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Love 1862: Going On Honeymoon

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Helen Cresswell

So for the last instalment of Love 1862, we thought we’d send you off with a tale of happily ever after. In 1861, the English architect John Pollard Seddon designed this desk for his own use. To complete the desk … Continue reading →

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Love 1862: The Bride of Lammermoor

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Helen Cresswell

Victoria and Albert loved the work of Sir Walter Scott, so this painting of The Bride of Lammermoor (1819) is a suitable choice for our week of love and 1862.  Scott’s novels were a very popular source of subject matter … Continue reading →

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The Tenth Day of an 1862 Christmas…

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Helen Cresswell

On the tenth day of Christmas the 1862 Committee gave to me… ten Lords a Leaping   The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 was established in 1850 to oversee the organisation of the first International Exhibition – known … Continue reading →

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