Regency Life at Lyme
Thomas Legh used his vast fortune and vision to transform Lyme in the early 19th century from a state of sad dilapidation and decay, to one of Cheshire's greatest houses and country estates. Employing the services of Lewis Wyatt, one of the great archictects of the period, he redesigned the house, gardens and park.
Join us on a journey through Regency Lyme. Dress up in Regency costume and make your way through the house and gardens. Enjoy a game of billiards on Lyme's original billiard table, recently reinstated at Lyme.
Meet Thomas Legh
It needed an act of Parliament to make Thomas the legitimate heir to Lyme, as the eldest son of seven children, all born out of wedlock to Colonel Thomas Peter Legh. At the age of 18 he undertook a perilous journey across Asia, to areas little visited by Europeans and encountering several near death experiences on route. Drop in on one of our spotlight talks to find out more about Thomas and his part in Lyme's 600 year history.
