Exhibition - Cannon Hall: The Story of a House and Its Family

Step inside Cannon Hall Museum and explore 300 years of history of the house and family in this new exhibition. From the middle of the 17th century when Cannon Hall was a small manor house, through its time as a home of society, politics and community in the 18th and 19th centuries, concluding with its role as a base for many different people during the Second World War.

 

Learn about the people who called Cannon Hall home, from fiery personalities to fashionable society hosts, rumoured spies to Pre-Raphaelite artists. Each generation of the Spencer, and later Spencer Stanhope, families left their mark on the building. Follow the journey of how the rooms were used and changed by the family through the generations.

Nearly 70 years after Cannon Hall opened its doors to the public, discover paintings and objects that give a glimpse into the family who called this place home.