A project delving into Raby Castle’s links with Cleveland House, in collaboration with BIFMO (British and Irish Furniture Makers Online).
Today, Raby Castle is closed over winter for its’ annual deep clean, and historically the Vane family often spent the winter period in the warmer climates of the south of England. One of their former London residences was Cleveland House. This house was used during the heyday of the Vane family, when they were the Earls of Darlington and later Dukes of Cleveland. Whilst the original Cleveland House was demolished at the turn of the 20th century, Raby’s archives and collections give us an indication of how the house might have looked during the 1800s.
This blog and interactive website are the outcome of a collaborative research project hosted by Raby Castle and BIFMO (British and Irish Furniture Makers Online,) in which two students explored the history and significance of Cleveland House’s dining hall.