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Blackwell Events - July, 2012


Exposed: A Sculptural Installation by Laura Ellen BaconExposed: A Sculptural Installation by Laura Ellen Bacon - Blackwell

At Blackwell, Laura Ellen Bacon will create an installation of two large-scale works in red willow. These pieces have been developed in direct response to Laura's knowledge and experience of Blackwell, its landscape environment and the climate within which it exists.

12th March 2012 to 30th September 2012 - View


From Rossetti to Voysey: Arts & Crafts Stamped Cloth Book Cover DesignFrom Rossetti to Voysey: Arts & Crafts Stamped Cloth Book Cover Design - Blackwell

The exhibition brings together books with case-bound cloth covers by well known artists and designers, published between 1866 and 1911 and issued by commercial publishers. The featured designers read like a roll-call of the leading names of the day, including: DG Rossetti, William Morris, Philip Webb, Charles Ricketts, Walter Crane, Laurence Housman and Gleeson White.

10th May 2012 to 15th July 2012 - View


Award-winning Gardens

From big formal affairs to wild-flower meadows admire the variety in these award-winning gardens and grounds.

Topiary at Levens Hall

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