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| Lottery Award |
| We are delighted to announce the fantastic news that we have just been awarded £540,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund towards our development project.
Our project is due for completion in July 2009 in time to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's arrival in Chawton, where she completed all of her major writing.
The money from the lottery amounts to around 80% of the cost of the project and will be spent on the following: moving all sales out of the museum to make it even more homely; opening up the Austens' old kitchen; a new and large shop in the Granary; audio visual on Jane's life; a new learning centre complete with "hands on activities". The whole will be complemented by a series of events to celebrate the bicentenary.
We intend to keep the museum open for the duration of the project |
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| Book Shop news |
| New in - large stock of second hand, out of print and rare books by and about Jane Austen. Also "The Winchester Austen" edition of Jane Austen's novels ("Pride and Prejudice" in this ed. temporarily out of stock). A stylish edition, with four introductions by Austen scholars, a timeline of Jane Austen's world and a map of Austen's England. On offer at £10.95 each, a real feel good book.
Visits to the shops at Jane Austen's House can be made without entrance charge. |
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Corporate Friends
Contact us for details of this
important new support scheme. We have many opportunities for exposure
of your business to our clientele and contacts.
Alton Sewing Centre
www.alton.sewingcentre.co.uk
R & B Financial Consultants Ltd
Top Floor, Unit 2, Delta Business Park, Wilsom Road, Alton. GU34 2RQ Tel.
01420 80355
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Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1SD ~ Tel: +44 (0)1420 83262
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