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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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, [...]
Our patron, best-selling author, Joanna Trollope OBE, is the latest writer to endorse our campaign to Reimagine Jane's 'Great House'.
The historical novelist, Edward Rutherfurd, has made a generous $10,000 pledge towards our campaign to save #JanesGreatHouse.