Come hear the extraordinary story Sunday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. at the Hampden-Sydney College Atkinson Museum about how Agecroft Hall was moved from Lancashire, England, to Richmond.

“Agecroft Hall started as a rural estate in the 16th century, but several hundred years later, the Industrial Revolution was rapidly encroaching on the bucolic manor,” officials said in a release. “Learn why T. C. Williams Jr. chose the house to become the centerpiece of his new development, Winsor Farms, and how the unwanted house suddenly became the center of a national controversy in Britain that raged all the way to Parliament. Discover what steps the British took to try to prevent the house from leaving the country and how Mr. Williams and his team prevailed.”

According to the release, Anne Kenny-Ueban is the Executive Director of Agecroft Hall and Gardens, a house museum that showcases daily life in a Tudor manor house that was built in England in the 16th century and moved to Virginia in 1925.

“Anne earned her B.A. at Princeton University, her M.A. in art history at the University of Chicago and her MBA at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University,” officials said in the release. “Prior to her move to Agecroft, she worked for VMFA for nearly a decade.”

The release cited that the lecture is sponsored by the Central Virginia Arts, and the public is encouraged to come out to hear the story.