Travel and the country house: places, cultures and practices

Travel and the country house: places, cultures and practices University of Northampton, 15-16 September 2014 Travel has long played a vital role in shaping the country house, opening up horizons and exposing both house and owner to a variety of external influences. Travel impacted upon values, tastes, material culture and money, and helped to articulate the flow of ideas, information, goods and capital. The importance of the Grand Tour and Empire to the country house has long been recognise..