
Harewood Reimagined: Sharing Stories, Inspiring Change
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our newly transformed website, made possible thanks to the incredible support of The…

Heirs of Slavery
Harewood House Trust welcomes the creation of the Heirs of Slavery group, which includes David Lascelles, the Earl of Harewood, and other people whose ancestors profited from transatlantic slavery.

Archiving the collection of linen at Harewood
Over the past three months, a project to document and re-house Harewood's collection of linen, humble to highly decorative, has taken place.

Harewood on Film: Downton Abbey
Filming of Downton Abbey film took place in October 2018, when over 100 cast and crew took over Harewood House and grounds for a week.

Honouring Thomas Chippendale
Over 500 residents from Otley visited Harewood on 5 June, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Master Carpenter, Thomas Chippendale’s baptism.

Professor Ann Sumner on Chippendale’s largest commission
To mark the Baptism Day of Thomas Chippendale on 5th June 2018, we are publishing a recording of the paper delivered by Ann Sumner at the 42nd Annual Symposium of the Furniture History Society.

Harewood’s Electricity Story
Harewood House Trust and University of Leeds have been awarded £5,000 from The Culture Capital Exchange to research the electrification at Harewood House.

Battle of Waterloo: what are the odds?
Three generations of the Lascelles family were wounded in major European wars exactly 100 years apart on June 18 in 1815, 1915, and 1944. What are the chances?

Harewood’s Servants’ Database
Harewood's Servants' Database records fascinating insights into the people who kept Harewood House operational between 1749 and 1980.

Harewood on Film: ITV Victoria
During December and on into Spring, Harewood will be used as a location for new ITV drama, Victoria, which will air on ITV.