Main Photo Source: ‘George III (1738-1820)’ by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), c. 1761-62. Source: Wikimedia Commons.[i] The coronation of George III and Queen Charlotte took place on Tuesday 22nd of September 1761. It was nothing like the well planned and executed...
Book Review of ELTHAM LODGE: Where Perfection meets Convenience by John H. Bunney I was intrigued by the title of this publication as it sums up the idea of country house building. Their design is an attempt at mastery of perfection, to present certain ideals and...
Main Photo Source: ‘George III (1738-1820), Queen Charllotte (1744-1818) and their Six Eldest Children’ by Johann Zoffany, Royal Collection. Source: Wikimedia Commons.[i] In the Commonplace book of Edward Phelips[ii] there are two poems about George III. The first...
This post looks at the early years of Edward Phelips V as described in his autobiography A Short Sketch of Anecdotes in My Life.[i] This work covers his life from his birth in 1725 until the end of 1788. 12th of April 1725: Edward is born at Park Place, Westminster,...
The Historic England listing of 1961 names this inn the ‘Phelips Arms Hotel’. However, it does note that it was formerly listed as the ‘Phelips Arms Inn’. The listing, its source being the Victoria County History Vol. III, notes that it maybe the successor to an inn...
