Chawton House welcomes the arrival of a two-volumed work that has just been purchased by the 'Godmersham Lost Sheep Society' (GLOSS). Beautifully illustrated, this 1754 work by Jonas Hanway titled An Historical Account of the British Trade over the [...]
Give your mum a prosecco cream tea gift voucher this Mother's Day! Want to show your mum how much you love her, but are stuck for ideas? Look no further than a Prosecco cream tea voucher for two in [...]
At the beginning of March, a day after opening to the public, Chawton House welcomed the return of Professor Peter Sabor from McGill University, Canada. He provided a fascinating evening talk on the new Godmersham Park virtual library that [...]
Students from Chawton Primary School celebrated their favourite literary characters at our Harry Potter themed World Book Day c. Claire Lewis Last Friday, on World Book Day, Chawton Primary’s Year 5 and 6 arrived at our doors [...]
Christina Boyd, editor of YULETIDE, created and collated a Christmas Anthology with all the proceeds going to Chawton House. Below we discover the story behind the work... Where did the inspiration for YULETIDE come from? After wrapping up a [...]
Press Release VisitEngland declares Chawton House a ‘Hidden Gem’ VisitEngland announced that Chawton House has won a ‘Hidden Gem’ award, part of their 2018 Attractions Accolades, which recognises the quality of visitor experiences across England. Following their annual assessment by [...]
When young Edward Austen was adopted by Thomas Knight II and his wife Catherine, he inherited more than just the three estates of Godmersham Park, Chawton House, and the Steventon Manor House – he also inherited the Knight family [...]
Katie Childs, former Head of Partnerships and Stakeholder Relations at the Imperial War Museum, begins her new role in February. Chawton House is delighted to announce that Katie Childs, who led the 2018 First World War Centenary commemoration at [...]
This has been a busy year for us, with staff and volunteers battling the snowy elements in March and welcoming visitors in the sweltering heat over summer. Much has changed, most notably our name, when at the beginning of [...]
Alison Daniell is studying for a PhD at the University of Southampton, researching attitudes to married women’s property ownership in female-authored fiction of the long eighteenth century. Here she talks about her experiences of researching at Chawton House: "I am [...]