As several readers may know, my day job is looking after Chedworth Roman Villa in the Cotswolds. Chedworth sits comfortably within a region that supported some of the most prosperous rural estates in Britannia. Yet the world that sustained and shaped the villa extended far beyond the Coln valley.
BOOK REVIEWS
It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations.
BLUE PLAQUES
Designed in 1906 by Marshall Brothers in “colonial baronial” style, many eclectic elements have been employed to embellish a veranda house. These include a Victorian archway, elaborate Tudor patterns on the gables and a cupola. It was built for John Wevell, a Cornishman and greatly respected carriage-builder and wagon-maker in Johannesburg, and his wife, Georgian. At that time it was known as Terrace Lodge.