The east front entrance to Powis Castle has been closed to the public since the castle was donated to the National Trust in 1952. In more recent years the stairs had started to crumble and one of the retaining walls in the terrace was in danger of collapse which could have undermined the structural stability [...]
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Powis Castle East Front Entrance
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 29th 2017
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Just Catching Up…
…after a weekend away
The few photos I took are organised and ready but I don’t want to start posting about the weekend until after another expedition that we are due to go on tomorrow. More on that later…
PS: there is also a blog post pending on this mornings unsatisfactory attempt to fix the shoddy workmanship [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2017
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Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross,
To see a fine lady upon a white horse;
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,
She shall have music wherever she goes.
On sunday we set off to Banbury, albeit taking a rather more conventional method of transport than a horse for a family gathering. Banbury was the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 22nd 2017
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Mozart Requiem
On Saturday evening I had the pleasure of attending a candlelit concert in the Wrekin College’s Chapel. The performance was by; Wrekin College Combined Choirs and Orchestra, The Old Hall School Chapel Choir with Piano and Choral Soloists.*
As we approached the chapel it was very atmospheric because the outer porch window sills were illuminated with [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2017
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The Case of the Georgian Bars…
… An update on the fitting of our new backdoor
Before the door was fitted we discussed in length our exact requirements with the person who came to measure and assess the fitting; he knew exactly what we wanted. He suggested that a blank panel was fitted so that exact measurement could be taken when the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 15th 2017
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A Digression…
…from my intended update on the latest update about the recent replacement of my backdoor.
I was trying to find a picture of the backdoor as it was when we first moved into the house. I know there is one there somewhere…
Along the way I got distracted by this self portrait sequence, which I couldn’t resist [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 11th 2017
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Storm Doris Fencing Damage – Update
After Storm Doris damaged some of our neighbours fence panels they removed almost all their fence panels and replaced them with something more robust. The new fencing has improved the look of our garden and has advanced our garden project
There is however one small unsightly panel left in the corner. This part of [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 4th 2017
