A few years ago I had the pleasure of staying at The Piggeries, which was a holiday let cottage in the garden of The Rib, St Andrews Street in Wells. This, otherwise known as the Principal's House, was described by Elizabeth Goudge as “The house with a cathedral in its garden” and I had the privilege to seeing the angel corbels (the cherubs) that she transported to Tower House for her books about Torminster.
The Rib was put on the market recently and I don’t think the annexe is available as a let. I did find a copy of the sales brochure that might be of interest due to its colour photographs of the house and gardens. https://media.onthemarket.com/properties/2715796/doc_0_4.pdf
I'm looking forward to spending more time with Henrietta and her friends.... not looking forward to saying goodbye at the end! But that's the drawback of being the kind of reader who gets emotionally attached to characters in a story! I guess it's a bit silly in a way but I can't help it.
A few years ago I had the pleasure of staying at The Piggeries, which was a holiday let cottage in the garden of The Rib, St Andrews Street in Wells. This, otherwise known as the Principal's House, was described by Elizabeth Goudge as “The house with a cathedral in its garden” and I had the privilege to seeing the angel corbels (the cherubs) that she transported to Tower House for her books about Torminster.
The Rib was put on the market recently and I don’t think the annexe is available as a let. I did find a copy of the sales brochure that might be of interest due to its colour photographs of the house and gardens. https://media.onthemarket.com/properties/2715796/doc_0_4.pdf
What a wonderful place to stay, Sandra! Yes, I saw those photos and they were very useful for this post from when we were reading A City of Bells:
https://elizabethgoudgebookclub.substack.com/p/childhood-home-of-elizabeth-goudge
How many chapters are you planning to cover in the first week?
We will break it into around 50 pages per week:
Week 1: Ch 1-3
Week 2: Ch 4-9
Week 3: Ch 10-12
Week 4: Ch 13-18
I'm looking forward to spending more time with Henrietta and her friends.... not looking forward to saying goodbye at the end! But that's the drawback of being the kind of reader who gets emotionally attached to characters in a story! I guess it's a bit silly in a way but I can't help it.
They are delightful characters for sure! Glad you can join us 📚❤️
I agree. I just ordered Henrietta’s House. My mother loved EG and introduced me to her in the 1960’s.
Wonderful! Glad you can join us! 📚❤️🙌
I just started reading last night. I'm so glad I decided to make Goudge books my bedtime reading. It's always nice to end the day with her words.
I have been doing the same thing this past year and it is really calming after the tumult of the day ❤️📚🥰