Jane
Austen's Chawton
Chawton Cottage
Chawton Cottage, near Winchester, where Jane Austen (1775-1817) moved with her mother and sister Cassandra in 1809 and lived until she fell ill in 1817.
Here she revised "Sense and Sensibility," turned "First Impressions" into "Pride and Prejudice," and wrote "Mansfield Park" and "Emma."
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Front from the village side.
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From the side.
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Museum entrance (located on the side of the house).
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From the garden.
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The garden from the house that seems smaller on the inside than it does from the outside.
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The dining room and parlor.
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Another of the rooms that are small and low-ceilinged by today's standards.
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