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Explore the fascinating world of the Victorian judges at this award-winning historic house.

Circumstantial Evidence

A selling exhibition of ink and gouache studies by artist Simon Dorrell in celebration

of the twenty-first anniversary of the building’s restoration, juxtaposed with

information on the lives of the servants and their masters.

Simon Dorrell

If that event sounded interesting don't forget to check out our other upcoming events

Museum mourns loss of great actor and friend
PRESS RELEASE: The Judge’s Lodging museum, the award-winning historic
Installation of the High Sheriff of Powys
This week, our building will be alive and

How did Victorians try out a new invention?
Test it on the servants of course! That's what happened in 1860 at The Judge's Lodging, when gas lighting was put into the basement and not the Judge's rooms. They wanted to see if they got sick from the fumes. The servants were fine - that's why we got the lights working again.

Salads, the Victorian way
Of Salads: Salad herbs are cooling and refreshing.
Pears Portuguese Fashion
Take three or four boncretiens or other good
Curried Beef
Ingredients - A few slices of tolerably lean