The Whitkirk lectures

2022: Temple Newsam 1922: the House, the City and the Church

An illustrated lecture by Dorothy Schofield exploring the acquisition of Temple Newsam House and Estate by the City of Leeds, told through the people and personalities of the time.

2021: The Country House and the Parish Church

Our first Whitkirk Lecture in 2021 was a talk by James Lomax, the former Curator at Temple Newsam House, on the entwined histories of the House and the Church.