Travel back in time at Dennis Severs’ House,Spitalfields Located in the city,Dennis Severs’ 18th-century townhouse is an unexpected connection to the past.Visitors wander through the decades as they walk in 10 authentically(真实地) Georgian and Victorian rooms. Its last residents ...
As with so many other areas of Georgian life, where there was a trend there was a market. The advertising pages of eighteenth-century newspapers give us a good idea of the sorts of things that were available to those about to embark. 18th-century oak travelling case – Image from Wiki...
The Chicago Tribunereported on June 24, 2020,that Lemonis sold his 7-bedroom, Georgian-style mansion in Lake Forest (a posh northern suburb of Chicago) for $3.65 million; he bought it for $4.9 million Lemonis also sold an adjoining lot, and according to the paper, "Lemonis paid $1.65 ...
As the summer months roll in, our Georgian country estate makes the perfect setting for an outdoor fitness session. Come and work out with our qualified personal trainer, Jodie McGregor, on the grounds of the Middleton Lodge estate. We will be holding a free taster session on 23rd May, at...
(These two doors are typical of the Georgian architecture that dominates much of Dublin). The area along the riverfront has been repurposed and done so really really beautifully. There is a feeling that it was important to appreciate the character of the city without forcing it down anyone’s...
Georgian and Victorian 20th Century and Modern General About Contact Videos About ContactFeatured Welcome! The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between I’ve never actually read The Go-Between but I assume that it exists, like all great no...
I saw a Roger Doyle concert of original compositions inspired by "Finnegan's Wake" at the James Joyce Center, a restored Georgian townhouse that serves as a museum of Joyce artifacts and as an occasional venue for concerts and plays. My motivation for going was that after several attempts, ...
The goofy language nerd and cynical, who is still curios, because the kid inside him is still alive - still alive uhuh uh still aliiiveee 🎶 I've just moved to a new flat, so any helping idea or hand is welcome. My work schedule is a bit rhapsodic, either way you'll have ...
Scents of beeswax and decades-old fabrics mingled with the aromatic, seasoned oakwood that burned inside the huge Georgian fireplace. The antique clock ticked monotonously on the mantlepiece, like the calm before the storm. “Over my dead body,” Drew declared, his sudden hostility taking her by...
The journalist Irv Kupcinet was livid to learn of this disingenuous explanation by the Mayor. “I got my information from a good source right on the scene. Why the hell would they be talking about Irish jigs when they were talking about Lord Mountbatten’s assassination?” ...