Archive for the 'Nottingham May 2013' Category
Filed under Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
Calke Abbey – The Library
12 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
Calke Abbey – The Dining Room
8 Comments CherryPie on May 23rd 2013
When acquiring Calke Abbey the National Trust decided to make the building structurally sound but leave the house and its contents exactly as they found them:
The National Trust has made essential repairs to the fabric of the building and restored the Flower Garden to its gaudy Victorian glory, but, inside, it endeavours to present the place as it [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2013
Filed under Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
Calke Abbey – Repairs
4 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2013
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Calke Abbey – The Grounds
2 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Nottingham May 2013
Celebrations
Last weekend I had yet another mini break in Nottingham. On this occasion it was to celebrate my brother becoming a certain age. Hopefully he won’t be looking in on this post so I won’t get into trouble
This one was and even more of a last minute arrangement than the previous mini break [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2013
