Despite the grim appearance and we-are-not-amused demeanour of her later years, I’ve always suspected that Queen Victoria might once have been pretty good fun. She certainly knew how to style her surroundings or, more accurately, get them styled for her. And while Dublin is famous for its Georgian heritage, its Victorian building stock is rather special too.
Commissioned in 1874, Richmond Park House was built in the Italianate style that had been made popular by Victoria’s summer… (View original article)