BLOG: As part of our cataloguing project to delve deeper into the post-Walpole era of Strawberry Hill, we are excited to share a research resource from our archives. In 1883, Lady Waldegrave’s possessions, along with her beloved Strawberry Hill, were put up for sale by the auctioneers Ventom, Bull and Cooper. The catalogue that accompanied this auction is now available for download and is on display in our new exhibition ‘Strawberry Hill After Walpole: The Waldegrave and Stern Legacies’.

HOUSE TREASURE TRAIL: Explore the lives and legacies of Lady Frances Waldegrave and the Stern Family with this self-guided treasure trail, created to accompany our Strawberry Hill After Walpole exhibition. As you explore, look closely — you’ll find fascinating traces of the house’s Victorian and Edwardian past hidden in plain sight! You can download the trail as a PDF to use during your visit. Produced by Collections Assistant, Dr Rosalind White. 

EXHIBITION: Join us in the newly opened Pantry, for ‘Strawberry Hill After Walpole: The Waldegrave and Stern Legacies’. Curated by Cas Bradbeer, Sara Pope and Dr Rosalind White, this exhibition spotlights a lesser-known chapter in the house’s history, when, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Lady Waldegrave and the Stern family revived it into a hub of political influence, artistic patronage, and high society.