A Visit To Brackenburn House & Gardens
Recently I’ve taken some time out now I live in Cumbria to make pilgrimages to the key places where Hugh Walpole spent his time in
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The Walpole Chronicles Featured On Countrystride Podcast
I recently had the great pleasure to be interviewed on the Countrystride podcast about Hugh Walpole’s life and works, especially about Hugh’s time spent living
The Enigma Of Hugh Walpole’s Model Ship
Hugh Walpole owned a large model ship that took pride of place in his writing room at Brackenburn. Where did it come from and how did it end up in a church in Fife?
The Walpole Chronicles Moves To Cumbria
We’ve got some very exciting news to share on The Walpole Chronicles blog today. We’ve moved to Hugh’s beloved county of Cumbria!
The World Of Hugh Walpole, Featured On The Dark Fantastic Podcast
Last week I had the immense pleasure to talk to Ahmed Khalifa. the host of the excellent Dark Fantastic Podcast, about Hugh Walpole’s life and
Where Did Hugh Walpole Live? A Guide To His Domestic Dwellings & Literary Lodgings.
For the latter part of his life, Hugh Walpole lived in Brackenburn, a country house on the shores of Derwentwater in The Lake District and
From Conception To Publication: The Story Behind Hugh Walpole’s Herries Chronicles.
One of the fascinations of researching and collecting Hugh Walpole’s works is the insights you can get into how the characters and stories of his
Hugh Walpole Celebrates ‘Wonderful West Cumberland’
Apart from collecting Hugh Walpole’s books, I’ve also taken to tracking down the many magazines that Hugh contributed to – and there were many of
The Discovery Of Hugh Walpole’s Rabbits
On my visit to the Lake District in 2019, one morning I visited the museum in Keswick, where on display was one of Hugh Walpole’s