{"id":4189,"date":"2026-03-30T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/?p=4189"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:41:00","slug":"terralton-abbey-from-prelude-for-a-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/30\/terralton-abbey-from-prelude-for-a-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Terralton Abbey from PRELUDE FOR A LORD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PreludeCover\"<\/a>Camy here! When I wrote Prelude for a Lord<\/i>, I admit I put Lord Dommick\u2019s home in there deliberately.<\/p>

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I had visited Newstead Abbey in Nottingham, England, and fell in LOVE, and I knew I wanted to have that house and grounds in my book somehow. So when coming up with Dommick\u2019s character and family, I modeled his family seat, Terralton Abbey, after Newstead Abbey, which was the home of the poet Lord Byron.<\/p>\n

This is the front of the house, including the circular driveway that Dommick drives up to. I placed the front door a little differently but essentially Terralton Abbey looks the same.<\/p>\n

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Here is what the front of the house looked like in 1880:<\/p>\n

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This is the back of the house with one of its lovely gardens:<\/p>\n

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Here is the square pool and woody lawn area where Alethea plays with Margaret:<\/p>\n

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And here is the lovely river bank and grotto where Alethea and Dommick kiss:<\/p>\n

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Sigh! I wish I could go back there again!<\/p>\n

The winners of the 3 copies of Prelude for a Lord<\/i> are:
\nLis K
\nLoraine Nunley
\nAnne Payne<\/p>\n

Congratulations! I\u2019ve emailed you. If you didn\u2019t get it, please email me through my website or message me on Facebook.<\/p>\n

I know the rest of you are crying in your Yorkshire pudding. Cheer up! You can order the book online or keep an eye out for my big giveaway next month!<\/p>\n

Originally posted 2014-08-22 17:25:38. <\/small><\/p>

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