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The architecture of Victorian Houses, and how it was perfectly captured by the letters of a 23-year-old American girl

In our 125th anniversary year, Country Life has been taking a look at the development of the English home. This week, John Goodall looks at the architecture of Victorian Houses from 1837–1890.

At noon on November 1, 1851, a 23-year-old American, Anna Maria Fay, and her aunt boarded ‘the funniest old-fashioned little steamer’ to carry them into Liverpool docks after an Altlantic crossing. Anna was born and educated in Georgia, the daughter of a banker and…

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