[This story was published on November 10 in the Observer series. Read the original story atchichester.co.uk/news/chichester-s-cross-is-still-standing-1-7673522.] Now that we have seen … More
Category: Writing
Join Team #RememberFanny!
Join the campaign! You may have been read my recent posts on Pre-Raphaelite muse Fanny Cornforth and the campaign we’re … More
Desperate Romantics: Will the Real Fanny Cornforth Please Stand Up?
[This story was published on November 4 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/neo-victorian-review-desperate-romantics-will-the-real-fanny-cornforth-please-stand-up.] “An artist is … More
Whatever Happened to Fanny Cornforth?
[This story was published on November 2 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2016/11/02/whatever-happened-to-fanny-cornforth.] [Image: Bocca Baciata, Dante … More
Spooky Sussex: county folklore
[Image: Kingley Vale, near Chichester] ‘Knuckerholes’, a haunted ASDA store and a mysterious fiery dragon spotted in the forest: Celebrating … More
Pallant House Gallery celebrates 10 years of Outside In art project
[This story was published on October 12 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/pallant-house-gallery-celebrates-10-years-of-outside-in-art-project-1-7590443.] [Image: Dannielle Hodson next to her … More
Tales from the Archives: Unearthing an iron foundry
[This story was published on September 8 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/nostalgia-fernhurst-iron-foundry-unearthed-1-7562966.] [All images: West Sussex … More
Superstitions, old wives’ tales and the Devil: haunted histories at Brighton’s Preston Manor
[This story was published on September 2 in the Brighton and Hove Independent. Read the original story at brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/superstition-haunted-histories-preston-man] Preston Manor’s current … More
‘Shadows, and creaks, and groans’: Re-presenting the past in Crimson Peak
[This story was published on August 19 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/neo-victorian-review-shadows-and-creaks-and-groans-re-presenting-the-past-in-crimson-peak] This is a rewrite of … More
Remembering Russian Royalty
This story was published on August 18 in the Shoreham Herald. Read the original story at shorehamherald.co.uk/news/remembering-russian-royalty-at-shoreham-church-1-7527358] [All images: John and Jeannette Simpson] The … More