3 Apr 2018

#MyPemberley is a garden

category Linda Beutler, My Pemberley | 10

History: Situated in the parish of Buckland Monachorum, the original vicarage on The Garden House property was ordered built in 1305. In 1581, through a series of secret dealings, Sir Francis Drake bought Buckland Abbey (an unusual church in that … Read More
20 Mar 2018

#MyPemberley: Fountains Hall

category Catherine Lodge, Fair Stands the Wind, My Pemberley | 2

A brief history. Pemberley, Derbyshire, built in 1602 by Walter Darcy, a younger son who had unexpectedly inherited the estate and the much older fortified manor house which formerly existed on this site.  Walter Darcy had made his fortune as … Read More
13 Mar 2018

#MyPemberley: Eckstein Estate

category All the Things I Know, Audrey Ryan, My Pemberley | 3

I imagined George Darcy, tech entrepreneur, made his millions through his own innovation and not inheritance. But, unlike other entrepreneurs in Seattle like Bill Gates, he eschewed rich gated communities like Medina when he struck it big and bought his … Read More
6 Mar 2018

#MyPemberley – Lyme Park

category Jan Hahn, My Pemberley, Pride and Prejudice, The Child | 8

Although built in the 1300s, the house passed into the Darcy family in the 17th Century when James William Darcy married Cassandra Anne Chawton, the only relation of the original owners to survive a tragic illness. One of Elizabeth’s favorite … Read More
20 Feb 2018

#MyPemberley: Castle Howard

category A Most Handsome Gentleman, My Pemberley, Suzan Lauder | 3

There’ is no visit to Pemberley for Elizabeth Bennet and the Gardiners in my three Meryton Press published books (Alias Thomas Bennet, Letter from Ramsgate, and A Most Handsome Gentleman). Due to plot twists, Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love … Read More
13 Feb 2018

#MyPemberley: Spring Mountains, Nevada

category Amy George, My Pemberley, The Sweetest Ruin | 5

  #MyPemberley seeks to celebrate the differences of our versions of the fabled estate as we fangirl (or fanboy) over Mr. Darcy’s home. After all, it was seeing Pemberley that made Elizabeth Bennet first think that being Fitzwilliam Darcy’s wife … Read More