‘A Faire Howse Within the Old Walls of a Castle’: A Special Lecture on St Fagans Castle

Join Dr. Bethan Scorey for a special lecture at St Fagans Castle to celebrate the release of her new book, St Fagans Castle: the Architectural and Social History of a Welsh Country House. Published by University of Wales Press, this monograph provides the first comprehensive history of the Grade I-listed, Elizabethan manor house at the heart of St Fagans National Museum of History. In this lecture, Bethan will provide a fascinating overview of the Castle’s history from the twelfth to the twentieth century, delving into architectural, garden, and social history. You’ll learn about Dr. John Gibbon, the local gentleman-lawyer who built the house, and how it made a splash as one of the first symmetrical houses in Wales. You’ll hear about the three successive generations of Windsor-Clive women who shaped the house and gardens in the Victorian period.

What to expect:

• Saturday 28 November 2026, 11am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-3pm
• Suitable for ages 11 and over
• Pay what you can