#strawberryhillhouse

[steampunktendencies]

"Looking to the summer green outside from the large central window, with fine painted glass, in the library of @strawbhillhouse. The pierced Gothic arches of the bookcases are one of the most wonderful features of Horace Walpole’s house. | photo courtesy of @strawbhillhouse ; photo by Kilian O’Sullivan" #steampunktendencies 👈 #steampunk #gothic #architecture #interiordesign #strawberryhill #strawberryhillhouse #england #twickenham #gothicfantasy #library https://www.instagram.com/p/B12GM6wIHwO/?igshid=907u2byq0noo

[generallygothic]

"𝕴 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖇𝖊, 𝖔𝖗 𝕴 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖙𝖞 𝖒𝖞𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖘𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖕 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝖗𝖔𝖔𝖒. 𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝖘𝖔 𝖎𝖋 𝕴 𝖆𝖒 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖉 𝖞𝖊𝖙, 𝕴 𝖆𝖒 𝖎𝖘." - William Faulkner 🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷 I recently asked if you would like to meet me & all of you who replied said "Yes, Give us your Soul." So, hungry monsters*, here I am. 👋Hello. I offer to you '5 Short Graybles' (a who, what, why, when, where of Generally Gothic): 🕷My name is Hannah, & I am an adult human. 🕷I am from one country run by a straw-haired buffoon, & live in another country run by a straw-haired buffoon. 🕷To, I imagine, the displeasure of both aforementioned buffoons, I am half Middle-Eastern; that half of me presents predominantly as hair. 🕷My journey with the gothic began, around the age of 7, when I picked up a cloth-bound book with no title & locked myself in the bathroom devouring Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart' sat cross-legged on the floor. 🕷My formal gothic studies ended on the grounds and within the walls of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill House, but one day I may return to an institution to gather some more letters (the little h, big p and d). Until then, I am a spooky nerd without affiliation. I hope you stick around as I stare deeper into the gothic, & the generally so; you are a very welcome collective someone to shout my findings back to, & with whom to engage in discussion. Wholeheartedly, I thank you 🖤. As always, I am open to requests, collaborations, submissions, & suggestions. And perhaps if I reach 1k I will think about turning around... 📖Bonus | Reading Recommendation: The latest issue of @CoffinBellJournal (of which I am associate editor) is out now! 🔗: Link in bio. *I phrased the options that way. I forced you to be creepy. 📸(👉): 'La reproduction interdite', René Magritte, 1937. . #generallygothic #gothic #meetthebookstagrammer #bookstragram #spookynerd #gothicliterature #books #horacewalpole #strawberryhillhouse #edgarallanpoe #poe #thetelltaleheart #englishliterature #studygram #mastersdegree #longhair #portrait #selfportrait #darkacademia #darkacadmiaaesthetic #blogger #faulkner #asilaydying #surrealism #magritte https://www.instagram.com/p/B--bZGrgivX/?igshid=ftcpw8l0r2j1

[nomadicvision]

A staircase in the eclectic Strawberry Hill House, London, UK. Have you visited this hidden London gem? • • #strawberryhillhouse #staircase #hiddenlondon (at Strawberry Hill House)

[the-silentqueen]

Horace Walpole’s Library 📚 A truly magical place✨ #strawberryhillhouse #horacewalpolecollection (at Strawberry Hill House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B84D_AAlv8g7_1e1sgthsqD02sh2XxXJghElSQ0/?igshid=gym1l1sdjbc

[shumarani]

Strawberry Hill House - Horace Warpole's Gothic Castle 💛#strawberryhillhouse #gothic #gothicarchitecture #architecture #Twickenham #visitengland #bankholiday #castle (at Strawberry Hill House)

[elifthereader]

