Discover more in our books about 14 Henrietta Street

One of our stated aims for 14 Henrietta Street is Discover. By this we mean that we aim to uncover history by continuing to research the house and its occupants. As a visitor on a tour, you see some of this discovery in the content delivered by our team of guides. However, this is but one aspect of how we make visible the stories of a house over 300 years.

Three high quality publications have been commissioned especially for the Museum, carefully designed with clear readable fonts, filled with beautiful photographs and illustrations. The three books are:

• 14 Henrietta Street; Georgian Beginnings, 1750 - 1800 by Melanie Hayes.
• 14 Henrietta Street; Grandeur and Decline, 1800 - 1922 by Timothy Murtagh.
• 14 Henrietta Street; From Tenement to Suburbia, 1922 - 1979 by Donal Fallon.

With each book focussing on a significant chapter in the history and evolution of the house, from its grand Georgian beginnings, through its decline into a tenement house, to the last of its residents and their move to suburbia. They have been researched and written as another part of how you can experience the house at 14 Henrietta Street and its tour, expanding on and uncovering the lives of the people who passed through the ouse and the surrounding areas, their changing circumstances, their experience of family life, of politics, and the impact of world affairs.

We invite you to take some time to enjoy this fascinating interview giving insight into the 14 Henrietta Street through the words and findings of the three authors.

The books are available for purchase, either individually or as a collection.

Buy the books here.