Our Library volunteers continue to uncover the works and stories of forgotten women writers. The Baroness wrote four popular romantic novels in the 1850s & 60s. Read more
Lead volunteer Hilary Ely shares shares the story of our journey to love, look after and be inspired by the thousands of books at West Horsley Place-with a special look at women & books . Part 3 Read more
Lead volunteer Hilary Ely shares the story of our journey to love, look after and be inspired by the thousands of books at West Horsley Place. Part 2 Read more
Lead volunteer Hilary Ely shares the story of our journey to love, look after and be inspired by the thousands of books at West Horsley Place. Part 1 Read more
Poet, radical, abolitionist, composer, one of the finest female novelists of her age. We uncover the story of Jane Austen's forgotten contemporary: Amelia Opie Read more
Creator of the Crewe book collection, Richard Monckton-Milnes was a great supporter of women writers- many now overlooked. Read more
The powerful story of a suffragette imprisoned for her actions emerges from the bookshelves of West Horsley Place Read more
A royal reading recommendation for Lady Crewe. Our latest find is a gift from Queen Mary, discovered on the bookshelves in West Horsley Place. Read more
Hilary Ely, lead volunteer with our library recording project, highlights what a library find shows us about the friendships between literary men, and the love of libraries. Read more
A wartime flavour from our library at West Horsley Place. Hilary Ely, lead volunteer with our library recording project, puts a French memoir in context. Read more
Another insight into the huge range in our library at West Horsley Place. Hilary Ely, lead volunteer with our library recording project, gives us a snapshot of Lady Crewe's holiday and her very suitable reading matter. Read more
Our library recording project - in partnership with with The Arts Society East Surrey and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund - is to record, clean and begin to repair our huge book collection. Hilary Ely, lead volunteer, updates us on the team's first find. Read more