Comments on: Simon Pettet At Dennis Severs’ House

By: Chantelle Lan

Chantelle Lan — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:21:04 +0000

My first visit this afternoon……I felt I’d never left the Georgean world…..an amazingly authentic home! I shall return in the summer. Thank you everyone involved

By: Lesley

Lesley — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:06:03 +0000

What a sad story! Extremely poignant for Simon Pettet.

By: Corvin Roman

Corvin Roman — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:36:29 +0000

A beautiful, intimate and moving visit that I cannot recommend highly enough. My first visit to the house that I’ve been meaning to visit for over two decades and I’m glad I chose to do so for this reimagined tour so beguilingly brought to life by Saxon. So much so I’ve booked the tour again for next week!

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:52:13 +0000

I’ve enjoyed the many posts over the years about the Dennis Severs House — and especially
savored the comment above by reader Christine. Most appreciated!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:42:29 +0000

Fantastic. I look forward to visiting fir the new tour. I was lucky enough to snap up tickets for a tour around Christmas time – it was wonderful. I believe the tour guide’s name was Joel – he was fabulous in bringing this amazing house to life.

By: Christine Swan

Christine Swan — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:01:06 +0000

I first visited Dennis Sever’s house in 2017. I was in London for work purposes but had a spare evening. I decided to fill my time with a bit of research for my family history hobby having recently discovered a silk weaving branch, and having long been told that we had Huguenot ancestry, I booked a silent night tour. To step through the door on a chilly November evening was to travel back through time. The visit had a profound effect on me. I would thoroughly recommend visiting 18 Folgate Street to anyone wishing to really immerse themselves in a different period and to lose yourself for an hour. I forgot about the training I was due to deliver the following day, the hotel I was staying in, instead, I was really there, in this moment, in this time.
Dennis’s vision is, to me, perfect and it has helped me to turn people long dead into “real people” in my mind. I can visualise their home and how they lived with ease.
I have revisited and every time I do, I see something that I had previously missed. On my last visit, I saw a letter signed “Dighton”. Was I dreaming? This is my ancestor’s surname! The guide at the door kindly explained that Dennis collected names from round and about to add to his fictional family’s connections. This was a very profound moment for me although there was an artistic Dighton family, famous for their caricatures, who Dennis may have had in mind rather than my silk weaver branch, but it mattered not to me.
Simon’s ceramics are exquisite. They authentically capture the Delftware style and the period. It is so tragic that such a beautiful and gifted artist had his life cut short so cruelly. It is wonderful that his life and work are celebrated in the upcoming exhibition and event. I certainly will be booking tout de suite.