The thing to remember of course is that in the early 1800’s letters were charged by weight, distance and number of sheets.There were various ways of folding a sheet of paper but most would have resulted in three writing surfaces and a blank space for the address. Once written the letter would have to … Read More
It’s difficult in these days of instant communication, of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to imagine a time when the writing and sending of a letter could be a time consuming and complicated affair. Let’s say you were sending a letter in the early 1800’s; you would certainly need to be literate, which many weren’t and … Read More
Life in the Georgian household after dark would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible, without the use of candles which often provided most of, if not the only, available light. Candles were usually made either from beeswax, which had a pleasant aroma, burned slowly and steadily but were much more expensive, or tallow, made … Read More
