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Alchemy in Appleby at the Colour Makers House
Heritage Open Day: Discover how Alchemy transforms waste from the lead industry into bright blues and greens that grace stately homes in the workshops of the Colour Makers House, rebuilt in 1677. Imagine walking into a room lit by oil lamps and candles, with low beams adorned with bottles of coloured liquid. In the middle of the room, workbenches with bowls of bubbling liquids in front of an old range. Across the room are boxes of coloured clay, molehills and stones waiting to be transformed into ochres. Sheets of copper and lead are ready to be converted into cosmetics for faces and powdering wigs. The 17th-century house is full of period features and a remarkable historic staircase leading upstairs to the artist's studio, which specialises in architectural portraits.
Fri 12 Sep to Sunday 21 September
The Colour Makers House, 2 High Wiend, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria CA16 6RD
Fri 12 Sep:1100 & 1300; Sat 13 Sep:1100 & 1300; Sun 14 Sep:1100 & 1300; Mon 15 Sep:Available subject to demand: 1100 & 1330; Tues 16 Sep:Available subject to demand: 1100 & 1330; Wed 17 Sep:Available subject to demand: 1100 & 1330; Thu 18 Sep:Available subject to demand: 1100 & 1330; Fri 19 Sep:1100 & 1300; Sat 20 Sep:1100 & 1300; Sun 21 Sep:1100 & 1300; Free Entry.
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