Towcester and District Local History Society
Wednesday, 11th June 2025 at 7.30 pm
Sawpits Centre, 14 Richmond Road, Towcester NN12 6EX
78 Derngate was famously re-modelled by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1916 for his client, Northampton model engineer, W.J Bassett-Lowke. Purchased for Bassett-Lowke by his father as a wedding present, the house had originally been constructed 100 years previously.
This talk by Rob Kendall tells of the restoration of 78 Derngate with an overview of the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and also the life of Bassett-Lowke.