Mrs Finnegan has been UNWELL. Did You Notice?
ALAS! I have not been able to pick up my quill for some weeks. Have I been missed?(If the answer is no, may I remind you that good manners do … Continue reading
Writing History in a Regency Kitchen
Join me in a three week course for fiction writers, historians and absolute beginners Designed for beginners, emerging writers and authors wanting to explore a new field, you will be … Continue reading
Advent Calendar December 14th
You’re invited to a Regency Christmas this afternoon… …at The Regency Town House in Hove Come and shelter from the cold in this lovely 200 year old building. We’ve got … Continue reading
Advent Calendar December 10
Handmade Presents The future Queen Victoria wrote in her diary on Christmas Eve, 1832: Mamma gave me a lovely pink bag which she had worked with a little sachet likewise … Continue reading
Historical Costumes for Writers – a Rare Chance to Get Up Close and Personal
A chance for writers, dressmakers and fashion history fans to really get to grips with what people wore in the past, very, very gently. It’s not just the look of a dress, but also how it felt when you put it on and how much help you needed to get into it…
Family History: research it, write it, share it.
“Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living” Anon TWO WORKSHOPS in June are going to deal with both those issues…and much more. Clive Reedman became a professional … Continue reading
Advice from the sickbed of the 1830s BRIGHTON HOUSEKEEPER AND AGONY AUNT
Mrs Finnegan, the Celebrated Authority in affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, is feeling much better thank you very much and is now able to answer all letters IN … Continue reading
Wild fantasies and an unexpected letter from the Mistress…Most Estimable ADVICE from the 1830s
Mrs Finnegan’s Chronicles: the Celebrated Authority in affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT staying indoors at The Regency Town House Sometimes I have fantasies about things that could not possibly … Continue reading
Mind-reading and social-isolation for housekeepers — Most admirable ADVICE from the 1830s
Mrs Finnegan’s Chronicles: the Celebrated Authority in affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT from The Regency Town House How can you tell what someone thinks? I am walking out … Continue reading
Despair and Dinner Parties ADVICE from the 1830s
Mrs Finnegan’s Chronicles: the Celebrated Authority in affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT I have lately taken up residence as Housekeeper at The Regency Town House in West Brighton … Continue reading
Mrs Ainsley Departs – the 1830s housekeeper is leaving (but someone will take her place….)
Worrying messages have been arriving all day from Mrs Ainsley, the Regency Town House housekeeper and Agony Aunt, 1830s style: I might be going on a LONG HOLIDAY soon. Will … Continue reading
Being Creative in the time of Corona
I haven’t yet spent a whole 24 hours without seeing someone I care about, but I will if not today, (I’m expecting a supply of Earl Grey tea via my … Continue reading
Everyone has a story to tell – discover how to tell yours
I’m excited about a new memoir/family history workshop I’m running over four Saturday mornings in November in a wonderfully atmospheric historic building. And I’m not doing it on my own. … Continue reading
Go behind the scenes of BBC Radio 4 with a screenwriter and a producer
You’re invited to a SUNDAY SALON at an extraordinary venue in the heart of Hove. It is a place to connect, share ideas and ASK QUESTIONS over tea and cake. … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 