Regency london

The Original (1850) Tavistock Chapel, a modern interpretation of Gothic architecture, was situated in Tavistock Street, a popular site for milliners, haberda

Queen Anne's Gate, London, UK. By Andrew.

Map of London, c. 1800

Now industry awakes her busy sons, Shops open, coaches roll, carts shake the ground, And all the streets with passing cries resound. – John Gay, Walking the Streets of London Oh, how should I…

Ackermann's Repository would publish an article on occasion regarding one of the more popular churches in the London area. This brief series could be found interspersed in issues from 1810 - 1815. Each rendition of the major churches was accompanied by a detailed article giving a history or the building and a variety of statistical information. 1814 - St Paul's Cathedral - Ackermann's Repository This was the accompanying article in Ackermann's Repository for St Paul's The wonder of great…

Ackermann's Repository usually had several short stories in each issue and with it being the month of October I thought this story about a Masquerade Ball would be a fun one to share with all of you who have been following along with my Ackermann's Repository series. Ackermann's Repository is such a wonderful reference into what the real Regency world was like. I just love all the little tidbits that can be found in it's pages, so I hope you are enjoying them too. Regency Masquerade by…

The history of St James’s Park St James’s Park is the oldest royal park in London, with St James’s Palace to the north and Buckingham Palace to the west. The Picture of London for 1810 said: St James’s Palace and Park are situated near the western extremity of the town, on the side next the

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Discover how to bring the elegance of the Regency era into your home with Bridgerton-style tiles. Timeless luxury awaits!

Mr Bradshaw and I had rather a subdued day today – perhaps I was just tired, or perhaps I was disappointed. View Bradshaw, Regent Street in a larger map Behind The National Gallery I was to note ‘..the new structure [which] opened in … Continued

“A woman’s reputation is as brittle as it is beautiful,” notes Elizabeth Bennett in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a classic of Regency-era England. Indeed, being a woman in these times was far from easy. Of course, ladies of the upper and upper-middle classes didn’t have to worry about ending…

You are slumming it in Regency London – perhaps you’re in cheap lodgings avoiding your creditors, or dodging a furious father armed with a shotgun or your gambling habit has got the better of you and you are seriously out of pocket. You have found your cheap lodgings – a miserable, unheated room that you…

I visited Polesden Lacy in Surrey yesterday. Originally a regency house it was extensively remodelled in 1906 by the redoubtable Edwardian…

Page 3 of 5 Merchants of the Royal Family in 1815

Streets in St. James’s Area of London after Regent Street - with map numbered where they are located.

Saltram House ~ library - used in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY with Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson

There’s nothing quite as magical as London in the Fall and Winter. Dripping with old world charm, Mayfair is the exclusive location for the gilded age flashbacks. It’s the neighborhood dating centuries back of the British royalty courts. If you were a member of royal society in England then you lived in Mayfair near the palace. Come along as we explore the regency era in old England with ball gowns, puffy and flowing statement sleeves, and the flair era. The bigger the better in Mayfair…