This exhibition explores how readers and writers in Winchester
shared printed material (books, playbills, engravings &c). Men and
women, young and old, gentry and middle classes, rich and poor,
Protestant and Catholic - all participated. The Austen family
purchased literature from the bookshop of John Burdon (today still a
bookshop), while scholars at Winchester College published their
works in their own city. The newly founded hospital produced annual
reports, and local newspapers such as the Hampshire Chronicle
promoted all kinds of publications in advertisements and reviews.
Come to Chawton House Library to learn more about book
production and circulation. Find out what kind of material was
published in Hampshire in the eighteenth century, and just what
the Austen family might have read.
Adults: £4 (Accompanying children: free)
Weekdays 10.00 a.m - 4.00 p.m.
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Saturday
14 July 12 >>
Vintage Car Day & Open Gardens
Vintage Car Day & Open Gardens
Experience the gardens of Chawton House
Library in the glory of summer and wallow in
nostalgia!
A fleet of vintage cars will be on
hand to add some old-fashioned glamour, whilst
children can follow a special garden trail.
Refreshments will be served
from the Old Kitchen, and our gift shop will also be open.
Please note, The house will not be open as described in some of our literature.
Admission: Adults £3; Children £1.50
Open:
10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Friday
27 July 12 >>
Open-Air Theatre
‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Heartbreak productions
Pack your picnic and enjoy an evening with Heartbreak Productionsin the grounds
of Chawton House Library.
Performing
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing,
the
company delivers this well-loved comedy with
flair and ingenuity – and more than a little ‘feel
good’ factor!
An evening of fun and accessible
theatre in the most atmospheric of settings.
Adults £15; Concessions £12.50; Children £10;
Family £40 (2 adults & 3 children)
Gates open at 6.00 p.m. for picnics; performance
begins at approximately 7.30 p.m.
To book tickets for any of the above events please call 01420 541010,
or email us by clicking here.
Download the 2012 Spring / Summer lectures and events leaflet here.
Gift Aid admission prices include a 10% voluntary donation,and by paying this you enable Chawton House Library to reclaim the tax back on the whole amount paid as part of the Government’s Gift Aid Scheme. For us, that’s currently worth an extra 28p for every £1 you give which means that your donation will provide even more support for our preservation, restoration and education work.
