On Wednesday, 17th April, 2024, Dr. Christopher Moran hosted a Reception & Dinner in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery at Crosby Moran Hall in Chelsea, London, where focus was on The Life & Works of Hans Eworth. The portrait in question is one of three works by Hans Eworth in the Crosby Moran Hall Collection. Continue reading →
On 28th November 2023, Dr. Christopher Moran hosted a Reception & Dinner together with the National Portrait Gallery at Crosby Moran Hall, on the subject of “William Dobson: Serjeant-Painter to King Charles I”. The Keynote Speakers were Catharine MacLeod, 17th Century Curator, National Portrait Gallery and Tabitha Barber, Curator of English Art, Tate Britain.
On the evening, guests had the opportunity to view five pictures by William Dobson in the Crosby Moran Hall collection, including William Dobson’s portrait of Charles I. Continue reading →
On Wednesday, 22 March 2023, Dr. Christopher Moran and the National Portrait Gallery hosted a Reception & Dinner entitled “A Portrait of Henry VIII” to reveal findings of an important portrait by Meynard Wewyck of Henry VIII owned by Dr. Moran at Crosby Moran Hall. Continue reading →
On 20th February 2023, The Chapel of Crosby Moran Hall, built by Dr. Christopher Moran in the undercroft of the 15th Century Great Hall formerly owned by Sir Thomas More, was uniquely blessed in an ecumenical Service of Dedication taken by His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and The Reverend Canon Dr. Jamie Hawkey, Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey. Continue reading →
“Building the Past” by Clive Aslet, Editor, Country Life Magazine This article was originally published in Country Life in April 2009. The view from the roof garden of Crosby Hall, near Chelsea Old Church, is one of the … Continue reading →
by Dr. Simon Thurley, Director of English Heritage, in Country Life Magazine Crosby Moran Hall Crosby Hall’s story is extraordinary. The most important surviving secular domestic Medieval building in London, Sir John Crosby’s great hall has … Continue reading →
His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, President, Mary Rose Trust attended a dinner at Crosby Moran Hall, hosted by Mary Rose Trustee Mr. Christopher Moran, which raised almost half a million pounds for The Mary Rose. Continue reading →
