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‘Without music, life would be a blank to me.’
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Jane Austen was accomplished on the pianoforte, studying for some
years with Dr Chard, organist at Winchester Cathedral. Much of
Georgian socialising revolved around music being played in the
drawing room whilst the women sewed and the men read or the
gathering played games and danced. The quote will appear:
• Outside the ‘side door’ of Winchester Cathedral overlooking the
Inner Close. Winchester Cathedral is Jane Austen’s final resting
place, its approach once described the author as showcasing the
‘long old solemnly grey and lovely shape of the cathedral’.
A ledger stone was laid following her burial and bears no
mention of her writing. This situation was amended with the
installation of a brass plaque in 1872. A permanent exhibition
is in place around her grave;
• By the Buttercross – a popular busking site in the city;
• Near The Willow Tree pub – popular for its live music;
• Near The Railway pub – also a live music hotspot.
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‘One cannot have too large a party.’
This quote is from Emma (1815), the words of Mr Weston has he
invited the Eltons to join the picnic on Box Hill. Emma disagreed
with his ‘unmanageable goodwill’. This quote can be seen outside
these popular places for socialising and eating:
Love Jane Austen?
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NOW FOLLOW THE FULL TRAIL…
This leaflet is also available to download
from visitwinchester.co.uk. Winchester’s
official tourist guides run tours on this
and other fascinating themes.
See winchestertouristguides.com
Landmarks of the author’s
life in Hampshire
On 18 July 1817 Jane Austen died in a house on College
Street in Winchester after a short illness. To mark the
bicentenary of her death, Hampshire Cultural Trust is
bringing together a programme of events across the
county that inspired so much of her writing. As her
final resting place, Winchester Cathedral is a central
landmark of her life.
This trail traces her journey from birth to her death
giving you an insight into the life and times of this
‘Hampshire girl.’
If you would like this leaflet in a larger format please
contact the tourist information centre on 01962 840 500
or e-mail [email protected]
• Outside the Mucky Duck on Hyde Street;
• Outside The Slug and Lettuce in The Square;
• Outside The Wykeham Arms on Kingsgate Street;
• Outside the William Walker pub on Market Lane. William
Walker was the diver who saved the cathedral by shoring up
its foundations wearing full Edwardian diving regalia for six years.
‘Know your own happiness. Call it hope.’
Sense and Sensibility (1811)
This is the first or final quote on the trail depending on how you
wish to look at it! The full quote reads “Know your own happiness.
Want for nothing but patience – or give it a more fascinating name:
Call it hope.” You can view this abridged version, for a limited time
only, displayed on a living wall of ivy in the College Street garden,
opposite the house where Jane Austen died.
The author moved to Winchester aged 41 to be near a recommended
physician. It is thought she may have been suffering from Addison’s
Disease – now a curable condition. The house where she died, on
18 July 1817, is commemorated by a plaque on the wall. We’d be
grateful if you could photograph it only from across the road and
avoid looking in the windows and knocking on the door as this may
disturb the residents. Jane Austen’s sister was heartbroken upon
her death, writing “She was the sun of my life, the gilder of every
pleasure, the soother of every sorrow…” As a woman Cassandra was
unable to attend her sister’s funeral at Winchester Cathedral where
today thousands of ‘Austenites’ flock to visit the site of her burial.
Winchester City Council has commissioned a carved wooden bench
created in the Regency style by local sculptor Nicola Henshaw.
Nicola worked with Eileen White to develop ideas for the design
with children from Winnall Primary School. Jane Austen was a
country girl at heart and we know she loved to look out on the
garden of her house from her writing table in the house in
Chawton, now Jane Austen’s House Museum. The children’s
sketches of various plants have been incorporated into the forged steel
and carved into the wood.
The living wall sculpture
was also commissioned by
Winchester City Council,
imagined by AR Design Studio
and built by Flora Fanatica,
Living Walls Ltd and CNC
Polystyrene Ltd. The ivy was
donated to the project by Hillier
Nurseries Ltd.
