York Regional Group Ordinary Meeting, with tea beforehand and a wine reception after.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-melsonby-hoards-in-context-stanwick-and-landscapes-of-po-42035/", "official_url": "https://www.sal.org.uk/events/melsonby-hoards/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b123149cf27d7a7d2b9e9b0e6be8e677d55448d8c6135c46192a74e46118a886-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-01T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "£10.00, concessions available", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998353437927?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "Guided Tour is a tour through Barts North Wing, which houses two of England's most important interiors: the Great Hall and the Hogarth Stair with its large paintings by William Hogarth. The tour explores the building and hospital's rich history, architecture and the people involved in its craftsmanship, and highlights the conservation work done to rescue and rejuvenate the Grade I listed building. The tours are for individuals, pairs and small groups of fewer than 8 people only.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tour-60006/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/guided-tour-609-282-172-981-973-525-290-769/?occurrence=2026-11-01", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1066397197935f94dca77bad6e1daa2649b8a4e29bd16dff14ad48db9e436b02-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant by Philip Hoare – Book Launch", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/absinthe-parlour/reservations/", "category": "", "tags": [], "description": "A book launch celebrating the new Harper Collins reissue of Philip Hoare's biography 'Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant', held with the opening reception for the exhibition 'Lascar – the art & ephemera of Stephen Tennant – The Man Who stayed in Bed'. The event takes place at the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History on 11 Mare Street, London. The book follows Stephen Tennant, a fixture of 1920s high society who became a muse to Cecil Beaton and lover of Siegfried Sassoon, later receiving visitors such as Truman Capote and Greta Garbo from his Wiltshire manor. First published in 1990 as an international bestseller, the biography recreates a life lived as a work of art.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/serious-pleasures-the-life-of-stephen-tennant-by-philip-hoar-79104/", "official_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/serious-pleasures-the-life-of-stephen-tennant-by-philip-hoare-book-launch/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/639fab1c356aaedfccb6419f59325196cd9a3a61664fd53c97bf9ed0c181aa0d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Why Constable Didn't Give Up Figure Painting", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Courtauld Institute of Art", "address": "Strand, WC2R 0RN London", "price": "Free, booking essential", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://myaccount.courtauld.ac.uk/18991/18995", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A lecture titled 'Why Constable Didn't Give Up Figure Painting' given by Nicholas Robbins, Lecturer in British Art at University College London. It reflects on John Constable's work from the 1830s through the less well-known aspect of his figure drawing and painting, including his visits to the Royal Academy's life drawing class. The lecture explores how Constable sought the origins of landscape painting in the life class's spatial dynamics, and also examines his printmaking, exhibition paintings and 'Lectures on Landscape'. Organised by Professor Steve Edwards of the Manton Centre for British Art at the Courtauld, it is part of 'Generation Landscape', a three-year programme with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/why-constable-didnt-give-up-figure-painting-35439/", "official_url": "https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/why-constable-didnt-give-up-figure-painting/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/461ea255afd1db982c3771738f82db9ff50f25514209e1e2380555715463ddd1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Michael Portillo – A Life of Two Halves", "start": "2026-11-09T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cadogan Hall", "address": "Sloane Terrace 5, SW1X 9DQ London", "price": "£34.50 - £64.50 plus fees", "price_from": "34.50", "price_to": "64.50", "tickets_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/strangers-an-exclusive-evening-with-belle-burden/book/1382834", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics", "history"], "description": "An evening stage show titled \"Michael Portillo: A Life of Two Halves\", in which Michael Portillo appears live to share stories from his life. The son of a refugee who became one of Britain's leading politicians and best loved broadcasters, he will talk about his years in politics under Margaret Thatcher, his leadership bid and the loss of his seat, and his later career in broadcasting and on television. He will also recount his family's story, from his father's escape from the Spanish Civil War to England, and his travels on the world's great railways across Spain, the USA, India and beyond. The show is presented and promoted by Fane and lasts 1 hour 50 minutes including an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/michael-portillo-a-life-of-two-halves-35208/", "official_url": "https://www.fane.co.uk/michael-portillo", "image": "https://noky.io/images/936bf59c00703e7c08451e713441709e279d7c4bd53797ddf016d0a8e6651f97-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Morley Consort: A musical experience at Ham House", "start": "2026-11-01T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ham House", "address": "", "price": "This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "A historical musical experience with live 17th-century music performed in the Long Gallery of Ham House. The Morley Consort, a 4-piece group, plays 17th-century repertoire on historical instruments as visitors explore Ham's rare cabinet collection on the last day of Cabinets Unlocked. The programme includes pieces by composers on the Royalist side of the English Civil War, as well as music from Playford's English Dancing Master paying tribute to Ham House and its Cherry Garden. The performers take breaks and there is time to chat with audience members; the free event needs no booking, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-morley-consort-a-musical-experience-at-ham-house-36377/", "official_url": "https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/ham-house-and-garden/events/9693b995-307a-4a32-b382-f0f4fb50fbd1", "image": ""}, {"title": "Historic House Tour November 2026 - CANCELLED!!", "start": "2026-11-03T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T13:00:00Z", "place": "Hall Place and Gardens", "address": "Bourne Road, DA5 1PQ Bexley", "price": "£10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "A guided tour of the historic house at Hall Place, led by passionate guides who explore how the house has evolved and changed with each owner since the 16th century, with a few secrets revealed along the way. The tour is organised by Hall Place & Gardens, run by the London Borough of Bexley. After the tour there is time to visit the exhibition galleries with objects from the Bexley Museum Collection dating back to pre-historic and Roman times, as well as WW2 Hall Place. The tour takes place on the ground and first floor of the historic house, meeting at the single black door in front of the long drive and big lawn, and is suited to anyone interested in local history, historic buildings and the Tudor period.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/historic-house-tour-november-2026-cancelled-36363/", "official_url": "https://www.hallplace.org.uk/event/historic-house-tour-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1020209b2df23a93f803185753ac184e1fcd08910ce8e60bd6c4f839076d90cb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Andrew Davies in conversation with Hadley Freeman", "start": "2026-11-03T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Daunt Books Notting Hill", "address": "", "price": "£6.00", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "6.00", "tickets_url": "https://dauntbooks.co.uk/category/gifts/book-bundles/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/memoir"], "description": "An intimate evening conversation at a bookshop with the screenwriter and novelist Andrew Davies about his new memoir, An Unsuitable Boy: A Life in Scripts. He will be joined in conversation by author and journalist Hadley Freeman, formerly of The Guardian and now a staff writer at The Sunday Times. The memoir weaves together wit, irreverence and vulnerability, reflecting on a life of writing, adapting and collaborating, from post-war Cardiff to the BBC boardroom. The ticket price includes a glass of wine or a soft drink.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/andrew-davies-in-conversation-with-hadley-freeman-41336/", "official_url": "https://dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/andrew-davies/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d0544d1a1714526e74c2f40d60c2c2aa0de35f8dcc780d344d0f74b42a08f25-2000.webp"}]}