Historic Decoration and Fellows invite you for a day of stately bejewelled pleasure at Syon House, the palatial London ancestral home of the Dukes of Northumberland. We will be joined by jeweller Andrew Prince, who created much of the magnificent jewellery seen in Downton Abbey. He will be giving a talk entitled ‘Royal Jewels, the American heiress and the Downton Jewels’. We will have a light lunch followed by a tour of the house with Lady Caroline Percy (who grew up at Syon House as the eldest daughter of the 10th Duke of Northumberland) and architectural historian Oliver Gerrish. The crowning part of the day will be tea in the private drawing room and a viewing (and trying on!) of the Downton jewels.

Itinerary

10 am - arrive for tea and coffee at Syon House

10.30 am - 12.30 pm - Talk by Andrew Prince

1 pm - lunch

2. 30 pm - Tour of Syon House with Lady Caroline Percy and Oliver Gerrish

4 pm - Tea and showing of the Downton jewels in the Green Drawing Room

Numbers are strictly limited to 35. Please book now to avoid disappointment.

Tickets are priced at £130

The day will require a minimum of 25 participants to go ahead. In the event of a lower turn-out, tickets will be refunded. We will also have to cancel the event in event of further complications due to COVID-19.