Comments on: Scenes From Dennis Severs’ House https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:53:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Lizebeth https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442937 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:53:54 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442937 Thank you so much for the virtual tour of the House this Christmas. It’s a place I first went to when Denis was still there, and until the pandemic, I visited at least twice yearly, and introduced many British friends to it. Now still stuck in California due to Covid and dreaming not of a White, but of a London, Christmas. Greetings to you, Gentle Author, and to all there.

]]> By: Su C. https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442898 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:26:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442898 What lovely images. We were lucky to tour Dennis Severs’ house in 2017 and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I hope we can visit again, and sooner rather than later, all things considered. Be well.

]]> By: Erin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442405 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:01:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442405 After being enthralled by the Gentle Author’s Spitalfields Tour a few weeks ago, we are looking forward to seeing Dennis Severs’ House later in December -fingers crossed.
Best wishes for a Covid-free Christmas.
Erin

]]> By: Jennifer Newbold https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442404 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:56:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442404 I didn’t know that punch had exactly five ingredients…! Rum or whiskey, water, sugar, and citrus… what’s the last one? I shall have to consult Steven Grasse’s Colonial Spirits.

I had planned a visit to Dennis Severs’ House in October, but they had to cancel due to illness, and I was only in London for a week. I don’t know when I’ll be back, at this point, but I will definitely get there one day!

It is equally likely that Mrs Jervis wore panniers on her hips; literally two basket-shaped cages that look rather like the baskets you’d put on either side of a donkey to carry bread.

]]> By: Bill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442400 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:52:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442400 As always, an enlightening and perspicacious post from the Gentle Author. I love it!

]]> By: Erin Threlkeld https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442396 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:29:29 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442396 What are the five ingredients of being punched in the mouth? Curious.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442391 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:36:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442391 I’ve staged and styled my share of photo sessions in my lifetime — which gives me an EXTRA
dollop of enjoyment for this magnificent array of images. What beautiful, evocative, and atmospheric photos! Every detail adds to the collective vibe — the old letter (seemingly stuffed with many-times-read holiday wishes……), the small glass with only a sip left, a crooked stub of candle, a well-loved damask cloth, and the lovely bowl. Sigh. I imagine myself sitting in this room, on a wobbly chair with a tasseled cushion, a big cat curled up at my feet.

I have always loved arranging and re-arranging rampant arrays of stuff on mantles. The tableau with Queen Victoria overseeing the duo of flags, glass cloches, tin types, Staffordshire dogs, and paper ephemera……..Mother’s milk to this art director.

Thank you for this holiday treat, GA and gifted photographer Lucinda.

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442385 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:03:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442385 Awesome. The whole history of the house. Touching the memory of Queen Victoria …
Another stop for my next visit to London. Hopefully.

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Mathilde Grange https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442381 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:56:42 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442381 What a wonderful house packed with absolute treasures.

]]> By: Sandra Green https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/21/scenes-from-dennis-severs-house/#comment-1442378 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:30:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190077#comment-1442378 Never mind the hosts…let’s hear it for the cleaners. So much dusting!
Seriously, though, it’s a beautiful experience.

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