In 1760 Nathaniel Lister built Armitage Park above the Trent, creating a refined Georgian retreat that reshaped the parish. Educated at Westminster and Oxford, Lister left more than a house: through landscape, learning and lineage, his influence reached far beyond Armitage into national life.
Tag: Silver Fork
The Silver Fork Society
Thomas Henry Lister wrote three novels in the Silver Fork genre depicting the real life of High Society in the 1820s and 1830s.
Armitage – birthplace of science fiction?
Was Armitage the true birthplace of science fiction or even steampunk?