Saltram House re-visited.
I didn’t think I really did justice to Saltram House when I blogged about it last week – I got… Read More »Saltram House re-visited.
July 2015
Edward Jenner, completely cuckoo! And news of a new book….
To mark the imminent release of my new book, ‘The Georgians in 100 facts’ I thought I would borrow a few of the facts featured… Read More »Edward Jenner, completely cuckoo! And news of a new book….
Saltram House: another National Trust Georgian masterpiece.
Considering that I live less than twenty miles away from Saltram House I find it remarkable that I have only just got around to visiting… Read More »Saltram House: another National Trust Georgian masterpiece.
The groaning dinner table and the elaborate epergne at its centre.
On holiday in the States a couple of months ago I visited the Annenberg Estate at Rancho Mirage, California. The place is a pretty… Read More »The groaning dinner table and the elaborate epergne at its centre.
From bombazeen to bum-be-seen
It is always interesting to see how people viewed fashions of the day – and contrasted them with fashions of a bygone age. This is… Read More »From bombazeen to bum-be-seen