Victorian

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“This meticulously restored Victorian delivers the ultimate Hamptons lifestyle: a luxuriously appointed main residence, a lofted studio, and resort-like grounds with a heated gunite pool.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

About £160,000 was then used for extensive renovations to transform the Victorian C-listed former church into a gym.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

John Galsworthy’s tales of an affluent family in Victorian and Edwardian England offer a vivid portrait of a vanished era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"I think we've struggled in the west to have honest, sincere, discussions about death. Our western denial of death has been very Victorian," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The house is bigger than she imagined—a white Victorian monolith with curlicues and black shutters.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline