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Regency Household: Sheraton Night Basin Stand

By Anne | November 6, 2021 - 6:55 am |November 22, 2021 Regency Household

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This wash stand appeared in Sheraton’s The Cabinet Dictionary (1803). This corner piece has a “night convenience”, with some technical cabinetry to prevent the stool Continue →

Regency Fashion: Walking Dresses (1805)

By Anne | November 2, 2021 - 6:58 am |December 28, 2021 Regency Fashion

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Fashion plates and descriptions appeared in The Lady’s Monthly Museum, Volume 15, November 1805.

Regency Folklore: A Visit from Beyond

By Anne | October 30, 2021 - 7:05 am |November 1, 2021 Regency Folklore

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$Appearance to a Gentleman at St Domingo A GENTLEMAN now living of the name of Wilson who refides at Liverpool in Lancashire walking with some friends near a place called St Domingo a little distance from the town thought he saw a relation whom the expected every day to arrive from Jamaica in a field near where he then was He directly went into the field and came so near him that he hailed him but to his great surprize he seemed to link into the earth When he Teturned to his company he appeared fo greatly agitated that they asked him what was the matter with him He then told them he had seen Will James whom they all knew and he said he was sure they would hear of his death and related to them what he grounded his belief upon They jeered him upon his superstition However the next day the vessel came into the port of Liverpool and brought the fad news that this man who was chief mate of a Guineaman had at the time Mr Wilson faw the apparition tumbled down the hold of the ship fractured his skull and expired within ten minutes This is krtown to hundreds now living at Liverpool$

One more spine-tingling tale in celebration of All Hallows Eve. New Lights from the World of Darkness Or the Midnight Messenger; with Solemn Signals from the Continue →

Regency Destinations: Wookey Hole

By Anne | October 28, 2021 - 7:05 am |November 16, 2021 Regency Destinations, Regency Travel

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Cary’s New Itinerary (1810) In Somerset, outside Wells is a series of limestone caverns that is now a full on attraction (Wookey Hole – Caves Continue →