Random thoughts and photos on my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
On the weekend of the 21st and 22nd April, the National Trust are opening over 200 of their houses and gardens for free:
Join us for our free weekend on 21 & 22 April and explore over 200 of our houses and gardens for free – as well as all the countryside spaces we care for [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2012
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
The Orangery, built to overwinter citrus fruits, is simply furnished with pots and containers and provides cool felief on hot summer days. The oranges are moved outside once fear of frost is past. The exterior walls are festooned with yellow Bankstian rose and buff ‘Gloire de Dijon’, passion flowers and tubular flowered eccremocarpus. [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2012
Filed under Art, Heritage, Out & About
The eighteenth-century lead urns and shepherds on the Aviary Terrace are from the workshop of the Flemish sculptor John van Nost. The statues have been restored and painted with a finish resembling weathered lead although they were probably originally painted in more life-like colours.
11 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2012
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Powis castle began life as the medieval fortress of the Welsh Princes of Powys. The drum towers that guard the entrance to Powis castle have survived from those medieval beginnings.
In 1587 the castle was sold to an English nobleman, Sir Edward Herbert. The castle is very much a family home and for more than [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 5th 2012
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The Royal Pavilion, inextricably linked to Brighton, is the work of John Nash and is a fascinating building of oriental fantasy:
It has provoked controversy, inspired fervent adulation and, throughout its colourful history, become one of the most instantly identifiable architectural images in the world.
It takes its unique character from the man for whom it was [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 26th 2012
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Coughton Court stands in 25 acres of grounds containing some of the most beautiful gardens in the country:
The name Coughton (pronounced “Coat-un”) suggests a settlement or farm known for the hunting of woodcock or game birds. It is believed that there was a medieval house on the site when John de Throckmorton arrived in 1409 [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 21st 2012
