Kitty Fisher in Somerset A Diary Entry & a Besotted Earl An Unexpected Entry Among the papers preserved at Montacute House in Somerset, the diaries of Edward Phelips V offer an invaluable window into the daily life of a Georgian country gentleman. Phelips, born in...
Kitty Fisher Georgian London’s First Celebrity Featured Image: Nathaniel Hone, Kitty Fisher, 1765. Oil on canvas, 749 × 622 mm. National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 2354). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Humble Beginnings Catherine Maria Fischer was born on 1...
In Edward Phelips’s diaries statements of activity are recorded, often related to hunting and dining. These statements position Edward and his associates in time and place. Beyond that there is a context that can inform historians. In this case it is the information...
From what I read in Edward Phelips’s diaries of his trips to London he seems to take different routes. It took two full days of travelling from Montacute House to Parliament Street in London. This post looks at his route to London from Montacute in January 1779. The...
With Somerset District Council no longer running Dillington House from the end of September 2023, I wanted to share some photos of the interior. I thought I would include some photos I took some years ago on an Anglo-Saxon course. The tutors brought with them the...
In September 2023 Dillington House will no longer be run by Somerset County Council. It has provided a wonderful venue for residential adult education courses since 1949. In recent years the council expanded its offering as a venue for events, meetings, and weddings....