We hope Rain Jane inspires you to delve back into
Jane Austen’s six novels and join in as Hampshire
celebrates her life in 2017. Don’t miss:
Jane Austen’s House
Museum, Midsummer
Evening Opening
The Mysterious
Miss Austen
JANE AUSTEN’S HOUSE MUSEUM,
20 JUNE 2017
Come and see Jane Austen’s House in a
different light, and get to visit parts of the
museum not usually open to the public.
THE GALLERY, WINCHESTER
DISCOVERY CENTRE
13 MAY – 24 JULY 2017
This exhibition from Hampshire
Cultural Trust and Jane Austen’s
House Museum will explore
Jane’s life and work and her
relationship to Hampshire. See
the pelisse coat which is the
only garment in the world with
provenance that can be traced back to Jane. Plus first editions of her
work, personal letters and six portraits of Jane. These are the only
reputed portraits of Jane Austen that exist worldwide, and the first
time that they have ever been displayed together.
Chawton Open Gardens –
walk in Jane Austen’s Footsteps
10 JUNE – 11 JUNE 2017, 1 – 5PM
Take a walk in the footsteps of Jane Austen as her beloved village and
home, Chawton in Hampshire, opens its gardens.
Persuasion
THE CHESIL THEATRE, WINCHESTER,
15 JULY TO 22 JULY 2017
Jane Austen’s last novel – skilfully
adapted to portray the lost loves of both the author and her
heroine, Anne Elliot.
Sitting with Jane
BASINGSTOKE, 17 JUNE – 31 AUGUST 2017
Jane was born in Steventon, and Basingstoke was the local town
for more than half her life. This trail reconnects visitors to the
area with where she grew up and began her writing career. The
25 BookBench trail and its associated app offers the opportunity
to explore (and sit in) places and landscapes that were important
influences on Jane’s life and work. The sculptures are all benches,
shaped like an open book, and each is uniquely designed and
painted by a professional artist in a style inspired by Jane Austen’s
life and times in Steventon, Basingstoke and the surrounding area.
The grounds of both Chawton House Library and Jane Austen’s
House Museum will open, as well as many other charming gardens
around the village. Take the walk from Chawton to Farringdon – a
walk that Jane is certain to have taken on a regular basis.
Jane Austen Regency Week
ALTON & CHAWTON, 17 JUNE – 25 JUNE 2017
The Jane Austen Regency Week, held in Alton and Chawton
in Hampshire, takes place in the last week of June each
year. This festival celebrates Jane Austen through a week of
events, encouraging people to explore their cultural heritage.
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R A I N JA N E
12 Jane Austen quotes appearing only in
the rain in 36 locations across Winchester
city centre to launch Jane Austen 200 –
Hampshire’s year of celebration to mark
the bicentenary of the author’s death.
A final quote is installed temporarily in
the College Street garden opposite the
house where she died.
‘Our pond is brim full and our roads are dirty
our walls are damp and we sit
wishing every bad day may be the last.’
Jane Austen on rain, writing in Chawton (1816)
#RainJane
Next year it will be 200 years since the death
of Jane Austen. The author will be celebrated
across the world with events, exhibitions and
even the release of a new £10 note bearing
her portrait.
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‘One man’s style must not be the rule of another’s.’
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This quote, which appears in Emma (1815) as Mr Knightley comments
on Frank Churchill’s letter to Mrs Weston, is in three places:
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• Outside Pavilion clothing shop in The Square;
• Close to the entrance to Primark on Middle Brook Street.
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• Outside Café Winchester on St Thomas Street.
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‘There are as many forms of love
as there are moments in time.’
This is an excerpt from Jane’s personal correspondence, and the
phrase was famously spoken by the character Edward Bertram in the
film adaptation of Mansfield Park (1999) about his childhood friend
Fanny Price. It can be found in two locations:
• Close to the Chesil Rectory on Chesil Street (take care as the
pavement is narrow – the quote is to the right of the building);
• Outside Jeremy France jeweller’s on the High Street.
