A Gothic Night to Remember
On Halloween we hosted a sold out tour of our Gothic exhibition 'The Art of Freezing the Blood' Chawton staff were hard at work on All Hallows' Eve decorating the house to create an atmosphere that would 'Freeze the [...]
Heraldic objects found during the restoration of the house 1990-2010
In the basement, there are a number of boxes containing objects found during the restoration of the house. Records of their exact date and where they were found are not always available. Some of them are heraldic and I [...]
Another successful Regency Week!
Visitors share their love of Jane Austen during the 11th annual Regency Week Regency Week is always a highlight and this year was no exception, with visitors flocking to the 'Great House' dressed in all their historical finery. Chawton [...]
Author and Austen descendant backs our campaign
Caroline Knight, author of Jane & Me: My Austen Heritage and Jane Austen’s fifth great niece has pledged her support to Chawton House’s #BrickbyBrick campaign.
With thanks to our American supporters!
Our American friends show their philanthropic spirit with their generous support of Chawton House Thank you to all JASNA regions The Jane Austen Society of North America have responded with alacrity to our #BrickbyBrick fundraising campaign, wanting to preserve [...]
Announcing our name change: Chawton House
We are beginning 2018 with a change of name! Having previously been known as Chawton House Library due to our significant collection of early women’s writing, we have now shortened our name to Chawton House. Our Chair of Trustees, [...]
Best-selling author, Joanna Trollope OBE, endorses our campaign
Our patron, best-selling author, Joanna Trollope OBE, is the latest writer to endorse our campaign to Reimagine Jane's 'Great House'.
Best-selling author Edward Rutherfurd pledges his support
The historical novelist, Edward Rutherfurd, has made a generous $10,000 pledge towards our campaign to save #JanesGreatHouse.