Photo Gallery – Jane Austen’s Lyme!

More photos of gorgeous Lyme!

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The Three Cups Inn at Lyme Regis – there have been two!

There is an article in the Times today which tells of a young boy’s attempt to save the Three Cups Inn in Lyme Regis – pictured left. Thank you Laurel Ann of Austenprose for the alert! Although the article states that Jane Austen stayed here, there was in fact another earlier Three Cups Inn which [...]

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Jane Austen Treasures!

I thought you’d like to see these treasures – a collection of lace, bonnet, gloves, glasses and ivory counters that belonged to Jane and the Austen family. They are on display in the museum at Lyme – donated by Mrs Diana Shervington. I was lucky enough to hear this fascinating lady speak at a conference [...]

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Willoughby’s Return – An old lover is back!

I’ve just been sent my full cover design for my new book Willoughby’s Return which I love. Here is the blurb on the back cover to give you a little flavour of what is to come! Willoughby’s Return will be published in November 2009 – to find out more please click here
An old lover is [...]

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Vagabond’s new single Don’t wanna run no more on You Tube!

Vagabond’s fantastic new single – Don’t wanna run no more – out 3rd August. My son Sam had a fantastic time in the States filming the video – in San Francisco and round about!
They’ll be on BBC Switch on Sunday sometime between 7&10 on Radio One.

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Vagabond (UK)

Vagabond – currently supporting James Morrison, The Script and McFly. They’ll also be performing at Glastonbury, T in the Park and V Festival. More details to be found on their My Space Page
Click here to buy their new album ‘You Don’t Know the Half of it’
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Granny’s Teeth on the Cobb!

There are several sets of steps along the Cobb but these known as Granny’s Teeth are some of the oldest. I have to say they are very scary to negotiate when coming down off the top particularly when there is a high wind blowing. Anyway, I made it as you can see!
Below is the extract [...]

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Jane Austen’s letter from Lyme with pictures of the house where she stayed

Here are some pictures of me standing outside one of the houses that Jane Austen is believed to have stayed in at Lyme. Pyne House is on the main High Street of the town not far from the beach. As I was standing waiting to have my photo taken someone actually came out of the [...]

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Regency Cottages at Lyme

Here I am standing at the top of some steps leading up from the beach – perhaps these are the very steps where Anne encounters Mr Elliot. Notice the lovely Regency cottages behind me which are called amongst other names Captain Harville and Captain Benwick’s cottages.
When they came to the steps leading [...]

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Captain Harville’s Cottage!

This photo shows the likely location of Captain Harville’s cottage. I have it on good authority – some years ago I did a little map for Maggie Lane’s fascinating book – Jane Austen in Lyme. The year it came out my husband and I went on a Jane Austen Society conference to Lyme – [...]

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