A Dangerous Novelty? The Age of Electricity
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A Dangerous Novelty? The Age of Electricity

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Sunday, 21 June 2026, 12:00 – 16:00

Standen

West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4NE

Time

12:00 – 16:00

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At the time Standen was built, this technology was innovative and new, yet it was also seen as dangerous and potentially harmful. This exhibition explores the social context of electricity and its use in the Victorian period through cartoons and illustrations from Punch magazine alongside examples of some of Standen's collection of light fittings by Arts and Crafts designer W.A.S.Benson.

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