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‘You must be the best judge of your own happiness.’
This is a quote from Emma (1815) as the heroine advises her friend
Harriet upon receiving a marriage proposal from Mr. Martin.
When the pavements are wet it will appear:
• Outside City Museum in The Square – do go inside to learn more
about the author, this is a free museum and the oldest in Hampshire;
• Outside The Sweet Treat Company on City Road.
the pleasures of the other.’
This quote, which appears in Emma (1815) as she converses with her
father about the boisterous nature of Mr Knightley, is in two places:
Winchester
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This quote, which in full reads, “There is nothing I would not do
for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people
by halves, it is not my nature.” appears in Northanger Abbey (1817) and
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• In Little Minster Street (where architects AR Design Studio
are based);
• Outside Winchester Tourist Information Centre on The Broadway.
• Outside PG Wells Bookshop on College Street;
• Outside Winchester Discovery Centre – look out for a showstopping Jane Austen 200 exhibition in The Gallery in 2017;
• Outside Waterstones on the High Street.
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‘I have no notion of loving people by halves,
The full quotation reads “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who
has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid,” and
appeared in Northanger Abbey, published in 1817. On rainy days this
abridged version can be found in three locations:
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A list of quotes follows, with a guide to their whereabouts.
The map (right) plots the quotes’ locations. When you see
any quote just post a picture with the hashtag #rainjane
and the Visit Winchester team based in Winchester Tourist
Information Centre will enter you into a monthly prize draw.
‘Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.’
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12 quotes will magically appear – ONLY when it rains –
in 39 different locations across the city centre. When the
quotes are worn from footfall they will disappear – a fleeting
tribute to an author whose life was cut short too young.
We want local people and visitors to rediscover the delight
of reading the author’s words, and celebrate her as a
local author who would unknowingly conquer the world
with her six novels due to the timeless nature of the
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Jane was a ‘Hampshire girl’ and Hampshire Cultural Trust
is marking the anniversary with a series of events – see
janeausten200.co.uk for full details. This Rain Jane trail
has been commissioned by Winchester City Council as part
of its ‘Feet First’ campaign to get people walking – even in
wet weather!
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• On the pavement on College Street facing the observer of the
College Street Garden;
• Outside Theatre Royal Winchester.
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Seen a quote? Upload a photo!
Travelling in Jane Austen’s time was undertaken by horse and
carriage and the type of carriage (and its level of comfort)
denoted one’s position in society. Given this context it is
understandable that a strong motive had to be a major factor
when planning to travel. A Pride and Prejudice (1813) quote, when
it’s raining these words can be viewed:
• Outside Winchester Railway Station by the taxi rank;
• By the railings as you enter Winchester Bus Station;
• At the bus stop outside Paperchase opposite the
Brooks Centre;
• At the Barclays bank bus stop;
• By a Park & Ride stop in The Broadway;
• At one stop at each Park & Ride.
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‘Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint.’
Taking walks was a popular Georgian pastime which Jane Austen
is known to have enjoyed. Whilst sitting on a swing or see saw,
bowling and playing with hoops was acceptable, some forms of
exercise were seen as too strenuous for women. The young author
warns against exercise in her ‘Juvenalia’ – a collection of her
childhood writing. See this quote here:
• Outside River Park Leisure Centre;
• As you approach the David Lloyd gym on Andover Road.
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‘Every savage can dance.’
This quote from Pride and Prejudice (1813) can be seen in various
popular night time haunts of the city. Winchester has regularly
been awarded a ‘Purple Flag’ for its safe, vibrant nightlife. See the
quote here:
• Outside O’Neills – winner of the Best Bar None award for the
second year running – on the Upper High Street.
There will be three prize draws
for images with the hashtag #RainJane
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