Fringe Talk: VERA BRITTAIN AND BUXTON – A DIFFERENT STORY by Kathryn Ecclestone
Kathryn Ecclestone reveals a new side of Vera Brittain.
Drawing from Brittain’s letters and unpublished diary, Ecclestone challenges the view that Brittain resented her early years in Buxton and explores how the town shaped a literary and political icon.
- The Pump Room
- Thursday 10th July
- Starts 6.30pm
- £12.58
(inc booking fee) - Accessibility Friendly
- Booking Essential
In her internationally acclaimed 1933 memoir Testament of Youth, Vera Brittain proclaimed to the world how much she hated ‘provincial young ladyhood’ in Buxton between 1905 and 1915. Vera was even ruder about the town and its residents in an autobiographical novel, Not Without Honour, published in 1924. To this day, the idea that Vera Brittain detested her time in Buxton remains unchallenged. Perhaps this explains why the town has no formal commemoration of its most significant resident and offers visitors very little information about her. Inspired by living in Vera Brittain’s former Buxton home, Kathryn Ecclestone’s new biography draws on Vera’s letters and unpublished diary to tell a rather different story about her Buxton upbringing in the halcyon days before the First World War.
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Buxton Crescent is accessible by wheelchair and fitted with accessible lift and toilet facilities.
The Pump Room is one-level Assistance dogs are welcome in Buxton Crescent and the Pump Room.
We also have a hearing loop in The Pump Room.
Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust welcomes all to our attractions and events. Those that require the assistance of an essential carer to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit may ask for a complimentary essential carers ticket for their companion. These are available to anyone with an Access Card or anyone in receipt of the higher rate of Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Attendance Allowance (AA) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
Essential Carers tickets can be purchased alongside a standard ticket from the Pump Room, on the phone (01298 214577) or on the ticketing section of our website for events and the Buxton Crescent Experience.
The Pump Room is fitted with an accessible toilet.
Buxton Crescent has male, female and accessible toilets.
The Pavilion Gardens have public toilet facilities, just 5 minutes walk away.
Dogs are very welcome in the Pump Room and we always have complimentary dog treats at the Visitor Information desk.
Assistance dogs are allowed in the Buxton Crescent Experience and in the Assembly Rooms.
A variety of hot, cold and alcoholic drinks are usually available during events in the Pump Room.
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