Throughout the Georgian era, Bath was second only to London as England’s most fashionable town, notable for its spas and its daily promenade along the Royal Crescent and within Beau Nash’s Assembly Rooms. Fittingly, it was in Bath that the 18th-century painter Thomas Gainsborough became one of most celebrated portraitists of his time. … Read More
Second cities like middle children often find themselves in the shadows of their bigger, older siblings. Some, like Chicago, embrace the Second City moniker, while others like Manchester, England, work to define themselves apart from their larger sister. For years, … Read More
Formerly known as the Princess, the property on the corner of Princess and Portland (a five-minute walk to Canal Street) has undergone a $6 million renovation and been rechristened the Macdonald Townhouse. Right in the heart of Manchester, this former … Read More
For years, Manchester has been well-known as a breeding ground for boundary-pushing musical pioneers – and yet, equally important if perhaps lesser known, Manchester has been at the vanguard in the fight for LGBT equality. … Read More
Picture 1930s Paris—overlooking an Edwardian London skyline. Dark woods and highly polished surfaces—and perhaps a bit too cluttered with objets (we stashed a number of unnecessary items under the bed, whereupon the smallish dormer room suddenly became larger and more … Read More