🇬🇧 I’ve been meaning to visit all the historical places in London since I moved here. This is such a beautiful city with wonderfully preserved historic sites and it would be a shame if one doesn’t see at least a few of them. So I started with one of the nearest spots. This is Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham. It is a gothic revival villa, built by Horace Walpole, the author of the first gothic novel: The Castle of Otranto. If you are into architecture this house is a must see, especially the library! And of course if you’ve read The Castle of Otranto, you have to see this cause the story goes that Walpole conceived of this novel, while dreaming one night in his gothic castle. 🦇 It is forbidden to take photos inside but I’m sure you won’t be able to forget some of the rooms once you see them. Would make a nice weekend attraction now that there is this once in a life time exhibition of Walpole’s famous collection: Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill. 🍓 Have you read The Castle of Otranto? Do you like gothic fiction? 🦇 . 🇹🇷 Otranto Şatosu’nun yazarı Horace Walpole’un yaptırdığı gothic revival tarzındaki Strawberry Hill House’u ziyaret ettim geçtiğimiz hafta. İçeride fotoğraf çekmek yasak olduğundan sadece bahçeden birkaç fotoğraf koparabildim. Açıkçası fotoğraf çekmek yasak olsa da bazı odalar ve özellikle kütüphane o kadar büyüleyiciydi ki unutmamın imkanı yok. Siz kitabı okudunuz mu? Gotik edebiyat meraklılarından mısınız? 🦇 . . . . . . #strawberryhillhouse #strawberryhill #horacewalpole #thecastleofotranto #gothicrevival #gothicrevivalarchitecture #gothic #gothicnovel #gothicfiction #gothicliterature #architecture #london #historiclondon #prettycitylondon #otrantoşatosu #gotikroman #gotikedebiyat #londonerslondon #historicalbuilding #twickenham #gothicreads #londra #historichomes #historicpreservation #historichouse #historicplaces #historicarchitecture (at Strawberry Hill House) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqZtJ1flpYn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l835u9ciqhrd

[simon-martin]

SERENDIPITY: among my more ‘nerdy’ interests is collecting Ex Libris, bookplates designed by artists. This is an exception (being about the subject, not the artist) that I snapped up some years back as soon as I realised whose it was: the bookplate of the English art historian, antiquarian and Gothic novelist Horace Walpole of Strawberry Hill fame, although sadly not in a volume of ‘The Castle of Otranto’. The Latin inscription ‘Fari quae sentiat’ is (appropriately) from the poet Horace and translates as ‘to say what one feels.’ I’m looking forward to going back to @strawbhillhouse to see his artworks and furnishings reinstalled in the house. #exlibris #bookplate #instabooks #horacewalpole #armorialcrest #heraldry #latin #heraldry #gothick #strawberryhillhouse #serendipity #bookplates (at Brighton) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpl1FmyFpkM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eueg21nlzrqp

[anoceanofweaknessesandfears]

"As my castle is so diminutive, I give myself a Burlington air and say that as Chiswick is a model of Grecian architecture, Strawberry Hill is to be so of Gothic." Horace Walpole #twickenham #teddington #horacewalpole #stmarysuniversity #London #England #UK #Mansion #strawberryhill #strawberryhillhouse (at Strawberry Hill House)

[generallygothic]

Born this day, 1717: Horace Walpole (d. 1797), the progenitor of the Gothic literary tradition. Walpole wrote in his letters that “a god, at least a ghost, was absolutely necessary to frighten us out of too much senses" (Vol. 3, 381). His ghost came to him in a dream - a giant armoured hand - and was the source of his work of fiction, the very first gothic novel, 'The Castle of Ortanto' (1764). The novel, which took just two months to write, was criticised for its flat characters and its return to barbaric (true, historical 'gothic') sensibilities. The reliance of the plot upon superstition contradicted the efforts of the Enlightenment - an intellectual movement which confined unfounded beliefs within contemporary religion. Walpole cared not for his critics; his public were captivated by his crazy tale, which influenced the direction of literature to follow. Writing from his homemade, pseudo-gothic castle, Strawberry Hill House (see stories), the tale looks back to medieval times and is set in the real, historical castle of Otranto (again, see stories). To this day, the absolute OG of the gothic canon is often overlooked. Why not celebrate his birthday by reading 'The Castle of Otranto (it's available to download free online)? If you do, let me know what you think! 📸: 1. Manfred's servants vs "the ghost's gigantic foot," Bertie Greathead. 2. The hand of the ghost, unknown. Anyone else getting major Monty Python vibes from these 2 illustrations?! . #generallygothic #gothic #glimpsesofghosts #ghost #haunting #haunted #spirits #thecastleofotranto #horacewalpole #gothicnovel #gothicfiction #progenitor #englishliterature #gothicliterature #literary #literarygenre #spookynerd #booknerd #academic #bornonthisday #bookish #bookstagram #illustration #religion #theenlightenment #giantghost #gothicghost #strawberryhillhouse #literaryhistory #politics https://www.instagram.com/p/B20Ock2A4mr/?igshid=1578apvubevio

[skillsforthefutureohg]

Apply now for our next Traineeship!

