The journey by rail to Brighton wasn’t too bad despite the engineering works. We managed to avoid having to change to a bus half way through the last leg of the journey, although we were rather alarmed when the train stopped and then appeared to be heading back in the direction it had just [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Monthly
The Zodiac clock at Snowshill Manor is a perfect example of monthly.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
18 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2010
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Wallpaper Tax
On one of my recent visits to Attingham Park I learned about wallpaper tax, I must admit it was a new one on me! It seems that those in power always had ingenious ways of taxing the people.
Wallpaper used to be a very expensive commodity, and was subject to a tax: each sheet was stamped [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 20th 2010
Filed under Out & About
Chirk Castle – Final Glimpse…
…(for now).
The first photograph shows the view from the bottom of the slope where I showed you the bluebells a few days ago. Right in the middle of the photo is the Cadbury factory, it looks rather a blot on the landscape. But I am sure the local community are happy to have it there [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 19th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Out & About
Chirk Castle – The Hawk House
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to wave my magic wand and hide some of the people in this shot. It wouldn’t have been so bad but half of them are wearing bright pink, although thinking about it I suppose they match the cherry blossom.
To the right of the picture is a building that is known [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
100 Photos 16 :: Bluebells
I am getting a bit behind with my ‘100 reasons to be glad’ so I need to do a bit of catch up and a picture of bluebells is the perfect place to start. In the background you can glimpse a building which is known as the Hawk House. I shall post a [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2010
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap,
but by the seeds that you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
16 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2010
