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| Village street (with Chawton Cottage at left). Image @Tony Grant |
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| Chawton Cottage side door. Image @Tony Grant |
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| Chawton Cottage sign. Image @Tony Grant |
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| Across the fields. Image @Tony Grant |
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| Chawton grounds in snow. Image @Tony Grant |
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| Chawton fields with Chawton House in the distance. Image @Tony Grant |
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| Chawton House grounds. Image @Tony Grant |
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| To Chawton House. Image @Tony Grant |
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| Chawton House in golden light. Image @Tony Grant |
- Jane Austen's House Museum
- Chawton House Library
- Chawton House on Twitter
- Reading, writing and Emma, by Dr. Gillian Dow of the Chawton House Library
7 comments:
beautiful!
I love the photos here. What a good idea for a winter-centric post.
Lovely photos! And to think it was just a few months ago that I saw the very same places in glorious sunshine...
Tony and Vic
Do you want a little heat? I would trade for a little bit of snow ...
Gorgeous photos!
These photos are so beautiful. Just curious about the side door to the cottage. There are actually two doors, and one has a very deep doorway. Why is that?
Hi Jean, thanks for your kind comment.
At one time the cottage was split into smaller units, a number of small cottages in one. This might be the reason for the two doors in the side. However the second door leads into the kitchen.It could just have been a servants entrance.
Most houses in the 18th century had a number of doors for various purposes, servants, kitchen staff, the main door and so on.
When you get to visit yourself, the people who run the cottage are extremely knowledgeable about the cottage, the Austen family and Jane. I am sure they would be able to tell you exactly.
On the road side of the cottage there is a third door. This was the original front door the Austens would have used.
Oh, there is also a door leading from the backyard into the cottage.
Thanks evrybody for all your great comments.
Raquel, we would love a bit of heat here at the moment. You can have as much cold as you want.
Tony dear
LOL! I will put one, just one, photo at my Jane to send everybody here Jane Austen Today to delight with your golden photos
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