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House Detectives At Large is a BBC production for BBC TWO.
Harewood House
In the first programme in the series, House Detectives At Large uncovers the secrets of Harewood House in Yorkshire, one of Britain’s most beautiful stately homes. In 1738 Edwin Lascelles inherited the equivalent of £30 million from his ambitious father Henry, a sugar trader in the Carribbean. Edwin built Harewood House to reflect his new wealth and social standing, bringing together some of the greatest talents of the age: John Carr, Capability Brown, Thomas Chippendale and Robert Adams.
Beyond the guidebook splendour there is still much to learn about the house’s history. Using their specialist knowledge, the House Detectives start to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding this fantastic palace. Carenza Lewis explores the grounds in search of the Temple of Venus, with only architects’ drawings to go on. Anna Bennett investigates Harewood’s interiors, including paintings by Turner, and turns up a possible Chippendale chair discarded in the attic, which could be worth £200,000. And Dan Cruickshank journeys to the Caribbean to investigate the Barbados connection.
Along the way they make some exciting discoveries: a key to the gardens of Buckingham Palace and artefacts that shed light on the whereabouts of the missing temple. In Barbardos, Dan searches for the exact site of the Lascelles’ sugar factories and meets a descendant of a Harewood plantation worker. With the help of the House Detectives At Large, Lord and Lady Harewood can start to unlock the secrets of Harewood House.

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