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July 2025………Jane Austen's Places Series and Steventon Rectory

Nothing is left of Hampshire’s famous author, Jane Austen's birthplace - Steventon Rectory.  It is now just a field a short walk from the church.  But, the findings from the 2011 Archaeological Rectory Project, detailed in the book Archaeology Greets Jane Austen by Deborah Charlton (2017) *,started a fascinating artistic endeavour to paint what the Rectory would have looked like.    Allowing for some artistic license, this is the first and only known representation, to date, of the Rectory in Jane Austen's time, approved by the Rectory Project Director and Lead Archaeologist Deborah Charlton.

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“The 2011 archaeological Rectory Project brought together a multi-skilled community team comprising voluntary individuals, academic and professional organisations from a wide variety of areas, with the objective of intrusively exploring the below ground surface remains and to gain an insight, from the material culture, into the Austen home and their lifestyle. In conjunction with the physical archaeological investigation extensive research was undertaken of a wide variety of archives and published, unpublished works."  Archaeology Greets Jane Austen (Published 2017)

 

Taking inspiration from the archaeological evidence presented in the book, and in-depth conversations with Project Director and Lead Archaeologist Deborah Charlton about Jane Austen's letters, and unpublished research from the Stevenson Rectory Project Archive, I began creating a historically informed visual reconstruction of the Rectory.
The resulting painting depicts the Rectory, incorporating factual elements from the Rectory project,  including the building’s proportions derived from the foundation layout, its appearance based on excavated structural materials found, and the positioning of key landscape features such as the sweep and horse chestnut trees.

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In the words of Deborah Charlton (Rectory Project Director and Lead Archaeologist): it was “A very emotional moment—looking at Steventon Rectory, visible again after 203 years.”

I revealed the painting at the Steventon Country Fair at the beginning of July, and presented a copy to none other than Lucy Worsely herself!  

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Jo with Archaeologist Deborah Charlton
 

Deborah Charltons Book

* Archaeology Greets Jane Austen (Published 2017) & Archaeology Enlightens Steventon Rectory (Publication Pending). Author: Deborah Charlton, MPhil, PGCert (Adv Res Skills), BA (Hons) -
Archaeo Briton
Email:archaeobriton@gmail.com
to purchase copies of the book.

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"I’d highly recommend Jo South if you are looking for a unique gift or beautiful individual artwork for your home. Surpassed all my expectations, thank you Jo” Laura, UK

"Her work is a lovely mixture of reality and seeing life through rose-tinted glasses; how things could look on a happy day with the best weather possible!" Jocelyn, UK

"Jo being located in the UK and never having painted, nor seen a gum tree was never a problem. A few photos and clarification emails were all that was needed. We are all thrilled with the result and the painting hangs in pride of place in our living room."  Shelley, Australia

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