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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 →

Regency Hot Spots: The White House

By Anne | October 26, 2017 - 8:01 am |November 21, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Hot Spots

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A “discreet side entrance” alluded to the mystery and magic of Soho’s The White House brothel (Pursuit of Pleasure: Gender, Space and Architecture in Regency London, Continue →

Regency Household: A Hunting Lodge

By Anne | May 12, 2017 - 8:03 am |June 6, 2017 Regency Household

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This beautiful hunting lodge plate and description appeared in the May 1816 edition of Ackermann’s Repository. The large windows are meant to pull nature into Continue →

Regency Household: Plan of A Garden

By Anne | October 6, 2016 - 8:45 am |October 26, 2016 Regency Household

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Appearing in the 1821 October edition of Ackermann’s Repository, this garden plan shows a very neat aerial view of an estate layout. It would appear Continue →