In a recent Instagram post my sister stated that Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without me dressing up for the National Trust (this is a slight exaggeration as I only began this pantomine-esque part of my volunteering last year with the … Continue reading
Created in the 1850s and 1860s by William Gibbs, one of England’s richest commoners , Tyntesfield is an outstanding Victorian country house complete with spiralling turrets, ornate stone carvings and church-like windows; a Gothic-esque look which does everything to add to the … Continue reading
OK, I have been a terribly lax blogger – and without the excuse of an M.A. dissertation (which was handed in a week ago *silent cheers*), I should really rectify my absence. The weekend I finished my M.A. I visited … Continue reading
Through studying the eighteenth century and knowing about the Jane Austen (rather tentative) connection, I’ve long been aware of Gilbert White’s The Natural History of Selborne and longed to visit his house. Only last weekend did I fulfil this wish. Gilbert White’s House, … Continue reading
When I was working as a conservation assistant last summer I had the chance to help out with the artSouth installation at Mottisfont. artSouth is a contemporary visual arts project which presents commissioned art works in diverse locations across central … Continue reading
Fully aware that it has been far too long since I wrote a post (sorry but an MA dissertation has been consuming my time and thoughts) I was glad of this weekend’s rather spontaneous trip to Lyddington Bede House in … Continue reading
This weekend I was in Bath and took the opportunity to re-visit the Fashion Museum. Their current exhibition (Georgians: Dress for Polite Society) celebrates the museum’s position in Bath’s Upper Assembly Rooms (opened in 1771). It includes over 30 original 18th Century … Continue reading
This weekend just gone was absolutely beautiful in terms of sunshine and spring flowers. My sister and her husband were down from London and we spent our time wandering around Winchester, having a picnic on St Catherine’s Hill and (of course) … Continue reading
I spent the weekend (or rather Sunday) in London with my beautiful sisters, mother and one handsome brother in law. For the cultured part of our excursions, we visited the V&A and, specifically their Wedding Dresses exhibition. The exhibition traces … Continue reading
During the Easter break I spent a week with my family in Brittany. Having visited the region for years I’ve begun to stop noticing the area’s wealth of history; and of course this was harder to do when I was … Continue reading
Heritage Hazel 