Elizabeth Gaskell's House Manchester
Historical Homes

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

The homes of writers have an unnameable quality to them, usually comfy and peaceful but also a home of boundless imagination, where fictional kingdoms and foreign lands have been explored within the confines of the house. They can also reflect a time period, through carefully preserved artefacts and untouched rooms. Elizabeth Gaskell’s home (writer of …

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Mary Berry's House in Penn
Celebrity Homes

Mary Berry’s House

Best known as a judge on the Great British Bake Off, Mary Berry has had a long career as a food writer and presenter, and is famed for her ‘cut glass accent’ and traditional ‘upper middle’ British character. It is, therefore, no surprise that Berry and her family have lived in large country houses over …

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Victoria Roper-Curzon Eat Me Drink Me Thatched Cottage
Inspiration

Victoria Roper-Curzon’s Cottage

Victoria Roper-Curzon is not only co-designer of the children’s clothing range Elfie, but also the owner of an increasingly popular instagram account which follows her and her family, and their gorgeous ‘Mary Poppins style’ holiday home. If you’re looking for some serious decor inspiration here’s a look inside Victoria Roper-Curzon’s Cottage in Hampshire:

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