Guest Bio
DR KATHRYN DAVIES, BA (Hons), MA, DPhil (Oxon), Dip TP, FSA, RTPI, IHBC
Kathryn Davies is a heritage and planning consultant working principally in the public sector. She came across many wall paintings during the course of her work in Shropshire and of because the lack of information on this subject she started her research. She now works as a consultant on planning and historic environment issues.
She is a visiting fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford and has lectured widely on her professional and research interests.
Dr Davies’ Tudor Takeaways
The Forge Museum, Much Hadham, Herts – https://hadhammuseum.org.uk
Althrey Hall, north Wales – https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/35634/images
Brockworth Court, Gloucestershire– https://www.historichouses.org/house/brockworth-court/visit/
Paramour Grange, Kent – https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/house-histories-paramour-grange/
Eton College Headmaster’s chamber – https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/DP019135
Acton Court, Gloucestershire- https://www.actoncourt.com/inside-acton-court
Pittleworth Manor, Hampshire – https://pittleworthmanor.co.uk/history/the-pittleworth-murals/
Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Davies about Tudor wall paintings.
Tune in to hear Natalie and Dr Davies discuss:
– The common characteristics of Tudor wall paintings
– The 5 main categories: figurative, decorative, architectural motifs, texts and heraldry
– How improvements in housing technology contributed to the rise in popularity of wall paintings
– The people commissioning the paintings
– The people who created them
– Sources of inspiration
– Common design elements and colour choices
– Painted cloths
– Cost of wall paintings
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