Tag Archive: Lady Emma

12 / 2020

Christmas at Parham

Christmas at Parham is a time of quiet family gatherings and reflection on the year that has passed. Lady Emma Barnard recounts some of the more memorable anecdotes of Christmas from bygone days, including the time in 1939 when her great-grandparents took in 30 evacuee children from Peckham in South London.

06 / 2020

A stitch in time

Lady Emma Barnard recounts how Parham's delightful collection of samplers reveals stories from the past.

05 / 2020

Memories of wartime in lockdown

The last time that Parham was in a comparable situation to the current pandemic was during the Second World War. Lady Emma Barnard reveals how she finds echoes of those days everywhere, including some surprising wartime rediscoveries.