Petticoat Patrimony, with The Forgotten Women of Wakefield

Westgate Chapel (Opposite Elephant & Castle Pub, next to the old railway station entrance)

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The Edmonstone Sisters

Petticoat Patrimony looks at the significant contributions made by the sisters, Anne, Eliza & Helen Edmonstone, women in Charles Waterton's life. Their stories have hitherto been the victim of historical patrimony and as the women were direct descendants from the royal line of Aawak Indians on Demerara they were also women of colour. The sisters legacy as surrogate mothers to Waterton's son Edmund and custodians of the Waterton estate, have been forgotten. This project seeks to remedy this and is working with a range of BAME researchers and artists to highlight the heritage of the sisters and challenge gender and racial stereotypes linked to women and slavery.

Looking into Letters Workshop

Saturday July 2nd 1:30-3:30pm

Join us for this FREE Workshop to explore these letters through reading and discussion, revealing how different they were, and why that might be.

Walton Hall inspired botanical Cameo Designing Workshop

Saturday July 9th 1:30-3:30pm

The Edmonstone sisters Helen & Eliza were early eco warriors working with Waterton to help create a fine nature reserve. Join us for this free workshop to design your own 'Botanical' cameos and learn about the Edmonstone women who were born in Demerara and lived in two very different environments before they came to settle at Walton Hall.

Edmonstone's Sisters Crest Designing Workshop

Saturday July 16th 1:30-3:30pm

We will design and then print, using natural materials, the humble potato, an image which captures the essence of the Edmonstone Sisters.

Anne Mary Waterton's (nee Edmonstone and wife of Charles Waterton) story is voiced here as we look at the wildlife and the countryside at Walton Hall, where she lived, and died.

https://youtu.be/nNuCVnB9cfA

Eliza Edmonstone's, (sister-in-law of Charles Waterton) story is voiced here as we look at the wildlife and the countryside at Walton Hall, where she lived.

https://youtu.be/_CXKAO1dcJ8

Helen Edmonstone (sister-in-law of Charles Waterton) story is voiced here as we look at the wildlife and the countryside at Walton Hall, where she lived.

https://youtu.be/1pCnAs1kv8s