Lawrences’ Summer auction of Pictures offered nearly 300 lots spanning seven centuries and a selection of high prices across the board reflected the steady demand for quality and rarity. Some of the highlights included £4270 paid for a small portrait of a seated gentleman by Austrian artist Ludwig Guttenbrunn; £4800 for a fine pencil drawing of Croyland Abbey by John Sell Cotman; and £5600 for a fresh and skilful pastel by Leon L’Hermitte. Full story: Read more
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men bring ‘The Comedy of Errors’ to The Bishop’s Palace Sunday 30th July
Next weekend, combine a love of theatre with a love of the outdoors and a truly authentic Shakespeare performance. The Palace is delighted to be welcoming back firm favourites The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, whose production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ was a sell out last year. Full story: Read more
LONGLEAT IN BID TO SAVE WORLD’S RAREST RHINO
Longleat is playing a vital role in a last ditch international race to save the world’s rarest rhino from extinction. The northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), whose wild population was estimated in the thousands as recently as 1960, was virtually wiped out in the 2000s due to poaching. Full story: Read more