Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Inside stories: Memories of Charleston
Did you or someone you know visit Charleston in the 1960s and 70s? If so, your memories are needed for a project called, Inside Story. The Charleston Trust launched the project in August 2008, after the success of the event, A Gay Outing, which was organised in collaboration with Brighton Pride.
The event started to reveal connections between Charleston and the LGBT community, which the Trust hopes to open up further through this project.
The Trust wants as many people as possible to share their memories of the house and its tenants, which at the time were Vanessa Bell (Virginia Woolf’s sister) and Duncan Grant. Bell and Grant were part of the famous Bloomsbury Group of artists, so frequent visitors included, TS Elliot, EM Forster and Lytton Strachey, as well as their personal friends, who you may well have been, or have known.
If you would like more information, or to take part in this project, please contact the Charleston Trust, on 01323 811626 or email info@charleston.org.uk
For further information about Charleston go to:www.charleston.org.uk
