UK Wedding News
23/09/2013
According to the Express, the property will host weddings and civil partnerships.
However, the plans have been met with controversy regarding the suitability of the poet's home as a venue. There are some who are concerned that priceless artifacts connected to the writer could be damaged.
The City of London Corporation applied for a licence to hold 30 services a year at the Grade I listed Wentworth Place. It is currently the location of the Keats House and Museum, where the poet lived between 1818 and 1820.
It is understood that any money raised by the venture will be reinvested into the museum for its upkeep.
Locals have voiced their fears regarding noise and a lack of consultation to Camden Council, while the Camden History Society has also said it has concerns at using the property for weddings.
Its secretary Jane Ramsay is quoted by the paper as saying: "While I think Keats House offers a perfect romantic setting, I’m not sure it has the capabilities to cater for large groups of people.
"The house and grounds are fairly small and it would be an effort to fit in even a moderately sized wedding party, especially when there are other visitors walking around.
"On top of that, there is a danger that a wedding guest could accidentally break something because of lack of space to move around. I'm not sure, either, that other visitors would appreciate a wedding taking place while they are trying to take in some of the ambiance of Keats's former home, the setting of his best work."
In response, the Corporation has said the house will not close to the public during weddings, held indoors and in the grounds. There will also be no amplified music, reception parties or dinners.
It added: "We have spent a lot of money renovating Keats House so we would not do anything which compromises the surroundings, the dignity or the fabric of the building.
"The weddings would be very simple, quiet affairs that would last no more than two hours.
"We would only permit gentle classical music, there will be no speakers nor any marquees set up in the gardens.
"Everything would be done very tastefully and respectfully with the revenue raised from the weddings invested in the public programme at the museum."
(JP/CD)
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John Keats' Former Home To Be Used As Wedding Venue
It has been reported that John Keat's former Hampstead Heath home is to be transformed into a wedding venue.According to the Express, the property will host weddings and civil partnerships.
However, the plans have been met with controversy regarding the suitability of the poet's home as a venue. There are some who are concerned that priceless artifacts connected to the writer could be damaged.
The City of London Corporation applied for a licence to hold 30 services a year at the Grade I listed Wentworth Place. It is currently the location of the Keats House and Museum, where the poet lived between 1818 and 1820.
It is understood that any money raised by the venture will be reinvested into the museum for its upkeep.
Locals have voiced their fears regarding noise and a lack of consultation to Camden Council, while the Camden History Society has also said it has concerns at using the property for weddings.
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Its secretary Jane Ramsay is quoted by the paper as saying: "While I think Keats House offers a perfect romantic setting, I’m not sure it has the capabilities to cater for large groups of people.
"The house and grounds are fairly small and it would be an effort to fit in even a moderately sized wedding party, especially when there are other visitors walking around.
"On top of that, there is a danger that a wedding guest could accidentally break something because of lack of space to move around. I'm not sure, either, that other visitors would appreciate a wedding taking place while they are trying to take in some of the ambiance of Keats's former home, the setting of his best work."
In response, the Corporation has said the house will not close to the public during weddings, held indoors and in the grounds. There will also be no amplified music, reception parties or dinners.
It added: "We have spent a lot of money renovating Keats House so we would not do anything which compromises the surroundings, the dignity or the fabric of the building.
"The weddings would be very simple, quiet affairs that would last no more than two hours.
"We would only permit gentle classical music, there will be no speakers nor any marquees set up in the gardens.
"Everything would be done very tastefully and respectfully with the revenue raised from the weddings invested in the public programme at the museum."
(JP/CD)
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