Take a look at the job description below and for an informal discussion about the role please contact Heather Whitt on 0208 831 6493 or heather.whitt@richmond.gov.uk

To apply, please download an application form from the Orleans House Gallery website: http://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/arts/orleans_house_gallery/volunteering_and_careers/apprenticeships_and_traineeships

Traineeship: Heritage Learning, Interpretation and Participation

Job title:  Trainee: Heritage Learning, Interpretation and Participation (6 month placement)

Salary:      Scale 1 £18,302 per annum

Hours:      Full-time (36 hours per week)

Post No/Ref: RWE1022

Location:  Orleans House Gallery and Strawberry Hill House

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth present a unique opportunity to be part of a team who are working together to create a ground-breaking shared staffing structure across both boroughs.

Sited on the river Thames at Twickenham the buildings and collections of Orleans House Gallery, including the Grade 1 Octagon Room, are of historical importance on a local, national and international scale.

Orleans House Gallery aims to:

Facilitate high quality accessible arts and heritage provisions for the residents of and visitors to the Borough.

Achieve a service that meets the needs of the community and develops learning through leisure.

Promote the arts and heritage to underrepresented groups and create accessible and life enhancing programmes and projects for a range of ages and groups.

 With funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Orleans House Gallery is currently recruiting a Trainee for a six month paid training programme from August 2017 to February 2018. The Trainee will gain knowledge and experience of working in the Arts and Cultural sector, supporting the development and delivery of learning, interpretation and marketing programmes at Strawberry Hill House and at Orleans House Gallery. The Trainee will undertake work based training alongside a tailored training programme to develop skills that will enable entry into a career path in the cultural, heritage or arts sector.

For three days per week the Trainee will be based in the Education Department at Orleans House Gallery. They will spend two days per week at Strawberry Hill House focusing on collections management, conservation care and marketing.

To apply, please download an application form from the Orleans House Gallery website.

Please send completed applications to heather.whitt@richmond.gov.uk

The closing date for applications is Friday, 21st July 2017

Open day & Interviews

An open day will be held on Tuesday, 18th July 2017 at Orleans House Gallery. The open day will be an opportunity to seek advice for completing your application. Attending an open day is encouraged as your participation may help to support your application for the role.

Interviews will be held at Orleans House Gallery on Friday, 4th August 2017.

[shumarani]

Shelf book envy - Strawberry Hill House - Horace Warpole's Gothic Castle 💛#strawberryhillhouse #gothic #gothicarchitecture #architecture #Twickenham #visitengland #bankholiday #castle (at Strawberry Hill House)

[thephotostoryofmylife]

The priory garden - love the shadow play of the screens, modelled on ones found in St Paul’s Cathedral (see, I can’t go a day without my beloved @stpaulscathedrallondon) @strawberryhillgardens #strawberryhillhouse #horacewalpole #walpole #opensquaresweekend #lightandshadow #shadowplay #reflection https://ift.tt/2HBeeBe

[mystiquemaple]

Preparing for Design Fair at Strawberry Hill House tomorrow. #design #interiordesign #strawberryhillhouse #slightlyquirky #decorcafe — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/18252442_284021585342574_1265329723685208064_n.jpg

[ingek73]

Gorgeous outside, inside even better(very over the top sometimes which I loved) and enthusiastic volunteers helped bring the place to life! #strawberryhillhouse go visit! :) (at Strawberry Hill House)

[sjtphotogrpahy]

The gasp

[shahillabarok]

The #obligatory #selfie an absolute must. #strawberryhillhouse #strawberryhill #twickenham ❤❤❤