'Mr Soane Came to Breakfast': Sir John Soane and James Oakes' House
Adrian Tindall
- Region:
- East of England
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Retired Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £70 plus travel expenses (25p/mile, up to 50 miles from Bury St Edmunds)
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 18th October 2024
- Tagged:
- Georgians | Georgian History | Sir John Soane | Architecture
How did 'Mr Bury St Edmunds' James Oakes persuade renowned architect Sir John Soane to design an extension to his home in Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds in 1788? This illustrated talk will describe this unlikely collaboration and show the evidence of it that can be seen today.
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I am an accredited Green Badge Tour Guide, an Associate of the Institute of Tourist Guiding and Chair of the Bury St Edmunds Association of Registered Tour Guides. I am the author of ‘A Neat and Beautiful Theatre: The Story of Bury St Edmunds Market Cross' (2024).
I was a professional archaeologist for over forty years, serving as county archaeologist for Hereford and Worcester, Cheshire and Cambridgeshire. I have excavated in East Anglia, the Midlands, Yorkshire, the North West, Wales, Orkney, Italy and Libya. I am a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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