This short terrace of houses on the seafront at Lyme Regis catch the eye, initially, because of their colour. They have been painted pink and given bright turquoise doors. Further examination shows them to have thatched roofs, a not uncommon feature on older seaside housing in Dorset and Devon. The forms of the decorative ironwork and the ground and first floor bowed bays tell of the date of their construction - around 1800-1820. This suggests that they may have been known to Jane Austen whose last novel, "Persuasion", includes scenes set in Lyme Regis. It was published in late 1817, six months after her death.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2
