‘A Quiet Revolution’: Engaging Heritage Audiences with West Horsley Place’s Historic Landscape
Tuesday 27th January 2026, 11am - 1pm
The Learning Centre, 00.018, The Schwarzman Centre
West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed medieval manor house and small independent heritage site in Surrey, which strives to be a catalyst for creativity and a space for everyone. It also doubles up as Button House in the hit TV series Ghosts! In 2025, West Horsley Place was awarded National Lottery Heritage Funding for ‘A Quiet Revolution’, a new project designed to enrich understanding of the site’s history and its interpretation for twenty-first century audiences.
In this session, we will learn more about this exciting project and the role that Oxford research is playing in generating new knowledge about the site’s landscape and its communities, both past and present. The project team will share insights before inviting participants to engage in a practical workshop around live challenges and opportunities, from the relationship of archival research to heritage interpretation and engagement to the value of landscape approaches for unlocking alternative perspectives and untold narratives through time.
Speakers:
Dr Helen Flatley, Project Researcher: ‘A Quiet Revolution’
Clare Clinton, Arts, Heritage and Learning Manager, West Horsley Place
Jo Ellison, Arts, Heritage and Learning Coordinator, West Horsley Place
