tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post5141569219568663848..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: London Open House WeekendLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-60771308561153428362010-09-24T12:34:47.188+01:002010-09-24T12:34:47.188+01:00Me, too! In the 2008 Open House weekend, I went ro...Me, too! In the 2008 Open House weekend, I went round the Old Royal Military Academy in Woolwich. Wonderful Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings, and the birthplace of the Royal Artillery. It also has a great museum. I do like early military hardware.<br /><br />Could I have been a soldier in a previous life - or is this just the effect of reading Georgette Heyer's 'The Spanish Bride' at an impressionable age?Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-46539794047428431222010-09-24T12:16:32.669+01:002010-09-24T12:16:32.669+01:00Fascinating, Elizabeth - I love poking around plac...Fascinating, Elizabeth - I love poking around places that are normally closed to the public. I shall try to organise a trip to London during that weekend next year.sarah malloryhttp://www.sarahmallory.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-33368467694902131152010-09-23T16:43:25.947+01:002010-09-23T16:43:25.947+01:00I agree, Joanna. And it's beginning to spread ...I agree, Joanna. And it's beginning to spread around the world, too. New York, Dublin, Barcelona and Tel Aviv all now have Open House weekends.<br /><br />See: www.openhouseworldwide.org <br /><br />There's something very satisfying about looking around places you're normally not allowed into!Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-88260338592100316192010-09-23T11:42:28.188+01:002010-09-23T11:42:28.188+01:00What a fantastic tradition! Maybe we historical wr...What a fantastic tradition! Maybe we historical writers should plan our future trips to Britain to coincide with London Open House Weekend.Joanna Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053211782268427159noreply@blogger.com