[Vwoolf] A Google Alert post about a house on the market in St. Ives

Thu Aug 15 11:40:26 EDT 2024

Yes to Sarah and Mark! Humans are very creative in stretching the truth....(I would love to go swimming in that expensive heated pool—it is very nice and warm at 25C).

One thing (at least temporarily) we can continue to cherish: the exteriors of the buildings like April Cottage and Hogarth House that still exist haven't yet been altered severely...yet. Although, come to think of it, the pool is a radical change.

Veering away from real-estate-based creative fiction and April Cottage, I've found a bit more about George Lawrence Napier Kennedy, the "Bloomsbury Architect," who married "Mary Rosamond Millie Dow (1892-1987), the daughter of the painter Thomas Millie Dow (1848-1919)": https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://architecture.arthistoryresearch.net/architects/kennedy-george-lawrence-napier__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGT66n0D4$ 

Here's a portrait of Mary Millie Dow Kennedy by George Kennedy:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/mrs-kennedy-177832__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGRplGOP_$ 

George Kennedy's father, Charles Napier Kennedy, was a painter:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Napier_Kennedy*/media/File:Charles_Napier_Kennedy_-_Perseus_and_Andromeda,_1890.jpg__;Iw!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGWiVPYU-$ 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5107119__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGZBvRUhr$ 

And this bit is also interesting: an overview of Horas Kennedy (1917-1997), son of George Lawrence Napier Kennedy and Mary Millie Dow Kennedy that states "His great grandfather was Thomas Millie Dow who took on and bought Talland house in St Ives from the Stevens (Virginia Woolf's parents)" [oops—a misspelling of Stephens]:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.barnstar.co.uk/product/painting-11-horas-kennedy-1917-1997__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGR49d5aY$ 
A little more about Horas Kennedy:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.winchestercollegeatwar.com/RollofHonour.aspx?RecID=282&TableName=ta_wwifactfile__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGTx_QjW7$ 
And a randomly selected artwork by Kennedy: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.barnstar.co.uk/product/mid-century-painting-wine-and-fruit-horas-kennedy-1917-1997__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGVglFM9o$ 

A photogravure of Thomas Millie Dow:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://photogravure.com/collection/thomas-millie-dow/__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGbNbiBTD$ 

A selection of Thomas Millie Dow's artwork:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://artuk.org/discover/artists/dow-thomas-millie-18481919__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGa3i2ZPy$ 

An artwork by Millie Dow at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/an-angel-with-cymbals-amidst-fire-98839__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGfWq9JmS$ 

And...a history of the Painters Cottage B&B with a focus on Millie Dow:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thepainterscottagestives.com/cottage-history.html__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGXf5Z2Ar$ 
[https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thepainterscottagestives.com/uploads/1/0/2/2/102215742/editor/logo-home-01_3.png?1525176094__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGd21jsnv$ ]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thepainterscottagestives.com/cottage-history.html__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGXf5Z2Ar$ >
Cottage History<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thepainterscottagestives.com/cottage-history.html__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGXf5Z2Ar$ >
Located on Talland Road, the Painters Cottage, as it is now known, has been closely associated with the homes and studios of the colourful artists’ colony in St Ives at the beginning of the...
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.thepainterscottagestives.com__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGQ_5XTmE$ 
Oh, and a few more real estate promotions for April House (on the market for more than £1,500,000—downright cheap compared to Hogarth House, even though the price has gone down since 2022):
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lillicrapchilcott.com/property-details/sales/10123__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGbtxwR9e$ 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.beachstays.co.uk/beach-cottages/holiday-house-with-pool/__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGUUbHkzm$ 

One more thing: a glimpse of the interior of Hogarth House in 2022 before it was purchased is below. The article states: "Some of the property’s original Georgian features remain in its high ceilings, elegant staircase and panelled main rooms" including the "reception rooms":
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/celebrity-homes/virginia-woolf-s-richmond-hogarth-house-for-sale-b1014794.html__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGaWvoMNu$ 

However, in the recent version, https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.knightfrank.com/blog/2021/05/18/virginia-woolfs-former-richmond-home-where-she-started-hogarth-press-for-sale__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGYBgG33_$ , the owners have "improved" things. The reception room has been stripped of the dentil course under the cornice and the radiators have been replaced. It now looks like...a hotel. I suppose it's a blessing that the beautiful floor hasn't yet been painted white (or just replaced).

Vara

Vara Neverow
(she/her/hers)
Professor, English Department
Editor, Virginia Woolf Miscellany
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT 06515
203-392-6717
neverowv1 at southernct.edu

I acknowledge that Southern Connecticut State University was built on traditional territory of the indigenous peoples and nations of the Paugussett and Quinnipiac peoples.

Recent Publications:

Lead editor, Virginia Woolf: Critical and Primary Sources (Bloomsbury, 2020; with Jeanne Dubino, Kathryn Simpson, and Gill Lowe); Editor, Volume One, 1975-1984, Virginia Woolf: Critical and Primary Sources (Bloomsbury, 2020); Co-editor, The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and Contemporary Global Literature (Edinburgh, 2020; with Jeanne Dubino, Paulina Pająk, Catherine Hollis, and Celiese Lypka)

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From: mhussey at verizon.net <mhussey at verizon.net>
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To: Neverow, Vara S. <neverowv1 at southernct.edu>; 'vwoolf listerve' <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>
Subject: RE: [Vwoolf] A Google Alert post about a house on the market in St. Ives

Hilarious, but in the long tradition of real estate sellers who make stuff up (viz. Monk’s House, cf. Leonard Woolf autobiography …)

From: Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces+mhussey=verizon.net at lists.osu.edu> On Behalf Of Neverow, Vara S. via Vwoolf
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 1:09 PM
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Subject: [Vwoolf] A Google Alert post about a house on the market in St. Ives

Greetings, This house, named April Cottage (but also La Loggia according to the other realty promo I inserted below), was built in 1922 and "could have inspired Virginia Woolf. " Hmm. A few snippets from the first webpage: Found a short

Greetings,

This house, named April Cottage (but also La Loggia according to the other realty promo I inserted below), was built in 1922 and "could have inspired Virginia Woolf." Hmm.

