University of Pennsylvania Praxis at Powderham Castle

The 18th century Belvedere

The University of Pennsylvania Historic Preservation program’s three week Site Management, Interpretation and Conservation Praxis in May-June has been situated at Powderham Castle, ancestral home of the Earl of Devon on the south coast of England.  With Penn colleagues Laura Keim and Randall Mason, Pamela helped 10 first-year grad students document spaces and unearth archival materials, beginning to unravel the fascinating history of this site, first constructed around 1391.  Professors Daniel Maudlin and James Daybell from the innovative Cornerstone Heritage Program at University of Plymouth collaborated to create a dynamic program of lectures and activities, which have been shared on a variety of social media outlets, including our Instagram and new Twitter accounts, @ScattergoodDes1, and @HSPV Powderham and @CornerstoneHtg  and https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/historians-work-with-the-earl-of-devon-to-uncover-the-hidden-history-of-ancestral-home

Powderham Castle

Tour of the Rose Garden with Charles Courteney, Earl of Devon.

The Pavilion in the 18th century American Garden

Students studying evidence at the American Garden