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Hill Top once belonged to Beatrix Potter, the children's author and illustrator known for a series of small format books, especially the character Peter Rabbit. Potter bought the house and its 34-acre (14 ha) working farm in 1905 as her home away from London and her artistic retreat. She left the house to the National Trust upon her death in 1943.
The Beatrix Potter Gallery is a gallery run by the National Trust in a 17th-century stone-built house in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. It is dedicated to presenting original book illustrations by children's author Beatrix Potter .
In 2017, The Art of Beatrix Potter: Sketches, Paintings, and Illustrations by Emily Zach was published after San Francisco publisher Chronicle Books decided to mark the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth by showing that she was "far more than a 19th-century weekend painter. She was an artist of astonishing range."
Beatrix Potter stayed at Dalguise House with her family during the early 1890s. Whilst staying at Dalguise in 1893, Potter wrote picture letters which provided the basis for her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and the book The Tale of Jeremy Fisher. The latter was influenced by her exploration of the River Tay. [4]
Troutbeck Park is a farm to the north of Troutbeck village in South Lakeland, Cumbria. [1] In 1923, there was a risk of it being sold for development, so Beatrix Potter bought it and kept it as a working farm. [2]
Airbnb. It’s Harry Potter en Français at this charming little medieval property in Colmar, France.Think exposed stone walls, four-poster mahogany beds, rich red drapes, leather couches ...
Beatrix credited the Lingholm Kitchen Garden as her original inspiration for Mr McGregor's Garden in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. She also wrote The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and the first draft of The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle whilst staying at Lingholm. [4] During World War I, the house was used as a hospital for wounded officers. [1]
Harry Potter's childhood home is for sale. Sam Koukoulas. September 19, 2016 at 2:50 PM ... Ride the Hogwarts Express at Philly 'Harry Potter' Festival. The real house is 12 Picket Post Close in ...