A few snippets from the first webpage:

Found a short walk from the bustling harbourside at St Ives<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cornwalllive.com/all-about/st-ives__;!!KGKeukY!y9kdGaSmBB5o6bty7GaT-DCpYx7Q9WSk09H7kdid5WjgPUUMnSUiw0jwu3DFtlOYNl-Y3cyGnzwJ0tU6kPcKNKLPZdl5$>, this iconic granite-faced four-bedroom detached house has south-facing gardens with a pool and an intriguing history. April Cottage is a landmark house in St Ives<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cornwalllive.com/all-about/st-ives__;!!KGKeukY!y9kdGaSmBB5o6bty7GaT-DCpYx7Q9WSk09H7kdid5WjgPUUMnSUiw0jwu3DFtlOYNl-Y3cyGnzwJ0tU6kPcKNKLPZdl5$> for its notable architecture and the story behind this is particularly fascinating. The building was constructed in 1922 and has a date stone beside its elegant curving hardwood front door.

The house was designed by George Kennedy who is also known as the Bloomsbury Architect and was part of the Bloomsbury Group, an intellectual circle of mostly writers and artists including Virginia Woolf. Of her works, To the Lighthouse (1927) was written shortly after this house was constructed and April Cottage may well have been part of her influence as she spent her summers at the neighbouring Talland House.

It is not too hard to imagine that with her connection via the architect to April Cottage and the time she spent in Cornwall, that she must have visited the house. The novel itself is widely known to be about her experiences in St Ives with the lighthouse being Godrevy Lighthouse.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/property/landmark-home-st-ives-linked-9462858__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGaEYir_u$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cornwalllive.com/news/property/landmark-home-st-ives-linked-9462858__;!!KGKeukY!y9kdGaSmBB5o6bty7GaT-DCpYx7Q9WSk09H7kdid5WjgPUUMnSUiw0jwu3DFtlOYNl-Y3cyGnzwJ0tU6kPcKNEaZFhSj$>

[https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://i2-prod.devonlive.com/incoming/article9462874.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_GA_DCM_03082024AprilCottageLC_1.jpg__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGYB93AvG$ ]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cornwalllive.com/news/property/landmark-home-st-ives-linked-9462858__;!!KGKeukY!y9kdGaSmBB5o6bty7GaT-DCpYx7Q9WSk09H7kdid5WjgPUUMnSUiw0jwu3DFtlOYNl-Y3cyGnzwJ0tU6kPcKNEaZFhSj$>

'Landmark' home linked to the historic writers is on the market<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cornwalllive.com/news/property/landmark-home-st-ives-linked-9462858__;!!KGKeukY!y9kdGaSmBB5o6bty7GaT-DCpYx7Q9WSk09H7kdid5WjgPUUMnSUiw0jwu3DFtlOYNl-Y3cyGnzwJ0tU6kPcKNEaZFhSj$>

The house could have inspired Virginia Woolf

https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.cornwalllive.com__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGfo3NIJ1$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.cornwalllive.com__;!!KGKeukY!y9kdGaSmBB5o6bty7GaT-DCpYx7Q9WSk09H7kdid5WjgPUUMnSUiw0jwu3DFtlOYNl-Y3cyGnzwJ0tU6kPcKNOSRRBH8$>

This webpage also offers odd information:

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://luxurycoastal.co.uk/property/cornwall/st-ives/la-loggia__;!!KGKeukY!0AkgOHTQR21k7SuD9U0-otEqjgrTUyfH6rc3QygDkIqjpKXfx3Cwp6ZDBqbJ94ll8_AUqxUbjeZMXUIir3XCGQeARWsM$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/luxurycoastal.co.uk/property/cornwall/st-ives/la-loggia__;!!KGKeukY!y9kdGaSmBB5o6bty7GaT-DCpYx7Q9WSk09H7kdid5WjgPUUMnSUiw0jwu3DFtlOYNl-Y3cyGnzwJ0tU6kPcKNFxPrD_2$>

Cheers,

Vara

Vara Neverow

(she/her/hers)
Professor, English Department

Editor, Virginia Woolf Miscellany
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT 06515
203-392-6717
neverowv1 at southernct.edu<mailto:neverowv1 at southernct.edu>

I acknowledge that Southern Connecticut State University was built on traditional territory of the indigenous peoples and nations of the Paugussett and Quinnipiac peoples.

Recent Publications:

Lead editor, Virginia Woolf: Critical and Primary Sources (Bloomsbury, 2020; with Jeanne Dubino, Kathryn Simpson, and Gill Lowe); Editor, Volume One, 1975-1984, Virginia Woolf: Critical and Primary Sources (Bloomsbury, 2020); Co-editor, The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and Contemporary Global Literature (Edinburgh, 2020; with Jeanne Dubino, Paulina Pająk, Catherine Hollis, and Celiese Lypka)

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