Welcome to the website of the Historic House Archivists Group. Established in 1986, the group was formed by archivists responsible for looking after the historical records of private historic family homes. There are currently more than 50 members of the group, working at a variety of Estates including Chatsworth, Blenheim Palace, Alnwick, Grosvenor, Inveraray Castle and Woburn.
It was Spring Meeting time again last week at the HHAG and this year we descended on The National Archives for talks, tours, a document display and as always lots of very interesting discussions about the common issues we all face. We started the day with a lunch at the café on site and then…
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Image used with kind permission of His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle
The first Tudor Garden on this site was thought to have been constructed on the orders of Thomas Seymour, brother of Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour. He was created Baron Seymour of Sudeley in 1547… Read more