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Regency Estates: Chalfont Park

By Anne | June 18, 2021 - 8:20 am |June 27, 2021 Regency Estates, View of a Country Estate

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The house painted by Thomas Girtin was the second on the site, built as an homage to the Strawberry Hill Gothic house. By 1794, the Continue →

Regency Household: Four Cottages

By Anne | November 20, 2019 - 7:20 am |December 10, 2019 Regency Household, View of a Country Estate

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The plate and description appeared in the September 1816 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. This charming cottage cluster meant to render the homes of the “laboring Continue →

View of a Country Estate: Watermouth, Devon

By Anne | January 24, 2018 - 7:21 am |January 30, 2018 Regency Hot Spots, Regency Household, View of a Country Estate

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A painting of Watermouth manion in Devon

The description and painting appeared in the August 1825 edition of Ackermann’s Repository. The building is actually called Watermouth Castle, but was built in 1825 Continue →