George Eliot in Richmond: The Writer in the Ivy-Clad House
George Eliot in Richmond: The Writer in the Ivy-Clad House
History
Castle Inn – Hill Street
Today, few associate Richmond with a “Castle Inn”—but in its 18th and 19th-century heyday, it was the place to stay, dine, dance, and make history. What began as a stylish coaching inn on George Street grew into one of the area’s most fashionable hotels and event venues—only to vanish quietly, leaving behind just a few […]
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf “I feel so intensely the delights of shutting oneself up in a little world of one’s own, with pictures and music and everything beautiful.” ― Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out I’ve always identified with this quote from Virginia Woolf’s debut novel — completed in 1913 and published in 1915 — but today, those […]
Elizabeth I at Richmond Palace: The Queen, the River, and the End of an Era
Elizabeth I at Richmond Palace: The Queen, the River, and the End of an Era
Maids of Honour Row, The Green
Maids of Honour Row: Queen Caroline’s Elegant Legacy on Richmond Green On the edge of Richmond Green stands a quietly splendid early Georgian terrace, built in 1724 for one of Britain’s most intellectually impressive and quietly formidable queens—Caroline of Ansbach, wife of George II. Caroline was no ordinary consort. Popular with the public and widely […]
Murder at Vine Cottage, Richmond
Murder at Vine Cottage, Richmond Richmond Borough officially boasts the lowest crime rate of any in Greater London. But don’t let the genteel façade fool you — behind the postcard-perfect charm lies a past steeped in sinister goings-on. One of the most gruesome murders of the Victorian era unfolded right here in leafy Richmond: the […]